Numerical simulations can help in the understanding of the damage sequence of polymer
based composite laminates during an impact event, which is a difficult experimental task …

The cohesive zone model approach in conjunction with a damage formulation, has been
used by many authors to simulate delamination using finite element codes. However, some …

Low velocity impact events significantly reduce the mechanical performance of composite
structures even though the damage might be barely visible. Numerical simulations can be …

Among the efforts to revert the traditionally brittle characteristic of laminated composites,
pseudo-ductility relies on utilising hybridisation to stimulate sub-critical damage …

The brittle crack initiation from a circular hole in an infinite slab under uniaxial remote tensile
load is investigated. The analysis consists of two parts. The former is focused on the …

The main aim of this study is to investigate the influence of long fiber types on the
translaminar fracture behvior of epoxy-based composites subjected to pure mode I, mixed …

This paper presents an experimental study of the drop-weight impact response of interply
hybrid laminates manufactured using polymer-matrix composite materials. Three different …

The mode-I fracture toughness of rock is one of the key mechanical indexes to measure the
resistance of rock to its own crack propagation. The mode-I fracture toughness of rock mass …

In the present study, the stress gradient modified critical distance method is proposed to
predict the low‐cycle fatigue lifetime of notched TA19 specimens by introducing a weight …

The R-curve for Mode I trans-laminar fracture energy in quasi-isotropic IM7/8552
carbon/epoxy laminates is here deduced numerically from a virtual Over-height Compact …