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

Finite element modeling of fatigue in Fiber-Metal Laminates

Journal Paper
P.B. Woelke, M.P. Rutner, M.D. Shields, C.D. Rans, R.C. Alderliesten
AIAA Journal, 53(8):2228-2236; 2015
2015

On the onset of the asymptotic stable fracture region in the Mode II fatigue delamination growth behaviour of composites

Journal Paper
C.D. Rans, J. Atkinson, C. Li
Journal of Composite Materials, 49(6):685-697; 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

Predicting the influence of discretely notched layers on Fatigue crack growth in fibre metal laminates

Journal Paper
W. Wang, C.D. Rans, R.C. Alderliesten, R. Benedictus
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 145:1-14; 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

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

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

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

Influence of fabric carrier on the fatigue disbond behavior of metal-to-metal bonded interfaces

Journal Paper
D. Bürger, C.D. Rans, R. Benedictus
The Journal of Adhesion, 90(5-6):482-495; 2014
2014

Development of a Fatigue Damage Propagation Model for Fibre Metal Laminates with Locally Tailored Fibre Layers

Supervised MSc Thesis
Jeremy Atkinson
M.Sc. thesis, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University
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

Analytical prediction of Mode I stress intensity factors in cracked panels containing bonded stiffeners

Journal Paper
C.D. Rans, R. Rodi, and R.C. Alderliesten
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 97(1):12-29; 2013
2013

Applicability of AZ31B-H24 magnesium in Fibre Metal Laminates – An experimental impact research

Journal Paper
T. Pärnänen, R.C. Alderliesten, C.D. Rans, T. Brander, O. Saarela
Composites Part A, 43(9):1578-86; 2012
2012

Delamination of Bonded Repairs: A Damage Tolerance Approach

Supervised MSc Thesis
John-Alan Pascoe
MSc Thesis, Dept. Aerospace Structures and Materials, Delft University of Technology
2012

Bolted joints in glass-reinforced aluminium (Glare) and other hybrid fibre metal laminates (FML)

Book Contributions
Calvin Rans
in Composite joints and connections: Principles, modelling and testing, P. Camanho and L. Tong, Editors. Woodhead Publishing Ltd: Cambridge, 2011
2011