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Experimental characterization and stochastic models for time-dependent rupture of thin-ply composite laminates
Thin-laminate composites with thicknesses below 200 mu m hold significant promise for future, larger, and lighter deployable structures. This paper presents a study of the time-dependent failure behavior of thin carbon-fiber laminates under bending, focusi ...
2024Numerical investigation of two-dimensional Mode-II delamination in composite laminates
Thomas Keller, Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Congzhe Wang
Existing standards for delamination tests on composite materials typically employ one-dimensional (1D) beam specimens. However, such specimens may not represent real delamination scenarios in composite structures, where cracks tend to propagate in two dime ...
London2024A model for the consolidation of hybrid textiles considering air entrapment, dissolution and diffusion
Véronique Michaud, Vincent Werlen, Christian Rytka
A new model is proposed for the consolidation of hybrid textiles, in which air entrapment and dissolution are considered. One of the key parameters is tow permeability, which is described by the analytical model of Gebart and validated at very high fibre v ...
ELSEVIER SCI LTD2023A hybrid Selective Laser Sintering based process for the additive manufacturing of architectured composites
Additive Manufacturing also commonly referred as 3D printing has been given a lot of interest lately. Market is growing exponentially and the aim for obtaining more complex and ready-to use parts is emerging. All the 3D printing processes consist in buildi ...
EPFL2023The effect of storage conditions on the long-term stability of ethylene-vinyl-acetate (EVA) copolymer used in glass/glass modules
Christophe Ballif, Alessandro Francesco Aldo Virtuani, Eleonora Annigoni, Luca Gnocchi, Andrew Wayne Fairbrother
We evaluate the effect of storage conditions of uncured encapsulant rolls and the potential consequences on photovoltaic (PV) module performance. We show the impact of residual water trapped inside laminated double glass PV modules after lamination and dur ...
ELSEVIER2023Probabilistic fatigue model for composites based on the statistical characteristics of the cycles to failure
Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Guangjian Xiang
A probabilistic model for estimating the fatigue life of composite laminates based on the mean value and standard deviation of the fatigue life is introduced here for predicting the distribution of fatigue life at any stress level for a constant stress rat ...
ELSEVIER SCI LTD2022Review of hybrid composites fatigue
Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Dharun Vadugappatty Srinivasan
Hybrid composites become popular and are today used in a large number of contemporary structural applications. When compared to non-hybrid composites, hybridization offers additional benefits since the mixing of cheaper, low-quality fibers, with more expen ...
2021Effect of Backsheet Properties on PV Encapsulant Degradation during Combined Accelerated Aging Tests
Andreas Schueler, Djamel Eddine Mansour
Long-term photovoltaic (PV) module reliability is highly determined by the durability of the polymeric components (backsheet and encapsulation materials). This paper presents the result of experiments on encapsulant degradation influenced by the backsheet ...
2021Flexural behaviour of post-tensioned glass beams: Experimental and analytical study of three beam typologies
Alain Nussbaumer, Pieter Christian Louter, Jagoda Cupac
The concept of post-tensioned glass beams builds on the concrete analogy of the reinforced glass beams. By additionally prestressing the reinforcement in a post-tensioned system, a compressive pre-stress is applied on the glass, enhancing the initial fract ...
2021Accurate equilibrium-based interlaminar stress recovery for isogeometric laminated composite Kirchhoff plates
Pablo Antolin Sanchez, Alessandro Reali
Despite the accelerated deployment of laminated composites in a wide variety of markets due to their peculiar engineering features, the design of those materials is often restrained by the lack of cost-efficient modeling techniques. In fact, the existing s ...
ELSEVIER SCI LTD2021