[HTML][HTML] Design of adhesively bonded lap joints with laminated CFRP adherends: Review, challenges and new opportunities for aerospace structures

J Kupski, ST De Freitas - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Adhesive bonding is one of the most suitable joining technologies in terms of weight and
mechanical performance for current carbon fiber reinforced polymer aircraft fuselage …

Stretchable one-dimensional conductors for wearable applications

M Nie, B Li, YL Hsieh, KK Fu, J Zhou - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Continuous, one-dimensional (1D) stretchable conductors have attracted significant
attention for the development of wearables and soft-matter electronics. Through the use of …

Ultrasensitive, stretchable strain sensors based on fragmented carbon nanotube papers

J Zhou, H Yu, X Xu, F Han… - ACS applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The development of strain sensors featuring both ultra high sensitivity and high stretchability
is still a challenge. We demonstrate that strain sensors based on fragmented single-walled …

Modeling progressive failure and crack evolution in a randomly distributed fiber system via a coupled phase-field cohesive model

BB Yin, A Akbar, Y Zhang, KM Liew - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the high microstructural heterogeneity of fiber-reinforced composites, few modeling
framework provides a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the failure mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Thin-ply polymer composite materials: A review

A Arteiro, C Furtado, G Catalanotti, P Linde… - Composites Part A …, 2020 - Elsevier
The introduction of the spread-tow thin-ply technology enabled the development of
composite plies as thin as 0.020 mm. The availability of composite plies with a broader …

Towards aerospace grade thin-ply composites: Effect of ply thickness, fibre, matrix and interlayer toughening on strength and damage tolerance

J Cugnoni, R Amacher, S Kohler, J Brunner… - … Science and Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Consistent application of periodic boundary conditions in implicit and explicit finite element simulations of damage in composites

D Garoz, FA Gilabert, RDB Sevenois… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents an implementation-dedicated analysis of Periodic Boundary Conditions
(PBCs) for Finite Element (FE) models incorporating highly non-linear effects due to …

Multi-scale computational analysis of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites under various loading conditions

Q Sun, Z Meng, G Zhou, SP Lin, H Kang, S Keten… - Composite …, 2018 - Elsevier
A multi-scale computational analysis based on representative volume element (RVE)
modeling and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations is developed to investigate the …

[HTML][HTML] Low velocity impact and compression after impact simulation of thin ply laminates

A Soto, EV González, P Maimí… - Composites Part A …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Developments and industrial applications of basalt fibre reinforced composite materials

IR Chowdhury, R Pemberton… - Journal of Composites …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Basalt mineral fibre, made directly from basalt rock, has good mechanical behavior, superior
thermal stability, better chemical durability, good moisture resistance and can easily be …