Abstract: The thermoelastoplastic behavior of a unidirectional metal matrix composite (SiC/Al) under thermomechanical loading was studied with a micromechanical model based on the average field theory. The ...

Abstract: Measurements of the size effect on the nominal strength of notched specimens of fiber composite laminates are reported. Tests were conducted on graphite/epoxy crossply and quasi-isotropic laminates. ...

Abstract: Prismatic sandwich specimens of various sizes, geometrically scaled in the ratio 1:2:4:8, are subjected to eccentric axial compression and tested to failure. The sandwich core consists of a ...

Abstract: Experiments on size effect on the failure loads of sandwich beams with PVC foam core and skins made of fiber-polymer composite are reported. Two test series use beams with notches at the ...

Abstract: Knowledge of the size effect on the strength of hybrid bimaterial joints of steel and fiber composites is important for new designs of large lightweight ships, large fuel-efficient aircrafts, ...

Abstract: The size effect on the flexural strength (or modulus of rupture) of fiber-polymer laminate beams failing at fracture initiation is analyzed. A generalized energetic-statistical size effect law ...