The effect of fibre bundling on the effective transverse properties of unidirectional fibre composites has been investigated by way of finite element method and micromechanics models of fibre bundles. Based on the micromechanical model of single-fibre composites, plane strain models for composites reinforced by fibre bundles are presented. The effective elasto-plastic stress /strain behaviour w...

This paper presents an investigation on energy absorption characteristics of nano-reinforced panels, laminated face sheets and sandwich composites in high velocity ballistic and low velocity punch-shear experiments. The vinyl ester panels were reinforced with 1.25 and 2.5 wt. percent nanoclay and exfoliated graphite platelets. Three different face sheets were manufactured with E-glass, Owens Co...

In this paper, the fatigue damage and lifetime of 2D SiC/SiC ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) under cyclic fatigue loading at 750, 1000, 1100, 1200 and 1300 °C in air and in steam atmosphere have been investigated. The damage evolution versus applied cycles of 2D SiC/SiC composites were analyzed using fatigue hysteresis dissipated energy, fatigue hysteresis modulus, fatigue peak strain and inte...

This study proposes an innovative solution to flame-retard a sandwich composite made of unsaturated polyester resin, glass fibre skins and nonwoven core material. The strategy uses the material as flame-retardant carrier, while resin is also flame-retarded with aluminum trihydroxide (ATH). A screening fire-retardant performances materials, covered different types phosphorous additives (phosphat...

Graphene-reinforced aluminium composites have been widely studied due to their excellent mechanical properties. However, only a few studies reported dynamic compression The purpose of this study is investigate the quasi-static and properties graphene-reinforced composites. addition graphene improved compressive stress resistance energy absorption capacity matrix. An aluminium-0.5 wt.% composite...