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Zheng, T. (author), Guo, Licheng (author), Wang, Zhenxin (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Pascoe, J.A. (author)In this paper, a reliable progressive fatigue damage model (PFDM) for predicting the fatigue life of composite laminates is proposed by combining the normalized fatigue life model, nonlinear residual degradation models and fatigue-improved Puck criterion. To balance the accuracy of life predictions and computational efficiency, an adaptive...journal article 2022
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Nazeer, N. (author), Groves, R.M. (author), Benedictus, R. (author)In this paper, with the final aim of shape sensing for a morphing aircraft wing section, a developed multimodal shape sensing system is analysed. We utilise the method of interrogating a morphing wing section based on the principles of both hybrid interferometry and Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) spectral sensing described in our previous work....journal article 2022
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Li, X. (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Zarouchas, D. (author)Ply-block size and stress level effect on accumulation of transverse cracks and delamination are investigated during early fatigue life of CFRP laminates. Tension-tension fatigue tests under different stress levels were performed for two cross-ply configurations. Edge observation with digital cameras, digital image correlation and acoustic...journal article 2022
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Wang, X. (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Groves, R.M. (author)Nanoparticle (NP) doping of optical fibres can be used to increase the intensity of the backscattered light used for distributed strain sensing and has shown the advantages of high precision strain detection and multiplex sensing experimentally. However, the backscatter spectral characteristics of NP-doped optical fibres have not been described...journal article 2022
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de Zeeuw, C.M. (author), Peeters, D.M.J. (author), Bergsma, O.K. (author), Benedictus, R. (author)For pick-and-place processes to become widely implemented in industry a consistent and acceptable product quality needs to be achieved. In the state of the art it is assumed that reinforcements will be in perfect condition at the start of forming or draping. In reality the handling process can already result in undesired deformations. The...journal article 2022
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van Kuijk, J.J.A. (author), Alderliesten, R.C. (author), Benedictus, R. (author)An important figure was omitted from this article, as Fig. 11 was repeated in Fig. 12. The image below shows the correct version of Fig. 12 that should have appeared in the article. [Figure presented]journal article 2021
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Broer, Agnes A.R. (author), Galanopoulos, Georgios (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Loutas, Theodoros (author), Zarouchas, D. (author)Conducting damage diagnostics on stiffened panels is commonly performed using a single SHM technique. However, each SHM technique has both its strengths and limitations. Rather than straining the expansion of single SHM techniques going beyond their intrinsic capacities, these strengths and limitations should instead be considered in their...journal article 2021
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Anand, C. (author), Groves, R.M. (author), Benedictus, R. (author)There has been an increase in the use of ultrasonic arrays for the detection of defects in composite structures used in the aerospace industry. The response of a defect embedded in such a medium is influenced by the inherent anisotropy of the bounding medium and the layering of the bounding medium and hence poses challenges for the...journal article 2021
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van Kuijk, J.J.A. (author), Alderliesten, R.C. (author), Benedictus, R. (author)The substantiation of fatigue crack closure corrections is disputed, based on the closure stress definition. The ΔK<sub>eff</sub> equation lacks a physical explanation. An inconsistency is observed between the opening stress S<sub>op<sub>phen</sub></sub> as used by this equation and the physical opening stress S<sub>op<sub>phys</sub></sub>....journal article 2021
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Reurings, C. (author), Koussios, S. (author), Bergsma, O.K. (author), Vergote, K. (author), Paeshuyse, L. (author), Benedictus, R. (author)A realistic wear test was developed for porous thermal insulation systems exposed to high temperature turbulent gas flow, because it is essential for the development of existing and new concepts of such insulation and therefore also for the performance of processes that depend on such insulation. Wear is crucial and often dominant for the...journal article 2021
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Wang, X. (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Groves, R.M. (author)This study forms a part of the research in using nanoparticles (NPs) to increase the intensity of light scattering signal in the optical fibres. Increasing the intensity of the backscattered light signal in the optical fibres shows the potential to increase the signal-to-noise ratio in order to improve the sensitivity of the backscatter...conference paper 2021
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Koutras, N. (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Villegas, I.F. (author)The effect of temperature on the lap shear strength (LSS) and failure mechanisms of ultrasonically welded carbon fibre reinforced polyphenylene sulphide (CF/PPS) joints was investigated, correlating the weld performance to the crystallinity degree of PPS at the weldline. The single-lap shear tests were carried out at temperatures ranging from...journal article 2021
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Jongbloed, B.C.P. (author), Teuwen, Julie J.E. (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Villegas, I.F. (author)Continuous ultrasonic welding is a promising technique for joining thermoplastic composites structures together. The aim of this study was to gain further insight into what causes higher through-the-thickness heating in continuous ultrasonic welding of thermoplastic composites as compared to the static process. Thermocouples were used to measure...journal article 2021
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Ewald, Vincentius (author), Sridaran Venkat, Ramanan (author), Asokkumar, Aadhik (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Boller, Christian (author), Groves, R.M. (author)Predictive maintenance, as one of the core components of Industry 4.0, takes a proactive approach to maintain machines and systems in good order to keep downtime to a minimum and the airline maintenance industry is not an exception to this. To achieve this goal, practices in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) complement the existing Non...journal article 2021
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Tsiangou, E. (author), Teixeira De Freitas, S. (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Villegas, I.F. (author)This paper addresses the sensitivity of the ultrasonic welding process for joining dissimilar composites to variations in either the welding force or amplitude of vibrations. For that, carbon fibre (CF)/epoxy specimens were welded to CF/polyetheretherketone (PEEK) specimens, through a polyetheretherimide (PEI) coupling layer co-cured with the...journal article 2021
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Wang, X. (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Groves, R.M. (author)A conventional distributed fiber optic sensing system offers close to linear sensitivity along the fiber length. However gold nanoparticles (NP) have been shown to be able to enhance the contrast ratio to improve the quality of signal detection. The challenge in improving the contrast of reflected signals is to optimise the nanoparticle...journal article 2021
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Lopes Fernandes, R. (author), Budzik, Michal K. (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Teixeira De Freitas, S. (author)This study investigates the fracture onset and crack deflection in multi-material adhesive joints with thick bond-lines (≈10 mm) under global mode I loading. The role of adherend-adhesive modulus-mismatch and pre-crack length are scrutinized. The parameters controlling the crack path directional stability are also discussed. Single-material ...journal article 2021
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Tsiangou, E. (author), Kupski, J.A. (author), Teixeira De Freitas, S. (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Villegas, I.F. (author)This study aims at assessing the sensitivity of the ultrasonic welding process for joining epoxy- to thermoplastic-based composites sensitivity to the heating time. For that, carbon fibre (CF)/epoxy adherends with a co-cured PEI coupling layer were ultrasonically welded to CF/polyetheretherketone (PEEK) adherends at different heating times....journal article 2021
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Wang, X. (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Groves, R.M. (author)Optical fibre backscatter reflectometry is an important technique for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). In recent years, increasing the intensity of backscattered light in backscatter reflectometry has shown the advantage of improving the signal detection in shape sensing and temperature detection due to the increase of signal to noise...journal article 2021
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Li, X. (author), Saeedifar, M. (author), Benedictus, R. (author), Zarouchas, D. (author)This paper investigates the loading rate effect on both mechanical properties and damage accumulation process of [0°2/90°4]S carbon fiber-polymer laminates under tensile loading. In-situ edge observations, Acoustic Emission and Digital Image Correlation techniques were utilized simultaneously to monitor the state of damage in real time. Results...journal article 2021