[HTML][HTML] The fatigue of carbon fibre reinforced plastics-A review

P Alam, D Mamalis, C Robert, C Floreani… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Engineering structures are often subjected to the conditions of cyclic-loading, which onsets
material fatigue, detrimentally affecting the service-life and damage tolerance of components …

A review of multi-scale numerical modeling of three-dimensional woven fabric

Z Gao, L Chen - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) woven composites have found extensive applications in
various areas, owing to the high resistance of impact and delamination, great design ability …

[HTML][HTML] Compression after multiple low velocity impacts of NCF, 2D and 3D woven composites

MN Saleh, HM El-Dessouky, M Saeedifar… - Composites Part A …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effect of the fabric architecture and the z-binding yarns on the
compression after multiple impacts behavior of composites. Four fiber architectures are …

Experimental investigation on high-velocity impact damage and compression after impact behavior of 2D and 3D textile composites

X Zhu, W Chen, L Liu, K Xu, G Luo, Z Zhao - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the impact resistance and damage tolerance of 2D triaxially braided
composites and 3D angle-interlock woven composites panels using high-velocity impact …

[HTML][HTML] X-ray microtomography analysis of the damage micromechanisms in 3D woven composites under low-velocity impact

R Seltzer, C González, R Muñoz, J Llorca… - Composites Part A …, 2013 - Elsevier
3D woven composites reinforced with either S2 glass, carbon or a hybrid combination of
both and containing either polyethylene or carbon z-yarns were tested under low-velocity …

A new split Hopkinson tensile bar design

R Gerlach, C Kettenbeil, N Petrinic - International Journal of Impact …, 2012 - Elsevier
This work presents a new design for a split Hopkinson tensile bar (SHTB) as well as
generated representative experimental results. The new design uses a U shaped striker bar …

[HTML][HTML] Characterising the loading direction sensitivity of 3D woven composites: Effect of z-binder architecture

MN Saleh, A Yudhanto, P Potluri, G Lubineau… - Composites Part A …, 2016 - Elsevier
Three different architectures of 3D carbon fibre woven composites (orthogonal, ORT; layer-to-
layer, LTL; angle interlock, AI) were tested in quasi-static uniaxial tension. Mechanical tests …

Finite element simulation of the woven geometry and mechanical behaviour of a 3D woven dry fabric under tensile and shear loading using the digital element method

L Daelemans, J Faes, S Allaoui, G Hivet… - … Science and Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
This article provides a simulation methodology based on the concept of virtual fibres and
digital elements which can be used to determine the mechanical behaviour of 3D woven …

Review of the mechanical properties of a 3D woven composite and its applications

T Huang, Y Wang, G Wang - Polymer-Plastics Technology and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Owing to their complex structural characteristics, 3D woven composites display different
mechanical properties and failure modes from traditional composite laminates. The relations …

Recent advancements in mechanical characterisation of 3D woven composites

MN Saleh, C Soutis - Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Modern …, 2017 - Springer
Three dimensional (3D) woven composites have attracted the interest of academia and
industry thanks to their damage tolerance characteristics and automated fabric …