This two set volume aims to provide insight into the fracture and failure of composite materials, dealing specifically with the characterization of impact damage and the prediction of damage resistance in composite and laminate materials.

Impact Damage Assessment and Mechanical Degradation of CompositesSimplified and Unified Approach to Characterization of Compressive Residual Strength of Impact-Damaged CFRP LaminatesThree-Dimensional Characterization of Impact Damage in CFRPsDamage Identification of CFRP Laminated Cantilever Beam by Using Neural NetworkAssessment of Impact in Kevlar®-Epoxy, Filament-Wound, Spherical Test Specimens by Acoustic Emission TechniquesDamage Tolerance of Continuous Fibre Composites: Material and Environmental EffectsImpact Damage and Residual Strength of FRP CompositesMethods for Improving Impact Damage Resistance of CFRPsMaterial Design Approaches for Improving Impact Resistance of CompositesImpact Response and Failure Mechanisms of Ultrahigh Modulus Polyethylene Fiber Composites and Polyethylene Fiber-Carbon Fiber Hybrid CompositesDamage Tolerance of Resin Infiltrated Composites under Low Velocity Impact - Experimental and Numerical StudiesImpact Response of Fiber Metal LaminatesLow-Velocity Impact Damage in Laminated Composite MaterialsDamage Resistance and Tolerance in Thick Laminated Composite Plates Subjected to Low-Velocity ImpactResponse of Composite Laminates on Impact of High Velocity ProjectilesBallistic Impact Response of 3-D Four-Step Braided Glass/Epoxy CompositesPenetration Failure of Spectra® Polyethylene Fiber-Reinforced Ballistic-Grade CompositesSimplified Modelling of the Ballistic Behaviour of Fabrics and Fibre-Reinforced Polymetric Matrix CompositesThe Mechanical Behaviour of Composite Materials under Impact LoadingStrain Rate Effects on GRP, KRP and CFRP Composite LaminatesImpact and Dynamic Deformation Behaviour of Mechanically Alloyed Tungsten-Based CompositesThe Interlaminar Fracture Properties of Composite Materials at High Rates of StrainEvaluation of Mode II Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Composite Laminates under Impact LoadingIndentation, Penetration and Perforation of Composite Laminate and Sandwich Panels under Quasi-Static and Projectile LoadingImpact Energy Absorption of Polymer Composite Sandwich BeamsUsing Composite Materials to Protect Spacecraft Against Orbital Debris Impact DamageEnergy Absorption Characteristics of Crash Worthy Structural Composite MaterialsVibration Damping of Laminated Composite Structural ElementsMaterial Response and Failure Mechanism of Unidirectional Metal Matrix Composites under Impulsive Shear LoadingThe Dynamics of Impact on Composite StructuresAnalysis of Impact Response and Damage of Composite Panels by Finite Element MethodThermo-Elastic Brittle Dynamic Damage Constitutive Model of Unidirectional Composite and its Numerical AnalysisDamage Prediction of Laminated Composites under Heavy Mass-Low Velocity ImpactModelling the Crushing Behaviour of Composite Tubes