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 …

Composite structures are particularly vulnerable to impact which drastically reduces their
residual strength [1–3]. In this work, the influence of laminate thickness, ply-stacking …

As the use of composite laminates are unceasingly increasing more and more in many
applications, the in-depth understanding about the impact response of composite laminates …

An experimental study on tensile, flexural and impact properties of flax-basalt-glass
reinforced epoxy hybrid composites is presented in this paper. Test specimens were …

Examination of stacking sequence effect is essential in optimising the properties of synthetic
fibre reinforced hybrid polymer composites for protecting the aircraft structure from the barely …

This study aims to investigate the dynamic response of foam core sandwich panel with
composite facesheets, particularly considering the penetration processes under low-velocity …

Although much work has considered hybridised Carbon and Glass Fibre Reinforced
Polymers to positively influence the performance of composite structures when subjected to …

The occurrence of barely visible impact damage (BVID) in aircraft composite components
and structures being in operation is a serious problem, which threatens structural safety of …

This paper presented an experimental investigation on the damage mechanisms and
buckling behaviors of thin composite laminates under low-velocity impact and compression …

In general, aerospace structures manufactured using fiber reinforced polymer composites
are exposed to fluctuating temperatures and subjected to cyclic loading during their service …