This work addresses the evaluation of the stiffness of fiber-reinforced composite laminates,
by means of a computational meso-mechanic model, considering two non-uniformly spaced …

The formation and healing of cracks in fiber-reinforced composites made of a thermally
remendable polymeric matrix were studied. A new thermally remendable polymer, using …

A novel variational model is developed that can predict the stress transfer between plies in
cracked general cross-ply laminates subject to general in-plane (Nxx, Nyy, Nxy) and out-of …

For incorporating thermally reversible covalent bonds into polymers, Diels–Alder (DA)
cycloaddition reaction has been widely used. The thermally reversible DA reaction is a [4+ 2] …

The deployable composite cylindrical thin-walled hinges have important potentiality in the
use of deployment mechanisms of satellite and solar array, but the progressive damage …

In this paper, nine inter-relationships linking the stiffness matrix components of symmetrical
or unsymmetrical laminates having transverse matrix cracks in some of the off-axis plies is …

A simple and efficient computational tool modeling the brittle thermal-cracking behavior of a
spherical shell encapsulating a round inclusion is presented and compared to existing …

The planning hull, are types of boats very used in our days, and require special
maintenance and repair. It is proposed the insertion of a viscoelastic layer inside the …

The relations between the stiffness components of a symmetrical or unsymmetrical laminate
having trans-verse matrix cracks only in the 90-degree laminas are explored in this work …

This paper compares stiffness degradation models of cross‐ply glass fiber/epoxy laminates
based on four of the most commonly used approaches to micromechanical modelling: shear …