Machining composites is a dusty, arduous and abrasive process that is hard on cutting tools, requiring the right combination ...

Composite structures have excellent in-plane strength, but are extremely weak through the thickness, and so they are prone to fracture at the interfaces between plies (delamination). Being able to ...

The diagram illustrates these processes for a transverse crack propagating normal to the fiber direction in a uniaxial composite sample under longitudinal tension. The matrix crack reaches the fiber ...

A high degree of macroporosity leads to a weakening of the composite and the location of macropores within the testing specimen can lead to different failures e.g. delamination cracks or buckling. The ...

Automated identification and classification of internal defects in composite structures using computed tomography and 3D wavelet analysis. Arch Civ Mech Eng 2015; 15: 436–448. 7. Yi Q, Tian GY, ...

OceanGate’s Titan submersible was designed to reach the depths of the Titanic, but its catastrophic implosion in 2023 raised serious concerns about its engineering. This video examines the flawed ...