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Evaluation of temperature effects on low velocity impact damage in composite sandwich panels with polymeric foam cores
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In this article, a finite element modeling framework is proposed for the sandwich composite comprising continuum damage, cohesive layers and crushable foam model with isotropic hardening for the core.About:
This article is published in Composite Structures.The article was published on 2015-10-01. It has received 62 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sandwich-structured composite & Delamination.read more
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State of the art on tribological behavior of polymer matrix composites reinforced with natural fibers in the green materials world
TL;DR: In this article, a bibliographic review is presented to demonstrate the tribological behavior of natural fiber reinforced composites and find a knowledge about their usability for various applications that tribology plays a dominant role.
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Low-velocity impact response of E-glass reinforced thermoset and thermoplastic based sandwich composites
Akar Dogan,Volkan Arikan +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an experimental investigation on impact response of sandwich composite panels with thermoplastic and thermoset face-sheet is presented. And the authors show that sandwich composites must have the harmony between core and the face sheet material.
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A review of the recent trends on core structures and impact response of sandwich panels
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a challenging task to advance the excellent strength and structural performance of sandwich structures, while continuing to reduce the weight and cost parameters of the sandwich structures.
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Impact damage of composite sandwich structures in arctic condition
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact response and damage mechanisms of composite sandwich structures in arctic condition were investigated, where carbon fiber reinforced composite sandwich panels with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) foam core were subjected to low-velocity impact at extreme low temperatures, representing the harsh arctic environmental condition.
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Low-velocity impact response of sandwich composites with different foam core configurations
TL;DR: In this paper, the low-velocity impact response of sandwich composites consisting of different foam core configurations is investigated experimentally, where polyvinyl chloride foam core and glass fibers were used as core material and face sheets, respectively.
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Measurement of mixed-mode delamination fracture toughness of unidirectional glass/epoxy composites with mixed-mode bending apparatus
Malk Benzeggagh,M. Kenane +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the initiation of cracking and delamination growth in a unidirectional glass/epoxy composite under mode I, mode ZZ, and mixed mode I + II static loading.
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A constitutive model for anisotropic damage in fiber-composites
TL;DR: In this paper, a constitutive model for anisotropic damage is developed to describe the elastic-brittle behavior of fiber-reinforced composites and the corresponding rate-equations are subjected to the laws of thermomechanics.
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Isotropic constitutive models for metallic foams
Vikram Deshpande,Norman A. Fleck +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the yield behavior of two aluminium alloy foams (Alporas and Duocel) for a range of axisymmetric compressive stress states.
Mixed-Mode Decohesion Finite Elements for the Simulation of Delamination in Composite Materials
TL;DR: In this article, a decohesion element with mixed-mode capability is proposed and demonstrated at the interface between solid finite elements to model the initiation and non-self-similar growth of delaminations.
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Damage modelling of the elementary ply for laminated composites
Pierre Ladevèze,E Ledantec +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a model of fibrous composite laminate damage is modelled at the elementary-ply scale, where damage mechanics are used to describe the matrix microcracking and fiber/matrix debonding.