A review on ceramic matrix composites and environmental barrier coatings for aero-engine: material development and failure analysis

G Fang, X Gao, Y Song - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ceramic matrix composites with environmental barrier coatings (CMC/EBCs) are the most
promising material solution for hot section components of aero-engines. It is necessary to …

Extended finite element method (XFEM) analysis of fiber reinforced composites for prediction of micro-crack propagation and delaminations in progressive damage: a …

RF Swati, LH Wen, H Elahi, AA Khan, S Shad - Microsystem Technologies, 2019 - Springer
Various methodologies and frameworks have been developed for extended finite element
method (XFEM) to simulate two-dimensional and three-dimensional microcrack initiation …

Experimental investigation of multi-scale strain-field heterogeneity in rocks

D Shirole, G Walton, A Hedayat - … Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rocks have inherently heterogeneous micro-structures. The mechanical response of these
heterogeneous micro-structures primarily governs the overall macroscopic behavior of intact …

Multi-scale modeling and online monitoring of resin flow through dual-scale textiles in liquid composite molding processes

P Carlone, F Rubino, V Paradiso, F Tucci - The International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
This paper discusses a multi-scale approach for the simulation of preform impregnation and
a dielectric flow monitoring system in liquid composite molding processes. A mesoscale unit …

Tuning the mechanical behavior of density-graded elastomeric foam structures via Interlayer Properties

KZ Uddin, IA Anni, G Youssef, B Koohbor - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
The concept of density-graded foams has been proposed to simultaneously enhance strain
energy dissipation and the load-bearing capacities at a reduced structural weight. From a …

A robust patterning technique for electron microscopy-based digital image correlation at sub-micron resolutions

CB Montgomery, B Koohbor, NR Sottos - Experimental Mechanics, 2019 - Springer
Digital image correlation of scanning electron microscope images is a powerful technique
for measuring full-field deformation at microstructural length scales. A major challenge in …

Predicting the tensile and compressive failure behavior of angle-ply spread tow woven composites

Y Cao, Y Cai, Z Zhao, P Liu, L Han, C Zhang - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
A meso-scale finite element model is developed to study the progressive failure behavior of
angle-ply spread tow woven composites under tensile and compressive loading conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing fiber-matrix debond and fiber interaction mechanisms by full-field measurements

R Livingston, B Koohbor - Composites Part C: Open Access, 2022 - Elsevier
An experimental approach is developed and utilized to characterize the fiber-matrix
interfacial debonding mechanism and its effect on matrix cracking in unidirectional (UD) fiber …

Interpolation bias for the inverse compositional Gauss–Newton algorithm in digital image correlation

Y Su, Q Zhang, X Xu, Z Gao, S Wu - Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
It is believed that the classic forward additive Newton–Raphson (FA-NR) algorithm and the
recently introduced inverse compositional Gauss–Newton (IC-GN) algorithm give rise to …

Identification of RVE length scale in fiber composites via combined optical and SEM digital image correlation

B Koohbor, CB Montgomery, NR Sottos - Composites Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The representative volume element (RVE) in fiber composites refers to the smallest volume
of material that contains all constituents of the composite, ie, fiber and matrix, and is a …