Fiber-metal-laminates (FML) provide excellent fatigue behavior, damage tolerant properties, and inherent corrosion resistance.To speed up manufacturing simultaneously increase the geometrical complexity of produced FML parts, Mennecart et al. proposed a new single-step process combining deep-drawing with infiltration (HY-LCM). Although first experimental results are promising, involves several ...

In this study, experimental investigations are implemented to evaluate the effect of incorporation graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) on low-velocity impact behavior composites and fiber metal laminates (FMLs). The hand layup technique is employed fabricate composite specimens FML panels with 2/1 configuration. Impact response damage patterns unmodified modified subjected various energy levels compa...

Experimental studies were conducted to determine if the stresses occurring during manufacturing process of Fiber Metal Laminates (FML) cause irreversible damage electronic components. This is especially interesting for systems be embedded into such FML later structural health monitoring purposes. Depending on requirements used prepreg material, required temperatures and pressures can quite high...

Transfemoral sockets were originally constructed from wood or hard plastic laminates (Radcliffe, 1955). More recently, thermoplastics and acrylic resins with carbon fiber or other woven materials have been used (Ng, 2002). Although these materials achieve suitable load transmission between the residual limb and the prosthesis, their rigidity prevent the sockets from dynamically conforming to ch...

Fiber Bragg grating(FBG) sensors, one of the fiber optic sensors(FOS), based on the wavelength division multiplexing(WDM) technology are ideally suitable for structural health monitoring of composite materials and structures. Proper monitoring of measurands in FBG sensor systems requires accurate measurement of the Bragg center wavelength, and the ability to track rapid shifts of the wavelength...

Abstract Laminates made of metal—glass fiber-reinforced polymers—metal layers require material parameters for each constitutive model the constituents. First, although parameter identification metallic materials has been frequently discussed, stepwise in terms uncertainties previously determined is investigated by concept error propagation. Second, calibration a orthotropy describing large defo...

Advanced composites, particularly high modulus laminates, are often susceptible to transverse impact loading. Major damage introduced due to low velocity impact include matrix cracking, fiber break and delaminations. Such flaws tend to reduce residual strength of the material and may cause catastrophic failure when the material is subjected to higher operating loads [1,2]. Unfortunately, these ...