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 …

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

A new material model for the dynamic fracture analysis of anisotropic materials has been
proposed within the framework of the bond-based peridynamic theory. This model enables …

Despite the recent success of modeling progressive damage of open-hole fiber reinforced
composites subjected to tension (OHT), it is still a challenging task to predict the strengths …

The fracture behavior parallel to the fibers of an E-glass/epoxy unidirectional laminate was
studied by means of three-point tests on notched beams. Selected tests were carried out …

This paper presents a new methodology to measure the crack resistance curves associated
with fiber-dominated failure modes in polymer–matrix composites. The crack resistance …

The tensile strength of open-hole fibre reinforced composite laminates depends on in-plane,
thickness and ply lay-up scaling. Translaminar (fibre direction) mode I fracture toughness …

This paper presents a multi-scale progressive damage modeling strategy to investigate the
damage and failure behaviors of 2D woven composites. The micro-scale and meso-scale …

Composite mechanical joints are extensively used and becoming crucial components for
primary and secondary structures in industry. Considerable efforts have been contributed to …

Bio-inspired patterns of micro-cuts perpendicular to the fibre direction in thin-ply CFRP
laminates have been used to increase the translaminar fracture toughness of the material …