The use of lightweight carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites in transportation
vehicles has necessitated the need to guarantee that these new materials and their …

This paper presents the development of a new 3D finite element model for the simulation of
UD composites materials under crushing, at the mesoscale. It is based on the Discrete Ply …

This paper deals with the investigation of a numerical simulation method to appropriately
represent relevant failure mechanisms of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) components …

This paper describes the development of a numerical model of (0°/90°) CFRP plates
subjected to low velocity crushing, based on physical observations. The developed model is …

Composites in automotive structures show great promise to further improve vehicle
crashworthiness. However, designing automotive structures for crash with advanced …

Despite increasingly stringent crash requirements, the body structures of future mainstream
production cars need to get lighter. Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites with …

This thesis presents the findings of a research study investigating the energyabsorbing
characteristics of the foam sandwich cores reinforced with aluminium, steel and carbon fibre …

Résumé L'un des défis majeurs de la simulation numérique de la résistance au crash des
structures composites aéronautiques est de pouvoir prédire les endommagements, leur …

Composites in automotive structures show great promise; composites have been shown to
be lightweight, more robust and have superior crash performance [1, 2]. The high specific …

Upcoming stringent regulations on emissions and fuel efficiency are driving the automotive
industry towards lightweight vehicle design. Thus, a higher share of carbon fiber composite …