Sarrado Molina, Carlos (Date of defense: 2015-06-11)
The present thesis aims at developing robust numerical and experimental methods for the simulation of composite adhesive joints. Firstly, a new method for the experimental characterization of adhesive ...
Guillamet Busquets, Gerard (Date of defense: 2016-07-11)
Departing from an emerging technology such as the spread tow thin-ply technology, in which the ply thickness can be significantly reduced, the overall purpose of this thesis is motivated by the industry ...
Sasikumar, Aravind (Date of defense: 2019-07-18)
Despite the weight savings, composite materials are vulnerable to impact loads mainly due to the alarming reduction in the compression after impact strength (CAI). This thesis exploits the potential of ...