Innovations of advanced materials have been at the core of most engineering technologies,
devices and systems. Composite laminates in particular have been extensively employed in …

Lifeboats have been serving as an essential maritime life-saving equipment in the case of
emergency situations. In recent decades, much effort has been devoted to investigating …

Interface debonding and slab end arching of the anchor-reinforced and coated longitudinally
continuous slab tracks have been unprecedentedly investigated in this study. A novel finite …

For automotive coatings that are a multi-layered polymer composite structure, the impact-
induced failure brings harm to the appearance, corrosion resistance, and safety of a vehicle …

Glass fracture is the main failure pattern of windshield laminated glass subjected to low-
velocity impact. Previous studies normally employed solid elements in conjunction with …

Modular construction is an emerging building technique with inherent advantages such as
faster construction speed, lower cost and environmental impact. However, it is of great …

As one of the key components of a vehicle, automotive coating systems are typical micro-
size multilayer composites, which normally suffer from intricate scratch damage. Currently, it …

Laminated glass is normally a three-layer sandwiched composite structure, ie two glass
layers and one PVB interlayer. The discrete element/finite element (DE/FE) coupling …

Carbon fiber-reinforced composite materials are widely employed in aircraft structures due
to their high specific strength and high specific modulus. However, the poor impact …

In a frontal pedestrian–vehicle collision, the head of an adult pedestrian normally impacts
the windshield region of a vehicle, which is the main source of severe head injury. The …