This review paper summarizes the current state-of-art and challenges for the future
developments of fiber-reinforced composites for structural applications with multifunctional …

In recent decades, nanoindentation has emerged as a useful experimental technique for
characterising the in situ properties of fibrous composite constituents. However, the elastic …

Abstract Qualification of Fiber Reinforced Polymer materials (FRP's) for manufacturing of
structural components in the aerospace industry is usually associated with extensive and …

Abstract Poly-ether-ketone-ketone (PEKK) is an emerging alternative to poly-ether-ether-
ketone (PEEK) as a matrix for high-performance carbon fibre (CF) reinforced composites …

We present a computational framework to explore the effect of microstructure and constituent
properties upon the fracture toughness of fibre-reinforced polymer composites. To capture …

This paper presents the application of a new constitutive damage model for an epoxy matrix
on micromechanical analyses of polymer composite materials. Different representative …

Despite the high microstructural heterogeneity of fiber-reinforced composites, few modeling
framework provides a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the failure mechanisms …

Transverse cracking in cross-ply carbon/epoxy and glass/epoxy laminates in tension is
analyzed by means of computational micromechanics. Longitudinal plies were modeled as …

Thin-ply composites represent a promising approach to further improve the performance of
carbon fibre composite structures thanks to their ability to delay the onset of matrix cracking …

The determination of ply properties of Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) for particular
operational environmental conditions in aeronautical applications is mandatory in order to …