Hands-on Project Based Learning During Lockdown – Lessons learned and what does the future hold?
Conference Paper
Schuurman MJ, Rans CD
Proc. of the 2022 AIAA SciTech Forum (SciTech 2022), San Diego, California, USA
2022
Remote Work is in my Blood: On Motivating First Year Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Conference Paper
Rans CD, Teuwen JJE
Proc. 49th SEFI Conference, Berlin, Germany
2021
Teaching Aerospace Structures and Materials to the world – Analysis of the edX MOOC Introduction to Aerospace Structures and Materials
Conference Paper
Saunders, G.N., Rans, C.D., Teuwen, Julie J.E., Sinke, J., Alderliesten, R.C., van Valkenburg, W.F
Proc. of the 2020 AIAA SciTech Forum (SciTech 2020), Orlando, Florida, USA
2020
Can design and analysis be effectively taught together?
Conference Paper
Calvin Rans, Joris Melkert, Gillian Saunders-Smits
Proceedings of the 15th International CDIO Conference, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, June 25 – 27, 2019.
2019
A paradigm shift in teaching Aerospace Engineering: from campus learners to professional learners – a case study on online courses in Smart Structures and Air Safety Investigation
Conference Paper
Gillian Saunders-Smits, Calvin Rans, Michiel Schuurman, Roeland De Breuker, and Jan-Paul van Staalduinen
in Proceedings of 2018 AIAA Scitech Conference
2018
On the influence of specimen build orientation on the fatigue crack growth resistance of Selective Laser Melted Ti-6Al-4V
Conference Paper
C.D. Rans, J. Michielssen, M. Walker, W. Wang, and L. ’t Hoen-Velterop
in Proceedings of the 2018 AIAA SciTech Conference
2018
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
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
(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
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
Long-term durability of adhesively bonded composite joints under quasi-static and fatigue loading
Conference Paper
C. Li, Z.Y. Wan, G. LaPlante, C.D. Rans, and G. Li
in Proc. 28th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue (ICAF 2015), Helsinki, Finland, June 2015
2015
Approach, validation, and advantages of using DIC to characterize a materials quasi-static indentation test
Conference Paper
R. Desnoo, C.D. Rans, X. Huang
in Proc. 20th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM20), Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2015
2015
Philosophy of multiple-site damage analysis for fibre metal laminate structures
Conference Paper
W. Wang, C.D. Rans, R.C. Alderliesten, and R. Benedictus
in Proc. 28th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue (ICAF 2015), Helsinki, Finland, June 2015
2015
Environmental degredation of adhesively-bonded composite joints
Conference Paper
C. Li, C.D. Rans, G. LePlante, C. Marsden
in Proceedings of the Canadian Conference of Composite Materials (CANCOM2015), Edmonton, Canada, August 2015
2015
Mixed-mode fatigue disbond growth: the cyclic strain energy approach
Conference Paper
D. Bürger and C.D. Rans
in Proc. Meeting on Aeronautical Composite Materials and Structures (MACMS2015), Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 2015
2015
Evaluation of Mode II fatigue durability of bonded composite repairs using the central cut plies specimen
Conference Paper
F. Ribeiro, M. Martinez, C.D. Rans
in Proc. Meeting on Aeronautical Composite Materials and Structures (MACMS2015), Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 2015
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
Knowing the limits of a trend: examining the onset of asymptotic stable fracture behaviour in Mode II fatigue delamination growth
Conference Paper
C.D. Rans, J. Atkinson, and C. Li
in Proc. 16th European Conference on Composite Materials, Seville, Spain, June 2014
2014
Fatigue Disbond Growth for an Adhesively Bonded Composite Joint Under Mixed Mode I/II Loading
Conference Paper
C. Li, T. Teng, Z. Yi Wan, N.G. Young, G. Li, C.D. Rans, and G. LaPlante
in Proc. SAMPE 2014 Conference and Exhibition (SAMPE 2014), Seattle, WA, USA, June 2014
2014
Fatigue delamination growth for an adhesively-bonded composite joint under mode I loading
Conference Paper
C. Li, T. Teng, Z. Wan, G. Li, and C.D. Rans
in Proc. 27th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue (ICAF 2013), Jerusalem, Israel, June 2013
2013
Fatigue disbonding of bonded repairs – an application of the strain energy approach
Conference Paper
J.A. Pascoe, C.D. Rans, R.C. Alderliesten, and R. Benedictus
in Proc. 27th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue (ICAF 2013), Jerusalem, Israel, June 2013
2013
Characterization of mixed-mode fatigue failure on metallic bonded joints
Conference Paper
D. Bürger, C.D. Rans, and R. Benedictus
in Proc. 27th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue (ICAF 2013), Jerusalem, Israel, June 2013
2013
Low energy impact damage detection using shearography
Conference Paper
D.T. Goto, M.I. Faraz, C.D. Rans, and R.M. Groves
in Proc. 2011 Photomechanics Conference, Brussels, Belgium, February 2011
2011
Recent advancements in thin-walled hybrid structural technologies for damage tolerant aircraft fuselage applications
Conference Paper
R.C. Alderliesten, C.D. Rans, Th. Beumler, and R. Benedictus
in Proc. 26th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue (ICAF 2011), Montreal, Canada, June 2011
2011
Application of bonded metal and hybrid straps for improving the damage tolerance of thin metallic skin
Conference Paper
R. Rodi, C.D. Rans, G. Di Somma, A. Solo (Jr.), R. Benedictus
in Proc. SAMPE Europe Technical Conference 2011 (SETEC 11), Leiden, the Netherlands, September 2011
2011
Evolution of FML fatigue & damage tolerance assessment: moving from damage tolerant metal to hybrid composite
Conference Paper
R.C. Alderliesten, C.D. Rans, and R. Benedictus
in Proc. SAMPE 2010 Conference and Exhibition (SAMPE 2010), Seattle, WA, USA, May 2010
2010
Damage tolerance philosophy for bonded aircraft structures
Conference Paper
C.D. Rans, and R.C. Alderliesten
in Proc. 25th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue (ICAF 2009), Rotterdam, the Netherlands, May 2009
2009
“The influence of temperature on crack growth in fibre metal laminates
Conference Paper
C.D. Rans, and R.C. Alderliesten
in Proc. 12th International Conference on Fracture (ICF12), Ottawa, Canada, July 2009
2009
An analytical model for load transfer in a mechanically fastened double-lap joint
Conference Paper
L. Paletti, C.D. Rans, and R. Benedictus
in Proc. 25th Symposium of the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue (ICAF 2009), Rotterdam, the Netherlands, May 2009
2009
Effect of stress ratio on delamination growth in unidirectional carbon/epoxy under Mode I and Mode II fatigue loading
Conference Paper
R. Khan, C.D. Rans, and R. Benedictus
in Proc. 17th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM17), Edinburgh, Scotland, July 2009
2009