[HTML][HTML] Digital image and volume correlation for deformation and damage characterisation of fibre-reinforced composites: A review

J Holmes, S Sommacal, R Das, Z Stachurski… - Composite …, 2023 - Elsevier
Digital image and volume correlation (DIC and DVC) are increasingly being used to
measure the deformation and damage behaviour of composite materials. The …

Detailed experimental validation and benchmarking of six models for longitudinal tensile failure of unidirectional composites

C Breite, A Melnikov, A Turon, AB de Morais… - Composite structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Longitudinal tensile failure of unidirectional fibre-reinforced composites remains difficult to
predict accurately. The key underlying mechanism is the tensile failure of individual fibres …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasonication optimisation and microstructural characterisation for 3D nanoparticle dispersion in thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers

R Windey, S AhmadvashAghbash, J Soete… - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D nanoparticles are important as reinforcing or functional phase in polymer
composite materials; however, an optimised deagglomeration and uniform distribution of …

[HTML][HTML] Fibre-direction strain measurement in a composite ply under quasi-static tensile loading using Digital Volume Correlation and in situ Synchrotron Radiation …

E Schöberl, C Breite, A Melnikov, Y Swolfs… - Composites Part A …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Digital Volume Correlation (DVC), in concert with in situ Synchrotron Radiation
Computed Tomography (SRCT), has been applied to Carbon-Fibre Reinforced Polymers …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon fibre lattice strain mapping via microfocus synchrotron X-ray diffraction of a reinforced composite

J Srisuriyachot, SAM McNair, Y Chen, T Barthelay… - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Synchrotron X-ray diffraction (SXRD) strain analysis is well established for high crystalline
materials such as metals and ceramics, however, previously it has not been used in Carbon …

Deep learning-based digital volume correlation

X Duan, J Huang - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of 3D volume imaging technology, digital volume correlation
(DVC) has already made great progresses and become an indispensable tool in various …

[PDF][PDF] Nanomechanics serving polymer-based composite research

T Pardoen, N Klavzer, S Gayot… - Comptes …, 2021 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Tremendous progress in nanomechanical testing and modelling has been made during the
last two decades. This progress emerged from different areas of materials science dealing …

[HTML][HTML] Material representativeness of a polymer matrix doped with nanoparticles as the random speckle pattern for digital volume correlation of fibre-reinforced …

T Chatziathanasiou, O Demir, J Soete, C Breite… - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Combining tomographic imaging with digital volume correlation allows in-situ 3D strain
mapping, leading to a quantitative assessment of damage mechanisms and associated …

[PDF][PDF] Aligning fibre break models for composites with the observable micro-scale material behaviour

C Breite - KULeuven, Leuven, 2021 - researchgate.net
My doctoral studies have been conducted as a part of the FiBreMoD project, which has
received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation …

Questioning the Representativeness of Damage Mechanisms in Single‐Fiber Composites via In Situ Synchrotron X‐Ray Holo‐Tomography

T Chatziathanasiou, Y Lee, J Villanova, O Stamati… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In fiber‐reinforced polymer composites, the fiber‐matrix interface controls stress transfer
mechanisms, thereby affecting mechanical performance. Interfacial properties are often …