A comprehensive review of techniques for the experimental characterisation of the fracture
toughness associated with the translaminar (fibre-breaking) failure modes of continuously …

Carbon fibres and their composites are well known for their excellent tensile properties and
light weight characteristics which, amongst other advantages continues to drive demand …

This paper investigates failure in Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics CFRP using Acoustic
Emission (AE). Signals have been collected and post-processed for various test …

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites are increasingly used in civil, naval,
aerospace, and wind energy applications, where they can be frequently exposed to harsh …

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

Couples and families worldwide have a constant electronic connection to others, a fact that
is influencing the concerns and issues they bring to therapy. The authors of this resource …

In this work, we design, manufacture, test and discuss the first bio-inspired microstructural
concept to enhance longitudinal compressive performance of multidirectional (MD) Carbon …

Composite bolted joints are widely used on primary and secondary load-bearing structures
of aircrafts. However, investigating the damage progression and failure of composite bolted …

Fused filament fabrication (FFF) with continuous carbon fiber filaments has proven to be a
promising manufacturing technique in engineering applications. To provide guidance in the …

An experimentally validated micro-scale analysis of the visco-thermo-mechanical behavior
of polymer matrix composites under different loads is proposed. A new constitutive law for …