José Morais

TL;DR: In this article, a new data reduction scheme based on the beam theory and specimen compliance is proposed in order to overcome the difficulties inherent to crack monitoring during propagation, and a cohesive damage model adapted to wood is used to simulate the test.

TL;DR: In this article, an experimental and numerical study concerning the tensile behavior of adhesively-bonded carbon-epoxy scarf repairs is presented, using scarf angles ranging from 2° to 45°.

TL;DR: In this article, the applicability of the Iosipescu and off-axis test methods for the shear characterization of clear wood was investigated, and it was shown that the IOSIPescu test gives lower and upper bounds of shear strengths, whereas the Off-Axis test gives only a lower bound.

TL;DR: In this article, an experimental and numerical study of the tensile behavior of three-dimensional carbon-epoxy adhesively bonded strap repairs is presented, where the adhesive layer was simulated with cohesive elements including a mixed-mode cohesive damage model with trapezoidal traction-separation laws in pure modes I and II, to account for the ductile behaviour of the adhesive used.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the longitudinal modulus of elasticity (EL) of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait) by means of compression tests parallel to the grain.