The relations between the stiffness components of a symmetrical or unsymmetrical laminate having trans-verse matrix cracks only in the 90-degree laminas are explored in this work. The crack closure condition for these ...

In this paper, nine inter-relationships linking the stiffness matrix components of symmetrical or unsymmetrical laminates having transverse matrix cracks in some of the off-axis plies is presented. The crack closure condition ...

The fatigue crack growth behavior of an austenitic metastable stainless steel AISI 301LN in the Paris region is investigated in this work. The fatigue crack growth rate curves are evaluated in terms of different parameters ...

Many reservoirs consist of fully saturated rock masses containing a very complex natural fracture network. In such cases a decrease in the fracture fluid pressure reduces its aperture due to an increase in the effective ...

Furan-based thermoset polyurethanes have been prepared in a one-pot fashion with the ability to self-mend under mild temperature conditions, by making use of a Diels-Alder shape-memory assisted self-mending (DASMASH) ...

The production of oil and gas reservoirs is not something so simple as it appears. Simply drilling a well through the reservoir is not a sufficient condition to put the well into production. Most reservoirs need to be ...