• Damage evolution in open-hole laminated composite plates subjected to in-plane loads 

      Moure, M. M.; Otero Gruer, Fermín Enrique; Garcia Castillo, S. K.; Sanchez Saez, S.; Barbero, E; Barbero, Ever (2015-12-01)
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      Damage evolution of notched composite laminates is analysed in this work using a discrete damage model, which estimates matrix damage evolution and fibre failure. The fibre damage is regularised with a Weibull distribution, ...
    • Identification of fracture toughness for discrete damage mechanics analysis of glass-epoxy laminates 

      Barbero, Ever; Cosso, F. A.; Martínez Lladó, Xavier (2014-08-01)
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      A methodology for determination of the intralaminar fracture toughness is presented, based on fitting discrete damage mechanics (DDM) model predictions to available experimental data. DDM is constitutive model that, when ...
    • Reliability design methodology for confined high pressure inflatable structures 

      Barbero, Ever; Sosa, Eduardo; Martínez García, Javier; Gutierrez, J.M. (2013-02-19)
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      A design methodology for high pressure, inflatable structures is proposed. The inflatable structure may be partially confined inside large diameter conduits and tunnels. The design addresses the main structural requirements ...