Ballistic impact mechanisms–a review on textiles and fibre-reinforced composites impact responses

MA Abtew, F Boussu, P Bruniaux, C Loghin… - Composite structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Ballistic impact mechanism is a very complex mechanical process mainly depends on the
thickness, strength, ductility, toughness and density of the target material and projectile …

Impact resistance and damage tolerance of fiber reinforced composites: A review

SZH Shah, S Karuppanan, PSM Megat-Yusoff… - Composite …, 2019 - Elsevier
LVI has become a serious threat to the composite industry because it induces complex
failure mechanisms and internal damages which significantly reduce the structural …

Parameters influencing the impact response of fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composite materials: A critical review

JJ Andrew, SM Srinivasan, A Arockiarajan… - Composite …, 2019 - Elsevier
The damage of fiber reinforced polymer matrix composite materials induced by impact load
is one of the most critical factors that restrict extensive use of these materials. The behavior …

Cracks, microcracks and fracture in polymer structures: Formation, detection, autonomic repair

F Awaja, S Zhang, M Tripathi, A Nikiforov… - Progress in Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polymers and polymer composites are susceptible to premature failure due to the formation
of cracks and microcracks during their service time. Evolution of cracks and microcracks …

Recent advances in fibre-hybrid composites: materials selection, opportunities and applications

Y Swolfs, I Verpoest… - International Materials …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Fibre-hybrid composites are composed of two or more fibre types in a matrix. Such
composites offer more design freedom than non-hybrid composites. The aim is often to …

[HTML][HTML] The use of X-ray computed tomography for design and process modeling of aerospace composites: A review

K Naresh, KA Khan, R Umer, WJ Cantwell - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Optimization of process parameters of major aerospace composites manufacturing
techniques is essential for manufacturing high-quality aerospace components. However …

Impact behavior of sandwich composites for aviation applications: A review

Y Karsandik, B Sabuncuoglu, B Yildirim… - Composite …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sandwich composite structures have been extensively used in the aviation industry thanks
to their low weight and superior mechanical properties. As they are generally employed as …

Inclusion of a thermoplastic phase to improve impact and post-impact performances of carbon fibre reinforced thermosetting composites—A review

NH Nash, TM Young, PT McGrail, WF Stanley - Materials & Design, 2015 - Elsevier
Infusion processing methods have become a popular manufacturing alternative to the
autoclave procedure to meet the increased demand for high-performance composites with …

Performance comparison of resin-infused thermoplastic and thermoset 3D fabric composites under impact loading

SZH Shah, PSM Megat-Yusoff, S Karuppanan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, the impact performance of a novel resin-infused acrylic thermoplastic matrix-
based 3D glass fabric composite (3D-FRC) has been evaluated and compared with …

[HTML][HTML] Compression after multiple low velocity impacts of NCF, 2D and 3D woven composites

MN Saleh, HM El-Dessouky, M Saeedifar… - Composites Part A …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effect of the fabric architecture and the z-binding yarns on the
compression after multiple impacts behavior of composites. Four fiber architectures are …