Post-buckling analysis of composite stiffened panels: A systematic analysis on the influence of imperfections

Pushing the envelope of aerospace structures requires the complete exploitation of their potential in terms of load-carrying capacity per unit weight for both economic and ecological reasons: the two most important being the reduction of fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. A key approach involves allowing structures like stiffened...

Laminate Blending Demonstrator: A buckling experimental campaign of a physical laminate blending demonstrator

The use of fiber-reinforced composites in the aerospace industry has increased over the past couple of decades thanks to their high specific properties. Fiber-reinforced composites also enable engineers to tailor the stacking sequence to satisfy the required stiffness or strength requirements. However, locally optimizing the stacking sequence of...

Influence of Initial Imperfections on Buckling of Fibre Reinforced Polymer Plates Produced by Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding

The increasing use of Fibre Reinforced Polymers produced by Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding in civil infrastructure applications leads to the need for an appropriate research data. The VARTM produced structural elements are not limited in dimensions and material properties and typically are slender structures parts of which are...