THERMOPLASTIC MATRIX SELECTION FOR FIBRE METAL LAMINATE USING FUZZY VIKOR AND ENTROPY MEASURE FOR OBJECTIVE WEIGHTING [PDF]
Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 2017 The purpose of this study is to define the suitable thermoplastic matrix for fibre metal laminate for automotive front hood utilisation. To achieve the accurate and reliable results, the decision making process involved subjective and objective weighting
N. M. ISHAK, D. SIVAKUMAR, M. R. MANSOR
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Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022 Bumpers are essential components that shield passenger cars from slow-speed collisions. Automobiles have them mounted on the front and rear ends. It is believed that bumpers would be crucial in avoiding or restricting damage to automobiles.
P. V. Narashima Rao +7 more
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Fatigue life prediction of z-fibre pinned composite laminate under mode I loading [PDF]
, 2019 A hybrid method is presented combining linear elastic fracture mechanics with nonlinear damage mechanics that can predict the fatigue crack growth rate in z-fibre pinned composites under mode I loading.
Ayre, David +3 more
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Influence of woven ply degradation on fatigue crack growth in thin notched composites under tensile loading [PDF]
, 2010 This paper deals with the fatigue of the through the-thickness crack propagation in thin notched composite laminates made of two glass woven plies. It highlights the different crack growths between warp and weft directions of the woven ply.
Barrau, Jean-Jacques +3 more
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Experimental and numerical investigation of ply size effects of steel foil reinforced composites
Materials & Design, 2021 The effect of ply thickness on the notch sensitivity and bearing properties on carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites and their hybrid laminates with steel foils were studied.
A. Keller +7 more
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Strain measurements of composite laminates with embedded fibre Bragg gratings : criticism and opportunities for research [PDF]
, 2010 Embedded optical fibre sensors are considered for structural health monitoring purposes in numerous applications. In fibre reinforced plastics, embedded fibre Bragg gratings are found to be one of the most popular and reliable solutions for strain ...
Luyckx, Geert +3 more
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Aluminum/glass fibre and aluminum/carbon fibre hybrid laminates [PDF]
INCAS Bulletin, 2010 The metal/fibre hybrid laminates consist of an alternation of 0.2 ÷ 0.5 mm metallic sheets(Aluminum or Titanium in Aeronautical Engineering) and pre-pregs made of unidirectional carbon oraramid or glass fibre or of the two-dimensional fabric of these ...
Ana STAN, Ion DINCĂ, Adriana ŞTEFAN
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Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) for building construction industry - A review of the contemporary developments and future directions [PDF]
, 2011 This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Applied Energy. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and ...
Alam, M, Limbachiya, MC, Singh, H
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Impact Properties of Novel Natural Fibre Metal Laminated Composite Materials
Applied Sciences, 2022 Fibre metal laminates (FMLs) are lightweight structures with high structural performance and are suitable for many industrial applications. This work describes the impact behaviour of novel sisal fibre-reinforced aluminium laminates (SiRAL) and their ...
Luciano Machado Gomes Vieira +5 more
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Effect of intra-ply voids on the homogenized behavior of a ply in multidirectional laminates [PDF]
, 2018 This work focuses on the effect of intra-ply voids on the homogenized nonlinear behavior of a ply in multidirectional composites. Voids were modeled explicitly on the fiber scale and linked to the ply-scale by the recently developed two-scale framework ...
Farkas, L. +6 more
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