LVI has become a serious threat to the composite industry because it induces complex
failure mechanisms and internal damages which significantly reduce the structural …

Composite materials are now used throughout the marine industry but their susceptibility to
impact events is still an unresolved problem. There is a huge body of work in the area …

Abstract Compression After Impact (CAI) tests are frequently performed to characterize the
effect of impact damage on strength of composites. This paper presents an integrated single …

In this study, low velocity impact (LVI) behaviors of composite laminates reinforced with
fabrics of different architecture are investigated. Three kinds of fabric architecture, namely …

Composite body armor made of brittle ceramic and tough laminate can protect human body
from penetration while reducing weight. However, there is a lack of a simple and …

A progressive damage model is proposed herein to predict the response and failure of fiber
reinforced plastic laminates subjected to impact loadings. The present model is mainly …

An emerging application of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is to replace steel
cables for cable-supported bridges, enhancing the service lives, reducing maintenance …

While an ultralight sandwich construction with cellular core can be tailored to exhibit
superior load-bearing capability and blast resistance, its ballistic performance is typically …

Researchers and scientists have observed that due to the low impact characteristics of
natural fibre reinforced polymer composites, it has limited use in different structural …

The impact response of body armor composed of a ceramic plate with an ultrahigh
molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber-reinforced composite and layers of …