Recent advances in the automated manufacture of composite structures have renewed the
interest in fibre metal laminate (FML) structures in various engineering sectors. FML …

In order to curb the fuel consumption and corresponding CO2 emission, defence,
automobile, and aerospace industries are leaning towards the use of light weight‐high …

The ballistic impact is a complex dynamic event that takes place within 50–200µs, which is
significantly influenced by the ballistic parameters associated with material, yarn, fabric …

In this paper, a multiparametric solution of the stiffness properties of woven composites
involving several microstructure parameters is performed. For this purpose, non-intrusive …

Virtual testing of fabric armor provides an efficient and inexpensive means of systematically
studying the influence of various architectural and material parameters on the ballistic …

A state of art on characterization of Kevlar fibers and Kevlar fiber reinforced polymer (KFRP)
composites is presented to enunciate the limits of further researches in regard of its …

Weave architecture of the reinforcement in polymeric composite structures affects
macroscopic mechanical properties of the developed composites significantly along with …

The main purpose of body armors is to restrict the ballistic impact (bullet velocity~ 300 to 500
m/s). The conventional rigid body armors are typically consisting of synthetic fibers (SFs) like …

To investigate the tribological properties of C f/SiC composite with different fiber orientations
and ZrO 2 with ground and polished surfaces, running-in tests under dry condition were …

The shear modulus (G) of a yarn model is of paramount importance for simulating the
ballistic behaviours of the yarn-level models in finite element (FE) modelling. However, the G …