High performance composite materials, such as Carbon–Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP)
composites, are being increasingly used in aerospace industry, such as fuselage primary …

The open-hole structure has been concerned in the design of composite components, which
inevitably brings about local damage and stress concentration with a substantial reduction in …

The increasing use of high performance composite materials, such as carbon–fibre
reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites, in commercial and military aerospace applications …

The design of high performance composite structures frequently includes various shape and
size discontinuities for various purposes. The zones near to these notches become critical …

This paper discusses the effect of intensity pattern noise on the displacement measurement
precision of digital image correlation (DIC). Through mathematical deduction, a formula is …

An effective rehabilitation strategy is proposed to enhance the strength and stiffness of the
beam–column joint in this study. An analytical model is proposed to predict the column …

Could thermoplastic-based composites be used to replace thermosetting-based composites
in high-temperature secondary aircraft structures? The purpose of this work is to establish …

This paper is devoted to the experimental study of polymeric composite specimens, with
various types of reinforcement, in order to evaluate the breaking strength of specimens with …

The present paper is the first part of a study dedicated to the assessment of the damage
taking place in composite open-hole tensile specimens using full-field strain measurements …

The steady increase of Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Structures in modern
aircraft will reach a new dimension with the entry into service of the Boeing 787 and Airbus …