A systematic review of advanced sensor technologies for non-destructive testing and structural health monitoring

S Hassani, U Dackermann - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews recent advances in sensor technologies for non-destructive testing
(NDT) and structural health monitoring (SHM) of civil structures. The article is motivated by …

Noncontact nondestructive ultrasonic techniques for manufacturing defects monitoring in composites: a review

H Mortada, S El Mousharrafie… - Structural Health …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Composite materials are widely used in most industries due to their high specific strength,
specific stiffness, and their relatively lighter weight compared to other traditional materials …

Effects of alkaline and acid solutions on glass/epoxy composites

AM Amaro, PNB Reis, MA Neto, C Louro - Polymer degradation and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Composite structures can be exposed to a range of corrosive environments during their in-
service life, which causes degradation in terms of material properties. The effect of alkaline …

Damage detection of CFRP composites by electromagnetic wave nondestructive testing (EMW-NDT)

QQ Ni, J Hong, P Xu, Z Xu, K Khvostunkov… - Composites Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Damages such as fiber breakage and delamination are likely to occur inside CFRP
composites when subjected to external forces, such as impact and fatigue load. These …

Effect of cohesive properties on low-velocity impact simulations of woven composite shells

LM Ferreira, CACP Coelho, PNB Reis - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The effect of the interface stiffness and interface strength on the low-velocity impact
response of woven-fabric semicylindrical composite shells is studied using finite element …

Effects of external patch configuration on repaired composite laminates subjected to multi-impacts

SRM Coelho, PNB Reis, JAM Ferreira, AM Pereira - Composite Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
This work intends to study the impact performance of repaired composites by the overlap
patch technique and, for this purpose, experimental tests were carried out on single and …

Nondestructive testing method for Kevlar and natural fiber and their hybrid composites

SMM Amir, MTH Sultan, M Jawaid, AH Ariffin… - Durability and life …, 2019 - Elsevier
This chapter highlights the nondestructive testing (NDT) method used for Kevlar and natural
fiber and their hybrid composites. This chapter also provides various hybrid composites …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of multi-impacts on GFRP composites laminates

AM Amaro, PNB Reis, M De Moura, MA Neto - Composites Part B …, 2013 - Elsevier
The behaviour of Glass Fibre Reinforced Composites (GFRPs) under single and multi-
impact events of the same total energy was analysed. Experimental tests were performed …

Micro-mechanical damage diagnosis methodologies based on machine learning and deep learning models

S Shamsirband, N Mehri Khansari - Journal of Zhejiang University …, 2021 - Springer
A loss of integrity and the effects of damage on mechanical attributes result in macro/micro-
mechanical failure, especially in composite structures. As a progressive degradation of …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study of temperature effects on composite laminates subjected to multi-impacts

AM Amaro, PNB Reis, MA Neto - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Literature reports several works about the effect of temperature on the impact response of
composite laminates, but very few studies can be found in terms of multi-impacts …