The certification of aeronautical composite structures is based on a pragmatic approach,
which is intended to be safe and essentially experimental but with a strong test/calculation …

The paper deals with the use of 3D digital image correlation in determining modal
parameters of mechanical systems. It is a non-contact optical method, which for the …

In this paper, we have studied the effect of short branches (side chains) on the thermal
conductivity (TC) of a polyethylene (PE) chain. With a reverse nonequilibrium molecular …

The present paper discusses a new approach for the experimental determination of modal
parameters (resonant frequencies, modal shapes and damping coefficients) based on …

Non-contact vibration measurements are relevant for non-invasively characterizing the
mechanical behavior of structures. This paper presents a novel methodology for full-field …

The development and certification of aeronautical composite structures is still largely based
on the pyramid of tests. This approach is extremely costly in terms of number of tests …

This paper deals with low velocity and medium velocity impacts on thin carbon/epoxy hybrid
laminates made of unidirectional plies and woven fabric layers. Drop weight and gas gun …

High speed dynamic loadings such as small engine fragments, bird strike, tyre impact or ice
debris are a concern for many aeronautical structures, as they can create severe damages …

This article concerns the Finite Element modeling of impacts on composite sandwich
structures. Low velocity normal impacts and medium velocity oblique impacts on sandwich …

Like subset-based methods, the very first finite element versions of digital image correlation
were closely related to the regular structure of images, as they were based on regular …