This review paper summarizes the current state-of-art and challenges for the future
developments of fiber-reinforced composites for structural applications with multifunctional …

The automated fiber placement process (AFP) enables the manufacturing of large and
geometrical complex fiber composite structures with high quality at low cycle times. Although …

In recent studies, some structures with alternating positive and negative Poisson's ratio have
been proposed, which provides a new direction for structural design. The novelty of this …

A bio-inspired concept of non-uniform curved grid-stiffened composite structures with
embedded stiffeners (embedded NCGCs) is proposed in the paper. Shallow curved …

A reliable virtual testing framework for unidirectionally laminated composites is presented
that allows the prediction of failure loads and modes of general in-plane coupons with great …

The advent of novel robot-assisted composite manufacturing techniques has enabled
steering of fibre paths in the plane of the lamina, leading to the emergence of the so-called …

The functional advantages of tailored stiffness, often seen in nature, are also utilized in
composite structures. Advancements in the multiaxis tow placement and automated fiber …

Using 3D printing, continuous fibre can be steered in high curvature paths to create variable-
stiffness (VS) laminates for applications such as notched laminates. In the present study, VS …

In this paper, intuitive fiber path definition methods using cubic and quadratic Bézier curves
are proposed for variable stiffness (VS) laminates designed with Direct Fiber Path …

Here, the thermal buckling behaviour of variable stiffness laminated composite plates
subjected to thermal loads is numerically studied employing finite element approach based …