Towards composite suspension control arm: Conceptual design, structural analysis, laminate optimization, manufacturing, and experimental testing

E Komurcu, A Kefal, MA Abdollahzadeh… - Composite …, 2024 - Elsevier
The automotive industry needs composite materials to decrease the weight of new-
generation vehicles whilst increasing their strength. In this study, one of the critical (load …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced beams and plates models incorporating the steel-concrete interface behavior for large-scale reinforced concrete structural applications

M Trad, I Bitar, S Grange, B Richard - Finite Elements in Analysis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Considering the interaction between concrete and steel reinforcement in numerical
simulations of reinforced concrete structures is crucial for accurately capturing the concrete …

Structural analysis of sandwich plates with variable stiffness composite skins and functionally graded cores using refined zig-zag theory

P Zoghipour, A Kefal, M Yildiz - Mechanics of Advanced Materials …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This work investigates the static flexural behavior of new hybrid Sandwich Plates (SP) with
Functionally Graded (FG) cores and curvilinear fiber-reinforced Variable Stiffness (VS) skins …

Robust TRIA3 and QUAD4 Finite Elements Based on the En-Rzt Kinematics for the Analysis of General Anisotropic Multilayered Composite Plates

M Sorrenti, M Gherlone - Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2024 - Springer
Multilayered composite and sandwich structures are widely used in several engineering
fields, such as aerospace, marine, energy, automotive, and civil, thanks to their remarkable …

Techniques de modélisation multi-échelle de l'interface acier-béton pour le calcul de structures en béton armé à grande échelle

M Trad - 2023 - theses.hal.science
La caractérisation du comportement mécanique des structures en béton armé est un défi
majeur, en particulier lorsque des sollicitations au-delà du niveau de dimensionnement sont …