All Outputs (12)

A failure criterion for genuinely orthotropic materials and integration of a series of criteria for materials of different degrees of anisotropy (2024)
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Existing failure criteria for orthotropic materials are subject to an underlying assumption which cause contradictions when applied to genuinely orthotropic materials that are significantly anisotropic in elasticity as well as in strengths. For such... Read More about A failure criterion for genuinely orthotropic materials and integration of a series of criteria for materials of different degrees of anisotropy.

Laminated beams/shafts of annular cross-section subject to combined loading (2022)
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A novel stress analysis method is developed for the efficient design of radially laminated annular beams/shafts subject to arbitrary load combinations. The analysis is conducted using classic laminate theory (CLT) in conjunction with a mechanics of m... Read More about Laminated beams/shafts of annular cross-section subject to combined loading.

Controllable parameters as the essential components in the analysis, manufacturing and design of 3D woven composites (2022)
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The comprehensive design feasibility for woven composites has been established by identifying the missing component in the design tool for these materials, the so-called controllable parameters. These are the parameters that are involved, directly or... Read More about Controllable parameters as the essential components in the analysis, manufacturing and design of 3D woven composites.

The Formulation of the Quadratic Failure Criterion for Transversely Isotropic Materials: Mathematical and Logical Considerations (2022)
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The quadratic function of the original Tsai–Wu failure criterion for transversely isotropic materials is re-examined in this paper. According to analytic geometry, two of the troublesome coefficients associated with the interactive terms—one between... Read More about The Formulation of the Quadratic Failure Criterion for Transversely Isotropic Materials: Mathematical and Logical Considerations.

Experimental evaluation and theoretical prediction of elastic properties and failure of C/C‐SiC composite (2021)
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The paper presents experimental characterization and theoretical predictions of elastic and failure properties of continuous carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide (C/C-SiC) composite fabricated by Liquid Silicon Infiltration (LSI). Its mechanical p... Read More about Experimental evaluation and theoretical prediction of elastic properties and failure of C/C‐SiC composite.

On the objectivity of the nonlinear along-fibre shear stress–strain relationship for unidirectionally fibre-reinforced composites (2021)
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The nonlinear along-fibre shear stress–strain relationship for unidirectionally fibre-reinforced composites has been investigated in this paper aiming at its applications in general 3D stress conditions in a consistent manner. So far, such relationsh... Read More about On the objectivity of the nonlinear along-fibre shear stress–strain relationship for unidirectionally fibre-reinforced composites.

Unification and parameterisation of 2D and 3D weaves and the formulation of a unit cell for composites made of such preforms (2020)
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In this paper, the method to unify the definition of woven architectures in textile composites over a wide range of variations has been established. This was achieved via parametrisation of the weaves, which was conducted employing a limited set of c... Read More about Unification and parameterisation of 2D and 3D weaves and the formulation of a unit cell for composites made of such preforms.

On the Representativeness of the Cohesive Zone Model in the Simulation of the Delamination Problem (2019)
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With the development of finite element (FE) codes, numerical modelling of delamination is often considered to be somewhat commonplace in modern engineering. However, the readily available modelling techniques often undermine the truthful understandin... Read More about On the Representativeness of the Cohesive Zone Model in the Simulation of the Delamination Problem.

Damage related material constants in continuum damage mechanics for unidirectional composites with matrix cracks (2018)
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Application of a continuum damage mechanics formulation rests on the ease with which the material constants involved in the formulation can be determined. For an initially linear elastic material, the changes in elastic constants induced by damage de... Read More about Damage related material constants in continuum damage mechanics for unidirectional composites with matrix cracks.

A critical review on the rationality of popular failure criteria for composites (2018)
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Popular failure criteria for fibre reinforced composites are subjected to critical scrutiny on their rationality. The rationality of a theory is about the mathematical and physical logic underlying the theory, rather than the closeness of their resul... Read More about A critical review on the rationality of popular failure criteria for composites.

The Tsai-Wu failure criterion rationalised in the context of UD composites (2017)
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© 2017 The Authors This paper is to rationalise the empirical aspect of the Tsai-Wu failure criterion in the context of UD composites associated with the determination of the interactive strength property F12 based on the analytic geometry. It reveal... Read More about The Tsai-Wu failure criterion rationalised in the context of UD composites.

Subtle features of delamination in cross-ply laminates due to low speed impact (2017)
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In cross-ply laminates, the shape of delamination areas, which form due to low velocity impact, have two subtle features, which have been observed consistently in numerous experiments. Those are the pointed delamination tips and the intact zone betwe... Read More about Subtle features of delamination in cross-ply laminates due to low speed impact.