Laboratory specimens used to assess the interfacial fracture toughness of layered materials can be classified as either conventional or unconventional. We call a specimen cut from unidirectional composite laminate an adhesive joint between two identical adherents. Assessing using is common practice guided by international test standards. In contrast, we term unconventional resulting from, for i...

This paper focuses on parametric model order reduction (PMOR) of guided ultrasonic wave propagation and its interaction with damage in a fiber metal laminate (FML). Structural health monitoring FML seeks to detect, localize characterize the high accuracy minimal use sensors. can be achieved by inverse problem analysis approach, which employs signal measurement data recorded embedded sensors str...

This study aims to investigate the effects of elastomers on fiber metal laminates (FMLs) subjected low-velocity impact loads. A compounded natural rubber layer was added conventional FMLs containing glass/epoxy composite plies and Al 6061-T6 layers, measuring its effect behavior structure in indentation at energy levels 25 45 J. It found that addition an elastomeric back face increased structur...

Fibre metal laminates (FMLs) are lightweight structures with high structural performance and suitable for many industrial applications. This work describes the impact behaviour of novel sisal fibre-reinforced aluminium (SiRAL) their dependence upon orientations fibres, composite core used surface treatment skins. A cold-pressing technique is to produce SiRALs in six configurations. The FMLs her...

Corrosion of steel reinforcement is one of the main durability problems facing reinforced concrete infrastructures worldwide. This paper will summarize the results of a multi-phase experimental program undertaken at the University of Waterloo to investigate the viability of using externally bonded fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) laminates to rehabilitate corrosion-damaged reinforced concrete bea...

A new cohesive model for simulating delamination propagation in composite laminates under transverse loads. Running title: A new cohesive model for simulating delamination propagation in composite laminates 2 Abstract In this paper, we propose a new cohesive model to stably and accurately simulate the delamination propagations in composite laminates under quasi-static and low-velocity impact tr...