Composite materials are now used throughout the marine industry but their susceptibility to
impact events is still an unresolved problem. There is a huge body of work in the area …

This article surveys existing cohesive zone models (CZM) and their use in numerical
simulations for analysis impacts on composite structures and predicting the damage …

The leading edge of a fiber composite wind turbine blade (WTB) is prone to erosion
damages due to repeated rain droplet impact during its service life. Such damages are …

In this study, the dynamic behavior under low‐veloctiy impact of E‐glass epoxy
unidirectional thick laminated composite structure was investigated by numerical methods …

Stitch, a flexible method of enhancing interlayer toughness, is widely applied in engineering.
The strength of sutures with various stitching patterns dominates the interlaminar fracture …

The failure of composite laminates under cyclic fatigue loads is complex, as multiple failure
mechanisms are in play at different scales and interact with each other. Predicting the …

The finite element (FE) simulation of industrial size composite structures under crush loading
is a challenging task. Currently, the vast majority of these simulations employ non-physical …

Wind turbine blades are exposed to numerous impact risks throughout their lifetimes. The
impact risks range from bird collisions during operation to impacts with surrounding …

In this study, the performance of glass fiber-reinforced epoxy resin (GFRP) reinforced
circular steel tubes under low-velocity transverse impact loads was examined using both …

Composite materials are now used throughout the marine industry but their susceptibility to
impact events is still an unresolved problem. The complex dependence of the impact …