Special Issue: Damage Analysis for Composite Materials: Methods, Testing and Evaluation.

After the Stone, the Bronze, and the Iron Ages, material history is now in the Composite Age [...

Damage Propagation by Cyclic Loading in Drilled Carbon/Epoxy Plates.

Fiber reinforced composites are widely used in the production of parts for load bearing structures. It is generally recognized that composites can be affected both by monotonic and cyclic loading. For assembly purposes, drilling is needed, but holes can act as stress concentration notches, leading to damage propagation and failure.