Recent advances in the automated manufacture of composite structures have renewed the
interest in fibre metal laminate (FML) structures in various engineering sectors. FML …

This study addresses the role of the “thickness effect” on damage propagation and cracks
growth inside the plain-woven carbon fiber composites under Iosipescu shear loading …

Automated manufacturing techniques, such as Automated Fiber Placement (AFP), offer an
opportunity over conventional manufacturing methods, such as autoclave curing, to save …

Based on the Hashin-type failure criteria and cohesive zone method, a new progressive
damage model with a set of gradual stiffness degradation rules was developed to …

Prediction of failure stages of double lap bolted joints is an important task for design. Finite
element (FE) and artificial neural networks (ANNs) methods are widely used in such tasks to …

The phenomenal growth in the developments of micro/mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
needs thin composite materials for its structural applications for weight reduction. As these …

This paper established a combined elastoplastic damage model to analyze the nonlinear
mechanical behavior of 3D needled C/C-SiC composites. Inelastic deformation and stiffness …

In this study, composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) for high-pressure hydrogen
storage were designed, modeled by finite element (FE) method, manufactured by filament …

Although the staggered arrangement in bolted connections can offer an efficient area usage
especially for narrow members, it has the most complex stress fields. In this paper …

In this study, multi-layered composite overwrapped pressure vessels for high-pressure
gaseous storage were designed, modeled by finite element method and manufactured by …