Major Accomplishments in Composite Materials and Sandwich Structures

I. Composite Materials and Structures:Mechanical and Failure Behavior

1. Accelerated Testing for Long-Term Durability of Various FRP Laminates for Marine Use
Yasushi Miyano, Masayuki Nakada

2. Carbon Fiber—Vinyl Ester Interfacial Adhesion Improvement by the Use of an Epoxy Coating
Frederic Vautard, Lanhong Xu, Lawrence T. Drzal

3. A Physically Based Cumulative Damage Formalism
Richard M. Christensen

4. Delamination of Composite Cylinders
Peter Davies, Leif A. Carlsson

II. Composite Materials and Structures:Dynamic Effects

5. Modeling of Progressive Damage in High Strain—Rate Deformations of Fiber-Reinforced Composites
Romesh C. Batra, Noha M. Hassan

6. Post-Impact Fatigue Behavior of Woven and Knitted Fabric CFRP Laminates for Marine Use
Isao Kimpara, Hiroshi Saito

7. Dynamic Interaction of Multiple Damage Mechanisms in Composite Structures
Roberta Massabò

8. A Review of Research on Impulsive Loading of Marine Composites
Maurizio Porfiri, Nikhil Gupta

III. Sandwich Materials and Structures:Mechanical and Failure Behavior

9. Failure Modes of Composite Sandwich Beams
Isaac M. Daniel, Emmanuel E. Gdoutos

10. Localised Effects in Sandwich Structures with Internal Core Junctions:Modelling and Experimental Characterisation of Load Response, Failure and Fatigue
Martin Johannes, Ole Thybo Thomsen

11. Damage Tolerance of Naval Sandwich Panels
Dan Zenkert

12. Size Effect on Fracture of Composite and Sandwich Structures
Emmanuel E. Gdoutos, Zdenĕk P. Bažant

13. Elasticity Solutions for the Buckling of Thick Composite and Sandwich Cylindrical Shells Under External Pressure
George A. Kardomateas

14. An Improved Methodology for Measuring the Interfacial Toughness of Sandwich Beams
Qida Bing, Barry D. Davidson

15. Structural Performance of Eco-Core Sandwich Panels
Kunigal Shivakumar, Huanchun Chen

16. The Use of Neural Networks to Detect Damage in Sandwich Composites
David Serrano, Frederick A. Just-Agosto, Basir Shafiq, Andres Cecchini

17. On the Mechanical Behavior of Advanced Composite Material Structures
Jack Vinson

18. Application of Acoustic Emission Technology to the Characterization and Damage Monitoring of Advanced Composites
Emmanuel O. Ayorinde

IV. Sandwich Materials and Structures:Dynamic Effects

19. Ballistic Impacts on Composite and Sandwich Structures
Serge Abrate

20. Performance of Novel Composites and Sandwich Structures Under Blast Loading
Arun Shukla, Srinivasan Arjun Tekalur, Nate Gardner, Matt Jackson, Erheng Wang

21. Single and Multisite Impact Response of S2-Glass/Epoxy Balsa Wood Core Sandwich Composites
Uday K. Vaidya, Lakshya J. Deka

22. Real-Time Experimental Investigation on Dynamic Failure of Sandwich Structures and Layered Materials
L. Roy Xu, Ares J. Rosakis

23. Characterization of Fatigue Behavior of Composite Sandwich Structures at Sub-Zero Temperatures
Samirkumar M. Soni, Ronald F. Gibson, Emmanuel O. Ayorinde

24. Impact and Blast Resistance of Sandwich Plates
George J. Dvorak, Yehia A. Bahei-El-Din, Alexander P. Suvorov

25. Modeling Blast and High-Velocity Impact of Composite Sandwich Panels
Michelle S. Hoo Fatt, Leelaprasad Palla, Dushyanth Sirivolu

V. Constituent Materials Including Fiber, Polymer Matrix, and Core Materials

26. Effect of Nanoparticle Dispersion on Polymer Matrix and their Fiber Nanocomposites
Mohammed F. Uddin, Chin-Teh Sun

27. Experimental and Analytical Analysis of Mechanical Response and Deformation Mode Selection in Balsa Wood
Murat Vural, Guruswami Ravichandran

28. Mechanics of PAN Nanofibers
Mohammad Naraghi, Ioannis Chasiotis

29. Characterization of Deformation and Failure Modes of Ordinary and Auxetic Foams at Different Length Scales
Fu-pen Chiang

30. Fracture of Brittle Lattice Materials: A Review
Ignacio Quintana-Alonso, Norman A. Fleck

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