The two-dimensional (2D) delamination growth in composite laminates under the Mode-II fracture condition was experimentally investigated using a novel set-up. Circular plate specimens with a centrally embedded pre-crack of two sizes were semi-clamped along ...
Mixed-mode bending tests were performed on fifty-three GFRP-adhesive-GFRP specimens. In each specimen the pre-crack was located near the GFRP adherend with fibres normal to the GFRP-adhesive interface, so as to encourage crack propagation along this interf ...
The punching shear strength of interior column connections of flat slabs has traditionally been investigated with isolated test specimens subjected exclusively to hogging bending moments. However, the behavior of such specimens is different from that of ac ...
The fracture behavior of adhesively-bonded double- and stepped-lap joints composed of pultruded glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite laminates and subjected to axial tension was experimentally investigated and numerically modeled. Two methods were used ...
