Thin-ply composite laminates: a review

J Galos - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Composite structures formed using thin-ply laminates are of interest to aerospace and other
high-performance industries. This paper reviews recently published research into fibre …

Recent advances in fibre-hybrid composites: materials selection, opportunities and applications

Y Swolfs, I Verpoest… - International Materials …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Fibre-hybrid composites are composed of two or more fibre types in a matrix. Such
composites offer more design freedom than non-hybrid composites. The aim is often to …

Thin ply composites: Experimental characterization and modeling of size-effects

R Amacher, J Cugnoni, J Botsis, L Sorensen… - … Science and Technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Thin-ply composites are rapidly gaining interest in the composite industry, not only because
of the larger design possibilities that they offer, but also because of positive size effects that …

[HTML][HTML] Design and characterisation of advanced pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy–glass/epoxy hybrid composites

G Czél, M Jalalvand, MR Wisnom - Composite Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
A comprehensive set of thin-ply pseudo-ductile unidirectional interlayer hybrid composite
materials comprising S-glass and a variety of thin carbon prepregs was designed and …

[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 …

Low cost textile-grade carbon-fiber epoxy composites for automotive and wind energy applications

N Hiremath, S Young, H Ghossein, D Penumadu… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites are highly desirable for automotive and wind
energy applications due to advantages associated with weight reduction, high stiffness and …

Micro-mechanical analysis of the in situ effect in polymer composite laminates

A Arteiro, G Catalanotti, AR Melro, P Linde… - Composite …, 2014 - Elsevier
A micro-mechanical finite element model of a composite sublaminate is proposed to study
the mechanical response of ultra-thin plies, consisting of a representative volume element of …

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] A quasi-static indentation test to elucidate the sequence of damage events in low velocity impacts on composite laminates

A Wagih, P Maimí, N Blanco, J Costa - Composites Part A: Applied Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Any attempt to achieve composite laminates with improved damage tolerance to low velocity
impacts must depart from the understanding of the sequence of damage mechanisms taking …

[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 …