a new method for determination of residual stresses in the bottom layers of laminated composites is developed. in this method the residual stresses are determined by performing a consecutive drilling of laminated composites in the center of the rosette and recording the strains after drilling each layer. the depth of the hole in each step is equal to the thickness of each layer and the maximum ...

This research proposes new methods to generate rapidly complex folded plate structures that can be built with cross laminated timber panels. Composition and dimensions of these panels as well as the possibility to mill them by Computer Numerically Controlled machines, show a great potential for surface structures. The aim of this research is to reveal this potential in the domain of folded plat...

Abstracf: High levels of net gain have recently been reported in sol-gel phosphorous-aluminium codoped silica waveguides. However, compositions providing both high net gain and large spectral width have not yet been achieved. In this paper we propose the use of laminated cores of multiple compositions to achieve improved spectral performance in erbium-doped waveguide amplifiers. We demonstrate ...

In this paper method of initial functions is used for the study of composite laminated beams. The distribution of bending and shear stresses in composite laminated beams are different from beams of small thickness. The equations of two dimensional elasticity have been used for deriving governing equations. The order of the derived equations depends on the stage at which the series representing ...

In this paper we present a layerwise finite element model for the analysis of sandwich laminated plates with a viscoelastic core and laminated anisotropic face layers. The stiffness and mass matrices of the element are obtained by the Carrera’s Unified formulation (CUF). The dynamic problem is solved in the frequency domain with viscoelastic frequency-dependent material properties for the core....

A numerical procedure for the design of impact damage resistant composite laminated structures is proposed in the present paper. This procedure, based on probabilistic analyses, is able to support the design of complex composite laminated structures by accounting for the scatter in composite materials’ mechanical properties (related to the mutable environmental conditions experienced by an airc...

Laminated glass units exhibit complex response as a result of different mechanical behavior and properties of glass and polymer foil. We aim to develop a finite element model for elastic laminated glass plates based on the refined plate theory by Mau. For a geometrically nonlinear description of the behavior of units, each layer behaves according to the ReissnerMindlin kinematics, complemented ...

Upper Turonian–Santonian limestones at three island locations (Ist, Silba and Premuda) in the southwestern part of the Adriatic carbonate platform, record slope deposition based on their sedimentological and palaeontological characteristics. These Upper Cretaceous successions consist of three vertically superimposed lithotypes: (1) pelagic mudstonespackstones, (2) laminated pelagic wackestones-...

A laminated composite was produced using a thermoplastic prepreg by inserting an interleaved film with the same type of matrix as the prepreg during the lay-up process to improve the low interlaminar properties, which is a known weakness of laminated composites. Carbon fiber fabric (CFF) and polypropylene (PP) were used to manufacture the thermoplastic prepregs. Eight prepregs were used to prod...

Integration of phase-change materials (PCMs) into building fabrics is considered to be one of the potential and effective ways of minimising energy-consumption and CO2-emissions in the building sector. In order to assess the thermal effectiveness of this concept, composite PCM drywall samples (i.e., randomly mixed and laminated PCM drywalls) have been evaluated in a model passive-solar building...