Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) laminates are being used as external reinforcement for strengthening concrete members. The performance of unidirectional FRP laminates is highly dependent on fiber orientation with respect to applied load direction. In the case of fabrication by manual lay-up, it is possible to have fiber plies installed with improper orientation. In this project, the degradation ...

The mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of stitched and unstitched composite laminates of continuous UD flax fiber and epoxy matrix was experimentally and numerically investigated. A twistless flax fiber yarn was used for stitching purpose. The mode I interlaminar energy release rate of the unstitched and stitched laminates was experimentally determined through Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) t...

Hybrid laminates, such as fiber metal are increasingly used in engineering applications due to their outstanding damage tolerance and weight-specific performance. Prone vibrations, laminates have recently been complemented by viscoelastic elastomer layers order achieve a desired level of damping following the principles constrained layer damping. This paper presents an analytical modeling appro...

The purpose of this study is to review many of the available guidelines for Polymer composite materials. Guide lines for failure mode, laminates orientation, winding angle, water absorption, as they strongly influence the mechanical properties of composite materials. The present review is focused on composite laminates made of glass, carbon, graphite, hybrid and natural fiber composites, since ...

The growth of the aerospace industry has motivated the development of alternative materials. The fiber-metal laminate composites (FML) may replace the monolithic aluminum alloys in aircrafts structure as they present some advantages, such as higher stiffness, lower density and longer lifetime. However, a great variety of deformation modes can lead to failures in these composites and the degrada...

The effects of acid treatment, vapor grown carbon fiber (VGCF) interlayer and the angle, i.e., 0° and 90°, between the rolling stripes of an aluminum (Al) plate and the fiber direction of glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP) on the mode II interlaminar mechanical properties of GFRP/Al laminates were investigated. The experimental results of an end notched flexure test demonstrate that the aci...