Z-pinned composite laminates have been increasingly applied to aircraft and other
lightweight products. This paper reviews published multi-scale research into polymer …

The main critical factors, which have direct influence on the fracture toughness and imapct
strength properties of natural fibers composites, are reviewed in details in this paper …

The curing process generates thermal residual stress in z-pinned composites, leading to
partial or complete cracking along z-pin/composite interfaces. In this study, we applied a …

An ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation procedure is presented for the ply and interleaf layer
properties of carbon/epoxy composite laminates having interleaf resin layers at their …

This paper describes a systematic review on the propagation of translaminar damage in
FRP considering different specimen configurations, data reduction schemes, fracture …

In this work, we developed a film-casting technique to deposit thin (∼ 13 μm) layers of poly
(lactic acid)(PLA) on the interface of carbon/epoxy prepregs, with the aim of increasing the …

Hybrid metal-composite joints that integrate pins on the metal adherend are a novel joining
concept, and knowledge regarding single pin performance and correlation to multi-pin joint …

Applying nanofibrous mats between layers is one of the best methods for toughening of
composite laminates. So far, many studies have been conducted for investigating the effect …

An experimental investigation of interlaminar toughness for post-cured through-thickness
reinforcement (PTTR) skin–stringer sub-element is presented. The improvement in the crack …

Polycarbonate (PC) offers excellent impact resistance, high elongation at break and high
glass transition temperature making it a candidate for toughening composite laminates …