Carbon fibre composite laminates are increasingly being used for aerospace structures due to their low weight and improved mechanical performance. Impact damage can cause delaminations below the visible surface of structure limited interlaminar strength. Guided ultrasonic waves detect characterize in laminates. The scattering A0 Lamb wave mode at an artificial delamination, located asymmetric d...

Detailed characterization of damage and rupture mechanics of arteries is one the current challenges in vascular biomechanics, which requires developing suitable experimental approaches. This paper introduces an approach using in situ tensile tests in an X-ray micro-tomography setup to observe mechanisms of damage initiation and progression in medial layers of porcine aortic samples. The techniq...

We use the theory of internal variables, or equivalently of continuum damage mechanics, to develop a mathematical model involving three variables to describe the evolution of progressive damage in high strain–rate deformations of fiber-reinforced composites. The degradation of material parameters with the damage is considered. Values of material parameters in the postulated evolution laws of in...

In this study, a multi-spot laser scanning thermography (MLST) system is developed for automated, rapid and long-range inspection of delamination in composite structures. First, thermal waves are generated by scanning a multi-spot laser beam over a target composite structure, and the corresponding thermal waves are measured by using an infrared (IR) camera. Then a thermal image processing algor...

The influence of nanoclay on the impact damage resistance of glass fiber–epoxy composites has been investigated using high-velocity repeated ice impact tests. The incorporation of nanoclay into epoxy enhances the impact resistance of the composites. The impact of ice is a realistic scenario for composite structures such as aircraft fuselages, wing skins and fan blades and it is not a completely...

The distinguishing characteristics of carbon fibre reinforced laminates, like low weight, high strength or stiffness, had resulted in an increase of their use during the last decades. Although parts are normally produced to “near-net” shape, machining operations like drilling are still needed. In result of composites non-homogeneity, this operation can lead to delamination, considered the most ...

• In-situ monitoring of transverse cracks and delamination for CFRP laminates under fatigue. Poisson’s ratio identifies whether early fatigue damage involves delamination. Interactive levels between are quantified. Correlation cumulative acoustic emission energy crack density. Ply-block size stress level effect on accumulation investigated during life laminates. Tension-tension tests different ...

In a fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) structure designed using the emerging damage tolerance and structural health monitoring philosophy, sensors and models that describe crack propagation will enable a structure to operate despite the presence of damage by fully exploiting the material's mechanical properties. When applying this concept to different structures, sensor systems and damage types, a...

(ABSTRACT) As fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) structures find application in highway bridge structures, methodologies for describing their long-term performance under service loading will be a necessity for designers. The designer of FRP bridge structures is faced with out-of-plane damage and delamination at ply interfaces. The damage most often occurs between hybrid plys and dominates the life ...