Fiber reinforced composite laminates have been increasingly replacing conventional
materials in various manufacturing sectors due to their extremely superior mechanical …

The perennial challenge for the industry is to make parts, assemblies and machinery lighter
and more efficient. This has led to progressively wider application of composites due to their …

This review paper addresses the critical need for structural prognostics and health
management (SPHM) in aircraft maintenance, highlighting its role in identifying potential …

This paper deals with the development, forming and testing of functional three-layered
metal/polymer/metal sandwich sheets–eg for automotive applications–in order to tailor them …

The emergence of composite materials has started a revolution in the aerospace industry.
When using composite materials, it is possible to design larger and lighter components …

In this work a novel data collection and processing is proposed for the Infrared Non-
Destructive Testing (IR-NDT) of interlaminar disbonds on Fibre Metal Laminate (FML) hybrid …

Ablative materials are used extensively in the aerospace industry for protection against high
thermal stresses and temperatures, an example being glass/silicone composites. The …

We apply burst vibrothermography to characterize (area and depth) vertical cracks in a fast
way. We present the calculation of the evolution of the surface temperature distribution …

Rubber–steel-layered structures are used in many engineering applications. Laminated
rubber–steel bearing, as a type of seismic isolation device, is one of the most important …

Abstract Fibre Metal Laminates (FMLs) describe a number of aerospace-grade layered
structural materials where thin metal alloy foils are interleaved with Fibre Reinforced …