As a type of lightweight composite material, three-dimensional (3D) woven lattice structure
(WLS) has been extensively applied in various fields. It is extremely significant to investigate …

Dynamic characterization of textile composites is confronted with great challenges due to its
large unit-cell size and the inherent limitations in specimen size for the Hopkinson bar …

In the past few decades, the development of aircraft engines has targeted high bypass ratios
and lightweight construction. The use of lighter and larger fan blades can facilitate the …

In advanced engineering applications, there has been an increasing demand for the service
performance of materials under high-strain-rate conditions where a key phenomenon of …

This study investigated the high‐velocity impact behavior of composite plates with different
hybrid ratios and structural configurations through experimental and numerical simulation …

In this paper, a multiscale modeling framework predicting the impact response of three-
dimensional angle-interlock woven composites (3DAWCs) is presented. Multiscale …

Amongst the most critical in-service loads to be considered during the design phase to
ensure the flight safety the bird strike event plays a key-role. Under this scenario, regulations …

Fiber-reinforced thermoset polymers are widely used in aerospace as a material with
excellent performance. However, for the low-velocity impact damage to which they are most …

Bird ingestion is one of the major threats to aero engines. To evaluate airworthiness
compliance in bird ingestion events, dynamic structural tests are the most straightforward …

Wind turbine blades are thin-walled composite structures that are highly susceptible to
transverse loads including bird strikes, and the impact-induced damages are likely to affect …