In my previous column (see “Editor's Picks,” at right), I discussed transverse flexural testing of a unidirectional composite as one method of evaluating the strength of the fiber/matrix interfacial ...

We’ll let you decide: “Is it an IP test evolution or revolution?” Whatever the outcome, change is afoot on the way to develop test, supply test to others, reuse test, integrate test features, validate ...

Until the mid-1970s, compression testing of composite materials received relatively little attention. Up to that point it, had generally been assumed that the compressive stiffness was approximately ...