Numerical investigation of the low-velocity impact damage resistance and tolerance of composite laminates with preloads

D Zhang, W Zhang, J Zhou, X Zheng, J Wang… - Aerospace Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Composite materials employed in engineering services are often subjected to preloads such
as pre-tension and pre-compression, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of their …

Mechanical property degradation and structural failure of flexible laminated composite envelope upon exposure to high-altitude atmosphere

C Li, J Gao, H Chen, Y Huang, P Wang, X Li - Composites Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The mechanical performance and structural evolution of a flexible laminated composite
envelope material after 5 years of service were investigated by uniaxial tensile test and …

Progressive failure analysis of laminates with an open hole subjected to compressive loading (OHC) using the enhanced semi-discrete modeling framework

VS Iyer, MH Nguyen, RJ D'Mello, AM Waas - Journal of the Mechanics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Open-hole compressive (OHC) strength of a fiber reinforced laminate is one of the most
critical allowables for design of aerostructures. In this paper, results for predicting the OHC …

Effect of symmetric interleaved/microarray structure films on flexural properties and fracture toughness of carbon fiber reinforced polymer

X Liu, G Wang, C Xu, M Wang, L Bai, J Chen - Composite Structures, 2025 - Elsevier
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites have attracted much attention due to
their exceptional properties, but research into effective toughening strategies remain limited …

Applicability evaluation of damage evolution models in simulating repeated low-velocity impact behavior of composite laminates

H Zhang, M Li, J Zhou, D Yang… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aims to provide a valuable reference for selecting appropriate damage evolution
models (DEMs) when simulating the behavior of repeated low-velocity impacts (LVIs). Four …

Effect of stacking sequence and interlayer toughening in+/− 45 laminates

MH Nguyen, AM Waas - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the combined effects of stacking sequence and interlayer
toughening on the mechanical response and failure modes of±45° carbon fiber reinforced …

Computational modeling of damage in notched and unnotched composite laminates using a semi-discrete method

AM Waas, MH Nguyen - Modeling Damage Fatigue and Failure of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This chapter describes a novel semidiscrete damage model to efficiently perform high-
fidelity progressive failure analysis of fiber reinforced composites. Tensile failure is the focus …

OHT and OHC predictions of laminated tape composites using a high-fidelity and efficient semi-discrete computational framework

MH Nguyen, VS Iyer, R Dmello, A Waas - AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper presents a finite element (FE)-based framework to perform high-fidelity and
efficient progressive failure analyses of composite laminates while incorporating thermal …