Experimental and numerical analysis of unfolding failure of L-shaped CFRP specimens

P Journoud, C Bouvet, B Castanié, F Laurin… - Composite …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highly curved laminated parts are used at the junction between two different perpendicular
panels on aircraft primary structures. Usually, these laminates fail by delamination due to a …

Competing mechanisms in the unfolding failure in composite laminates

JM González-Cantero, E Graciani… - … Science and Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Highly-curved laminates are prone to fail by delamination when they are loaded under a
bending moment which tries to flatten the laminate. This failure, commonly called unfolding …

[HTML][HTML] A simple stress-based failure criterion for predicting unfolding failure

S Bushpalli, P Zumaquero, B López-Romano… - Composites Part A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Corners of highly curved composite laminates experience unfolding failure when they are
loaded under opening bending moments. This work provides a comprehensive …

Validation of a simplified analysis for the simulation of delamination of CFRP composite laminated materials under pure mode I

F Lachaud, E Paroissien, L Michel - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The cohesive zone modelling (CZM) is extensively used for the simulation of delamination
propagation of composite laminated materials. The Finite Element (FE) method is able to …

Investigation of failure initiation in curved composite laminates using a higher-order beam model

C Thurnherr, RMJ Groh, P Ermanni, PM Weaver - Composite Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
Curved laminates are prone to delamination failure from applied bending moments that
straighten out the laminate and induce tensile stresses in the unreinforced radial direction …

Mechanical property analysis and experimental validation of composite honeycomb sandwich radome considering perforation and impact damage

XY Chen, YW Feng, ZC Song… - Journal of Physics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
To carry out the experimental verification of the mechanical properties analysis of the
radome considering the damage factors, the test matrix design is carried out according to the …

Coupling continuous damage and debris fragmentation for energy absorption prediction by cfrp structures during crushing

C Espinosa, F Lachaud, J Limido, JL Lacome… - Computational Particle …, 2015 - Springer
Energy absorption during crushing is evaluated using a thermodynamic based continuum
damage model inspired from the Matzenmiller–Lubliner–Taylors model. It was found that for …

Experimental investigation on interlaminar tension strength of curved composite laminates subjected to four-point bending load

W Huang, C Li, L Xie, D Jia, X Zhang… - Advanced Composite …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The present work aims at experimentally quantifying the effect of the process, environmental,
and geometric conditions on the interlaminar tension stress (ILTS) performance of curved …

Effect of geometrical and process parameters on the quality of open moulded composite parts with sharp corners: a decision-based approach

JD Torres - 2015 - open.library.ubc.ca
The use of autoclaves and ovens in modern composite manufacturing processes has shown
a potential to greatly control the geometry and structural properties of composite materials …