An accurate characterization of intra-and inter-laminar damage is essential for the prediction
of the damage onset and evolution in composite laminates. This paper presents a discrete …

This paper provides overall comparisons of the static results of an Air Force Research
Laboratory exploration into the state of the art of existing technology in composite …

This manuscript presents a combined experimental-computational investigation of the
compression failure response of laminated composites in double-edge notch compression …

This is a novel investigation on the possibility of detecting barely visible impact damage
(BVID) in composite materials by whisking across the surface via tactile whisker sensors that …

In this paper, an enhanced three-dimensional continuum damage mechanics model is
applied to predict the drop-weight impact response and compression after impact failure of a …

A multiscale crack band model is proposed to alleviate spurious mesh size dependence in
the solution for a strain softening constitutive model. A continuum damage mechanics-based …

This paper proposes a multi-scale analysis technique based on the micromechanics of
failure (MMF) to predict and investigate the damage progression and ultimate strength at …

Voids and fiber waviness are two of the most common types of defects induced during the
fabrication process of composites. The objective of this work is to quantify the negative …

Continuum damage mechanics (CDM) approaches have been used widely in the
characterization of the mechanical response of composite laminates. However, these …

A research study was performed during which a hat-stiffened composite panel was
manufactured and tested in order to assess the abilities of four advanced diagnostic tools to …