Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRPs) are commonly used for structural applications due to their high specific mechanical properties. CFRPs can also be functionalized exploiting a combination of several materials that introduce multifunctional features the global performance structure and widen range operations. This work investigates use Reduced Graphene Oxide (RGO) Film as coating on CFRP ...

In this research, the incremental slitting method was employed to determine throughthickness residual stress profile of a carbon/epoxy laminate. The method involves measuring strains at the back surface of the stressed specimen, while a narrow slit is cut by a CNC milling machine progressively from the top surface of the specimen. "Pulse Method" was selected as the computational approach for th...

Abstract. Variable stiffness composites present additional tailoring capabilities if compared to classical straight fiber composites. However, the fabrication of these advanced leads inevitably presence manufacturing signatures such as gaps and overlaps, which alter mechanical behavior laminated components. In this work, fundamental frequency variable laminates with overlaps is studied. The Def...