What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Composite material
- Mechanical engineering
- Structural engineering
W. Van Paepegem focuses on Composite material, Finite element method, Composite number, Structural engineering and Epoxy.
His Composite material and Ultimate tensile strength, Thermoplastic, Tension, Fracture mechanics and Stiffness investigations all form part of his Composite material research activities.
His Finite element method research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Computer simulation and Biaxial tensile test.
His Composite number study also includes
- Numerical analysis which intersects with area such as Homogenization and Durability,
- Stress, which have a strong connection to Composite laminates, Acoustic emission and Residual stress.
His research integrates issues of Sequence and Glazing in his study of Structural engineering.
His Epoxy research integrates issues from Vibration fatigue, Residual strength and Anisotropy.
His most cited work include:
- A new coupled approach of residual stiffness and strength for fatigue of fibre-reinforced composites (162 citations)
- Modelling the nonlinear shear stress-strain response of glass fibre- reinforced composites. Part I: Experimental results (115 citations)
- Experimental set-up for and numerical modelling of bending fatigue experiments on plain woven glass/epoxy composites (91 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of investigation include Composite material, Finite element method, Structural engineering, Composite number and Epoxy.
Stiffness, Ultimate tensile strength, Composite laminates, Stress and Thermoplastic are subfields of Composite material in which his conducts study.
His Stiffness study combines topics in areas such as Fatigue limit and Reduction.
His biological study deals with issues like Shear, which deal with fields such as Shear stress.
In his study, Strain gauge and Tension is strongly linked to Digital image correlation, which falls under the umbrella field of Finite element method.
His work carried out in the field of Epoxy brings together such families of science as Creep, Glass fiber, Polyethylene and Fracture mechanics.
He most often published in these fields:
- Composite material (67.88%)
- Finite element method (36.79%)
- Structural engineering (30.57%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?
- Composite material (67.88%)
- Finite element method (36.79%)
- Stress (11.92%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Composite material, Finite element method, Stress, Composite laminates and Structural engineering.
Many of his studies on Composite material involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Periodic boundary conditions.
His Finite element method research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Surface finish, Composite number, Micromechanics, Plasticity and Surface roughness.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Glass fiber, Transverse shear, Fibre optic sensors and Reduction in addition to Stress.
His study on Composite laminates also encompasses disciplines like
- Cracking that intertwine with fields like Damage mechanics, Damage tolerance and Bending,
- Variational method, which have a strong connection to STRIPS.
The Structural engineering study combines topics in areas such as Elasticity, Fracture toughness and Shear stress.
Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Integral procedure to assess crack filling and mechanical contribution of polymer-based healing agent in encapsulation-based self-healing concrete (29 citations)
- Comparing damage from low-velocity impact and quasi-static indentation in automotive carbon/epoxy and glass/polyamide-6 laminates (28 citations)
- A variational model for free-edge interlaminar stress analysis in general symmetric and thin-ply composite laminates (22 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Composite material
- Mechanical engineering
- Structural engineering
His primary scientific interests are in Composite material, Finite element method, Structural engineering, Epoxy and Isotropy.
His Composite material study incorporates themes from Periodic boundary conditions and Orthotropic material.
He has included themes like Variational analysis and Mathematical analysis in his Finite element method study.
His specific area of interest is Structural engineering, where W. Van Paepegem studies Fracture mechanics.
The various areas that W. Van Paepegem examines in his Epoxy study include Indentation and Polyamide.
W. Van Paepegem works mostly in the field of Isotropy, limiting it down to topics relating to Viscoelasticity and, in certain cases, Mechanics and Constitutive equation.
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