Carbon-carbon composites are advanced materials known for their high strength, high-
temperature stability, and superior thermal conductivity. Mechanical properties such as …

Continuous fiber reinforced polymers composites have significant potential due to their high
specific strength and high specific modulus. But there are some limitations on manufacturing …

One of the main challenges for fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) is the difficulty to predict their
mechanical behavior. At the microscale, the properties of the constituents, their spatial …

Abstract Carbon/carbon (C/C) composites have become one of the key new materials in the
21st century due to their excellent properties, including excellent temperature resistance …

Abstract A 3D microscopic FE approach of needle-punched carbon-carbon composite (NP
C/C) is modeled based upon micro-CT technology. The images of micro-CT of NP C/C are …

Since cable members are the major structural components of cable bridges, they should be
properly inspected for surface damage and inside defects such as corrosion and/or …

For investigating the effect of the irregular pores on transverse elastic properties of the
unidirectional Carbon/Carbon (C/C) composites, a new strategy is proposed to generate the …

Several versions of the effective field method of finding the overall elastic properties of matrix
composites are examined and compared. We focus on difficulties and uncertainties …

Despite their extensive use and the quality amelioration, CFRPs remain susceptible to a
variety of manufacturing defects such as the pores. Predictive tools capable of correlating …

Two approaches to predict the overall elastic properties of solids with regularly and
irregularly shaped pores are compared. The first approach involves direct finite element …