Voids, the most studied type of manufacturing defects, form very often in processing of fiber-
reinforced composites. Due to their considerable influence on physical and …

Capillarity plays a crucial role in many natural and engineered systems, ranging from
nutrient delivery in plants to functional textiles for wear comfort or thermal heat pipes for heat …

The initiation and propagation of short cracks are critical to the detailed understanding of the
failure mechanisms of engineering materials and structures. Therefore, for a safety critical …

Sandwich structures used in transportation and energy industries are commonly subjected
to low-velocity impact in the course of manufacturing, service and maintenance, which can …

Engineering textiles are used as fibrous reinforcements in high performance polymer
composites. The mechanical properties of composite materials depend on their dual-scale …

We employed X-ray micro-computed tomography to generate an extensive dataset of void
characteristics in carbon/epoxy laminates with different stacking sequences. The voids were …

The development of fatigue damage in a glass fibre modified layer-to-layer three
dimensional (3D) woven composite has been followed by time-lapse X-ray computed …

Short carbon fiber-reinforced composite materials produced by large-area additive
manufacturing (LAAM) are attractive due to their lightweight, favorable mechanical …

Voids have a substantial impact on the mechanical properties of composite laminates and
can lead to premature failure of composite parts. Optical microscopy is a commonly …

Applying acoustic emission method to understand the damage and failure mechanism of
hybrid composites is challenge for industry. For this study, nine types of carbon/glass fiber …