Sandwich panels consisting of a highly porous aluminium foam core and aluminium alloy
face sheets are manufactured by roll‐bonding aluminium alloy sheets to a densified mixture …

This study forms part of a literature survey on residual stresses in continuous fibre reinforced
thermoplastic composites. After identification of the factors responsible for the thermal …

Composites manufacturing is characterized by many degrees of freedom. Different
materials, geometries and thermo-dynamical conditions contribute to a behavior that is …

Variability of thermo-mechanical properties within a composite part is a well known issue. It
is problematic at the early stage of structural design. This variability being generated during …

Hot-press molding of glass-fiber-reinforced polypropylene (GFPP) laminates was monitored
using longitudinally and transversely embedded fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) at different …

Thermoplastic composites are becoming the materials of choice for lightweight structures.
Distributed optical fibre sensors can be valuable for structural health monitoring of …

In thick thermoplastic composite laminates, nonuniform temperature distribution arises in the
through-thickness direction during high-rate manufacturing processes. This causes the so …

Sandwich structures with advanced composite facesheets are attracting much attention as a
solution to maximize the potential of composite materials. However, the composite sandwich …

Thermoset polymer composites have increased in use across multiple industries, with recent
applications consisting of high-complexity and large-scale parts. As applications expand, the …

Sandwich composites have been a growing subject of interest to various industries, thus it
has become essential to monitor these structures. There is a need to implement damage …