... of carbon fiber composite materials for engineering applications. This method can satisfy the simulation analysis requirements of transportation vehicles in terms of modeling time, computational efficiency and accuracy. The research can provide technical support for the riveting process and mechanical...

.... Findings A dependence of residual fatigue life of the studied composite material on the intensity of the preliminary impact bending was established. Temperature field distribution fields on the surface of the sample during tests were shown. Data on damage accumulation processes were presented, which were...

...@central.ntua.gr 16 02 2018 16 02 2018 09 05 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Composite materials Finite element analysis The present study models the internal load-carrying box girder of a horizontal axis wind...

..., associated with the canopy of the EUROCOPTER EC Twin Star helicopter described in Pantelakis et al. (2009) . The canopy is assumed to be made of a carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composite material, with a 60 percent fiber volume fraction. The total mass of the canopy was calculated based...

... global performance in damping and auto-repairing properties. Practical implications The paper includes implications for the use of lightweight composite materials in aeronautics. Originality/value This paper fulfills an identified need to study new lightweight self-responsive smart materials...

... self-healing microcapsules on the ILSS behavior of carbon fiber reinforced composite materials has been studied. Moreover, the self-healing efficiency has been assessed. The results of the mechanical tests were discussed supported by scanning electron microscope (SEM) as well as by Attenuated Total...

...Efstratios Giannakis; George Savaidis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the finite element (FE) analyses undertaken for aerodynamically and structurally optimized design of a modern, lightweight civil unmanned air vehicle (UAV) made fully of composite materials. Design...

.... dxdy =|j| dξdη, is the determinant of the Jacobian matrix. Buckling Composite materials Mechanical behaviour of materials Woven fiber Glass/epoxy Delamination Finite element A simple two dimensional single delamination model proposed by Gim (1994) is extended by Parhi et al...

...Mario Guagliano; C. Colombo; F. Libonati; L. Vergani Purpose Composite materials are increasingly used in the structural and mechanical fields, thanks to their high strength‐to‐weight ratios and the possibility of tailoring them to meet specific requirements. This study is focused on the damage...

... and studied: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Composite materials Mechanical properties of materials Strength of materials GFRP sandwich panels Polyurethane foam Polypropylene honeycomb GFRP skins and ribs Experimental tests The structure of sandwich panels follows a typical...

... to observe the cracks. Keiji Houjou can be contacted at: houjou@oyama‐ct.ac.jp © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Composite materials Ceramics Heat treatment ZrO₂ ceramics SiC composite Crack healing Fracture toughness Transformation toughening...

... In the paper, a production capability for large quantities of easy to use off‐the‐shelf material was developed. The produced material handles similar to prepreg material known from “classical” composite materials. Test specimens were manufactured and characterized for mechanical properties using tensile tests...

... investigation. The flexural methods are applicable to polymeric composite materials. A testing machine with controllable crosshead speed is used in conjunction with a loading fixture. It is a three‐point flexural test on a specimen with a small span, which promotes failure by inter‐laminar shear...

... vibration and transient analyses of shells with delamination are obtained following the procedure as stated in Section 2.2 by substituting [D]_l in place of [D]. Finite element analysis Composite materials Shell structures Non‐linear control systems...

... Ceramics Composite materials Zirconium Silicon inorganic compounds Mechanical properties of materials In recent years, ceramics have been used in industrial applications such as ceramic gas turbines, fuel cells, and bearings, because of their excellent properties under severe conditions...