Laminated composites received great attention in the structural applications due to
innumerable advantages over conventional materials. These structures are subjected to …

Considering the existence of the opening crack, the axially motion as well as the transverse
harmonic excitation, the dynamic response of the beam is studied by a structure-preserving …

Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials produced by pultrusion technique
attract the attention of researchers due to their superior properties. Limited studies are …

Delamination is a major type of defects from manufacturing process in laminated composite
structures, exhibiting uncertain characteristics which are represented by mixed random …

Modal analysis is a tool to predict the vibration characteristics such as natural frequencies,
mode shapes and viscous damping coefficients of the structures. These characteristics play …

The nonlinear vibration analysis of cracked structures could be a suitable indicator for
diagnosing defects. When breathing cracks appear on the beam, its behavior can be …

In this work, a higher-order XFEM approach is presented and implemented to analyze free
flexural vibration in cracked composite laminated plate using higher-order shear …

During the draping of dry textile reinforcements, the high tensile stiffness of fibers and the
possible slippage between them significantly modify the transverse shear deformation …

Composite materials, which have been used especially in the construction sector to strength
beams and columns, have been produced in pultruded GFRP profiles with different …

This paper presents damage identification and localization in laminated composite beams
including multiple cracks by automated model updating. For this aim, a cantilever beam …