Fracture Toughness of Aerospace Structures: On the Use of Redundant Lattice Structures

Supervised MSc Thesis
Tijs de Boer
MSc Thesis, Dept. Aerospace Structures and Materials, Delft University of Technology
2017

Fatigue crack growth in Selective Laser Melted Ti-6Al-4V

Supervised MSc Thesis
Jef Michielssen
MSc Thesis, Dept. Aerospace Structures and Materials, Delft University of Technology
2017

Disbond arrest in fibre metal laminates

Supervised MSc Thesis
Robert Hangx
MSc Thesis, Dept. Aerospace Structures and Materials, Delft University of Technology
2017

Critical Parameters in Mode I Interlaminar Fracture Toughness Testing of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Supervised MSc Thesis
Kenny R. Peters
MSc Thesis, Dept. Aerospace Structures and Materials, Delft University of Technology
2017

Multiple-site damage crack growth behaviour in Fibre Metal Laminate structures

Supervised PhD Dissertation
Wandong Wang
PhD Dissertation, Dept. Aerospace Structures and Materials, Delft University of Technology
2017

Analytical prediction model for non-symmetric fatigue crack growth in Fibre Metal Laminates

Journal Paper
Wandong Wang, Calvin Rans, Rinze Benedictus
International Journal of Fatigue, 103:546-556;2017
2017

Analytical prediction model for fatigue crack growth in Fibre Metal Laminates with MSD scenario

Journal Paper
Wandong Wang, Calvin Rans, Rinze Benedictus
International Journal of Fatigue, 104:263-272;2017
2017

Fatigue behaviour and damage tolerant design of bonded joints for aerospace application on Fibre Metal Laminates and composites

Conference Paper
Thomas Kruse, Thomas Körwien, Roman Ruzek, Robert Hangx, Calvin Rans
in Proc. of 29th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue (ICAF 2017), Nagoya, Japan, June 2017
2017

On the application of metal foils for improving the impact damage tolerance of composite materials

Conference Paper
Maria Pia Falaschetti, Calvin Rans, Enrico Troiani
in Proc. of 29th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue (ICAF 2017), Nagoya, Japan, June 2017
2017

Mechanical behaviour of thermoplastic composites spot-welded and mechanically fastened joints: A preliminary comparison

Journal Paper
Tian Zhao, Genevieve Palardy, Irene Fernandez Villegas, Calvin Rans, Marcias Martinez, Rinze Benedictus
Composites Part B: Engineering, 112(1):224-234;2017
2017

Effects of applied stress ratio on the fatigue behavior of additively manufactured porous biomaterials under compressive loading

Journal Paper
Joep de Krijger, Calvin Rans, Brecht Van Hooreweder, Karel Lietaert, Behdad Pouran, Amir A Zadpoor
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 70:7-16,2017
2017

An investigation into the fatigue behavior of micro-cracks in resin rich regions of composite laminates produced by liquid infusion

Supervised MSc Thesis
Evgeni S. Zhelyazkov
MSc Thesis, Dept. Aerospace Structures and Materials, Delft University of Technology
2016

The effect of stress ratio on the fatigue behavior of additively manufactured porous biomaterials

Supervised MSc Thesis
Joep de Krijger
MSc Thesis, Dept. Materials Science & Engineering, Delft University of Technology
2016

Comparative analysis of in-plane and out-of-plane mechanical behaviour of spot-welded and mechanically fastened joints in thermoplastic composites

Conference Paper
Tian Zhao, Genevieve Palardy, Irene Fernandez Villegas, Calvin Rans, Rinze Benedictus
in Proc. ECCM-17 Conference. Munich, Germany
2016

(Blended Learning)^2: Blending content- and learning-oriented objectives in a blended learning environment

Conference Paper
C.D. Rans, S. Teixeira De Freitas, J.M.J.F. van Campen, G.N. Saunders-Smits
in Proceedings of 44th SEFI Conference, Tampere, Finland, September 2016
2016

An experimental investigation into pin loading effects on fatigue crack growth in Fibre Metal Laminates

Journal Paper
Zhinan Zhanga, Wandong Wang, Calvin Rans, Rinze Benedictus
Procedia Structural Integrity, 2:3361-3368; 2016.
2016

Strain Monitoring using a Rayleigh Backscattering System for a Composite UAV Wing Instrumented with an Embedded Optical Fiber

Journal Paper
P. Martinez Bueno, M. Martinez, C.D. Rans, R. Benedictus
Advanced Materials Research, 1135:1-19; 2016.
2016

Assessing Composite and Fibre Metal Laminate Materials for Automotive Applications Through Impact and Quasi-Static Indentation Testing

Supervised MSc Thesis
Robert De Snoo
M.Sc. thesis, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University
2015

Mixed-Mode Fatigue Disbond on Metallic Bonded Joints

Supervised PhD Dissertation
Daniel B. Bürger
PhD Dissertation, Dept. Aerospace Structures and Materials, Delft University of Technology
2015

Forensic engineering: Learning by accident. Teaching investigation skills to graduate students using real-life accident simulations

Conference Paper
G.N. Saunders-Smits, M.J. Schuurman, C.D. Rans
AIAA SciTech Forum, 5-9 January 2015, Kissimmee, Florida
2015