Free vibrations of functionally graded polymer composite nanoplates reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets

M Arefi, EMR Bidgoli, R Dimitri, F Tornabene - Aerospace Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A two-variable sinusoidal shear deformation theory (SSDT) and a nonlocal elasticity theory
are applied in this paper to analyze the free vibration behavior of functionally graded (FG) …

Identification of material properties of composite materials using nondestructive vibrational evaluation approaches: A review

JH Tam, ZC Ong, Z Ismail, BC Ang… - Mechanics of Advanced …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Destructive identification approaches are no longer in favor since the advent of
nondestructive evaluation approaches, as they are accurate, rapid, and cheap. Researchers …

Buckling and free vibration analyses of pultruded GFRP laminated composites: Experimental, numerical and analytical investigations

E Madenci, YO Özkılıç, L Gemi - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Two of the most important of the loads exposed to the structures whose construction material
is pultruded GFRP are buckling and vibration loads. Therefore, it is crucial to determine the …

Experimental analysis of reinforced concrete shear deficient beams with circular web openings strengthened by CFRP composite

C Aksoylu, Ş Yazman, YO Özkılıç, L Gemi… - Composite …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, two methods of CFRP applications were utilized to strengthen the shear
deficient beams with circular holes and a comprehensive experimental program consisting …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative analysis of QSI and LVI damage in GFRP unidirectional composite laminates by a new ultrasonic approach

A Castellano, A Fraddosio, MD Piccioni - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Our work is focused on a new experimental approach for the comparison between Quasi
Static Indentation (QSI) damage and Low-Velocity Impact (LVI) damage in polymer …

[HTML][HTML] In Situ Non-Destructive Stiffness Assessment of Fiber Reinforced Composite Plates Using Ultrasonic Guided Waves

M Adams, A Huijer, C Kassapoglou, JAA Vaders… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
The multimodal and dispersive character of ultrasonic guided waves (UGW) offers the
potential for non-destructive evaluation of fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) materials. In this …

Ultrasonic inspection for the detection of debonding in CFRP-reinforced concrete

E La Malfa Ribolla, M Rezaee Hajidehi… - Structure and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) composites are extensively used to retrofit civil structures.
However, the quality and the characteristics of the bond between the FRP and the structure …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasonic goniometric immersion tests for the characterization of fatigue post-LVI damage induced anisotropy superimposed to the constitutive anisotropy of …

A Castellano, A Fraddosio, MD Piccioni - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
We study an ultrasonic experimental approach for the damage characterization of polymer
composites. Our approach is based on the key concept that damage of polymer composites …

Some advancements in the ultrasonic evaluation of initial stress states by the analysis of the acoustoelastic effect

A Castellano, A Fraddosio, S Marzano, MD Piccioni - Procedia engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The acoustoelastic effect–that is the correlation between the acoustic properties and the
stress state for a solid body–can be profitably employed for experimental measurements of …

On the identification of orthotropic elastic stiffness using 3D guided wavefield Data

AH Orta, M Kersemans, K Van Den Abeele - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Scanning laser Doppler vibrometry is a widely adopted method to measure the full-field out-
of-plane vibrational response of materials in view of detecting defects or estimating stiffness …