This paper describes the damage behaviors of plain-woven basalt-unsaturated polyester laminates under low-velocity impact from experimental and finite-element approach. Experimental tests were carried out in an INSTRON® ...

The transverse impact deformation and damage of 3-D circular braided composite tubes were studied both in experimental and numerical approaches. A meso-structure geometrical model based on the braided architecture was ...

The axial compression loading and damage of four-step 3D circular braided composite tubes are reported in this paper by both experimental and finite element method approaches. In the axial compression experiment, the ...

The compression behaviors of 2D plain woven basalt/vinyl ester resin composites along the thickness direction under high strain rates have been investigated experimentally and by use of finite element analyses. The compression ...