On impact behavior of fiber metal laminate (FML) structures: A state-of-the-art review

W He, L Wang, H Liu, C Wang, L Yao, Q Li, G Sun - Thin-Walled Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Fiber metal laminates (FMLs) comprised of metal alloy and composite materials have been
extensively applied in a broad range of engineering structures in virtue of their outstanding …

[HTML][HTML] Fibre-Metal Laminate Structures: High-velocity impact, penetration, and blast loading-A review

A Serubibi, PJ Hazell, JP Escobedo, H Wang… - Composites Part A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent advances in the automated manufacture of composite structures have renewed the
interest in fibre metal laminate (FML) structures in various engineering sectors. FML …

Strain rate effect on CRALL under high-velocity impact by different projectiles

B Gaur, M Patel, S Patel - Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical …, 2023 - Springer
A fiber–metal laminate (FML) is a hybrid laminate that is mostly used for aircraft,
automobiles, and defense industry applications. The carbon fiber-reinforced aluminum …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental characterisation and numerical simulation of ballistic penetration of columnar ceramic/fiber laminate composite armor

Y Jiang, K Qian, Y Zhang, Y Xia, Z Xiong, Z Zhang… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
To improve the design of lightweight, high-performance bulletproof armors, three columnar
ceramic/fiber laminate composite armors were designed and prepared, and their ballistic …

Development of an integrated model for prediction of impact and vibration response of hybrid fiber metal laminates with a viscoelastic layer

H Li, Z Li, Z Xiao, X Wang, J Xiong, J Zhou… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study proposes an integrated model for prediction of the dynamic behaviors
involving vibration and impact on hybrid fiber metal laminates embedded with a viscoelastic …

Experimental and numerical characterization of flexural properties and failure behavior of CFRP/Al laminates

C Hu, L Sang, K Jiang, J Xing, W Hou - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Fiber metal laminates (FMLs) are the assembly of composite materials and metallic sheets in
an alternating arrangement. In this paper, mechanical performance and failure mechanisms …

A review of damage, void evolution, and fatigue life prediction models

HW Lee, C Basaran - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Degradation, damage evolution, and fatigue models in the literature for various engineering
materials, mostly metals and composites, are reviewed. For empirical models established …

Stress-strain states and energy absorption in open-cell aluminium foams under hypervelocity impact

S Zhao, X Zhang, R Wang, R Li - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Open-cell aluminium (Al) foam is widely used in the field of hypervelocity impact (HVI)
energy absorption, especially in space science, but the mechanical properties have been …

The response of bio-inspired helicoidal laminates to small projectile impact

JL Liu, AK Singh, HP Lee, TE Tay, VBC Tan - International Journal of Impact …, 2020 - Elsevier
Helicoidal laminates mimicking the shells of mantis shrimp crustaceans have been found to
be able to bear higher loads than conventional laminate configurations primarily through …

Impact response of fiber metal laminates based on aluminum and UHMWPE composite: Numerical simulation

M Zakeri, H Mansoori, M Sadeghian, M Guagliano - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Impact behavior of a novel fiber metal laminate based on ultra-high molecular weight
polyethylene fiber composite and aluminum sheets is investigated using a comprehensive …