Abstract: It is a pleasure to present to you a collection of 18 papers highlighting Recent Advances on Composites and Heterogeneous Materials offered at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress ...

Abstract: The structural health monitoring of composite structures presents many challenges, ranging from sensors’ reliability and sensitivity to signal processing and a robust assessment of life to failure. ...

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to analyze the results of compressive fatigue experiments performed on a set of delaminated Graphite/Epoxy cross-ply composites. Crack branching, the failure mode ...

Abstract: In service, composite structures present the unique challenge of damage detection and repair. Piezoelectric ceramic, such as lead zirconate titanate (PZT), is often used for detecting damage in ...