Laboratoire des Sciences des Procédés et des Matériaux

Thermoelasticity of mixed-mode cracks in layered transversely isotropic half-spaces

A three-dimensional spectral formulation is developed for steady thermoelastic penny-shaped cracks embedded in layered transversely isotropic half-spaces, with arbitrary stacking sequences and mechanically compliant and thermally resistive interfaces. Its central feature is a com...

Effective Young’s modulus of a unidirectional fiber reinforced composite: a mean Green operator interpretation

Abstract Experimental measurements of the effective Young’s modulus of an unidirectional composite obtained by embedding 3D-printed PLA–CF fibers in a cold-curing polyurethane elastomeric matrix are presented. Specimens with a controlled number of aligned fibers were tested in un...