Laminated glass is a simple sandwiched composite structure, while being widely used in the
automotive industry as windshield glazings. It is considered to be safety glass due to its …

The recent decades have seen various attempts at the numerical modelling of fibre-
reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in the aerospace, auto and marine sectors due to their …

Single shear tests performed to study the debonding between the concrete and the FRP
plate of 2 mm thickness are presented. Specimens with five different bond lengths have …

This paper presents a 3D simulation of damages and cracks growth in composite material
using Discrete Element Method (DEM). Fiber/matrix debonding and ply to ply delamination …

The present paper investigates the suitability of a Discrete Element Method (DEM) to
simulate cracks initiation and propagation in heterogeneous media. We focus our studies on …

Bio-inspired by abalone nacre, all ceramic brick-and-mortar composites with impressive
mechanical properties have been recently manufactured. Albeit comprising only brittle …

The uneven density distribution during compression molding of polymer bonded explosive
(PBX) seriously affects the mechanical properties of high-energy material components and …

A novel nonlocal lattice particle model for fracture simulation of anisotropic materials is
proposed. The key idea is to handle material anisotropy by rotating topological lattice …

In this study, we explored the effects of different softening laws on the modelling of
progressive damage in unidirectional composites materials using a 2D lattice model. The …

Laminated fiber reinforced composites are increasingly being used in various load-bearing
applications including for instance aerospace and wind energy power industries …