Israel Herszberg

TL;DR: The Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures (CRC-ACS) is leading a currently running collaborative project to develop a methodology for determining mechanical behaviour and failure in composite structures as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, a parametric finite element (FE) model has been developed to allow a broad study into the effect of various parameters on the performance of a scarf joint, and the sensitivity of peak stresses determined with respect to changes in scarf angle, adhesive thickness, ply thickness, laminate thickness, over-laminate thickness and lay-up sequence.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe an experimental study to determine Mixed Mode fracture toughness for glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites, as well as Mode I and Mode II fracture toughness results obtained via Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) and End Notch Flexure (ENF) tests.

TL;DR: In this article, the structural integrity and damage tolerance of typical composite T-joints found in ships constructed from glass fibre reinforced plastic was investigated using finite element (FE) analysis, which showed that the critical strains were significantly affected by the joint geometry.

TL;DR: In this paper, the impact resistance and tolerance of composite materials manufactured from weft-knitted E-glass fabrics was investigated, and it was found that a knitted structure having a higher value of total loop density has effectively incorporated better knitted-mesh generation within the structure, thereby enhancing the structural integrity of composites and offered better impact damage resistance and resilience.