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OmaÑa Lozada, Anabelis CarolinaAuthorArenas Reina, Jose ManuelCorresponding AuthorCarlos Suarez-Bermejo, JuanAuthor

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October 24, 2022
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Analysis of the Behavior of Fiberglass Composite Panels in Contact with Water Subjected to Repeated Impacts

Publicated to: Polymers. 14 (19): 4051- - 2022-10-01 14(19), DOI: 10.3390/polym14194051

Authors:

Omana Lozada, Anabelis Carolina; Arenas Reina, Jose Manuel; Carlos Suarez-Bermejo, Juan
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Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Mat, ETS Ingenieros Navales, Av Memoria 4, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, ETS Ingn & Diseno Ind, Rda Valencia 3, Madrid 28012, Spain - Author

Abstract

One of the most common applications of glass fiber composite materials (GFRP) is the manufacturing of the hulls of high-speed boats. During navigation, the hull of these boats is subjected to repetitive impacts against the free surface of the water (slamming effect), which can cause severe damage to the material. To better understand the behavior of the composite material under this effect, in the present work, an experimental test has been carried out to reproduce the slamming phenomenon in GFRP panels by means of a novel device that allows this cyclic impact to be obtained while the panels are always in contact with water. By means of non-destructive ultrasound inspection in immersion, it has been possible to establish the evolution of the damage according to the number of impacts received by each panel. Destructive tests in the affected zone, specifically shear tests (Iosipescu test), allow determination of the loss of mechanical properties experienced by the material after receiving a high number of impacts in the presence of water (up to 900,000 impact cycles in some panels). The behavior of the material was found to be very different in wet and dry conditions. Under dry conditions, the material loses stiffness as the damage density increases and its shear strength also decreases, as does displacement at maximum load. For wet conditions, the material shows higher displacements at maximum load, while the shear strength decreases with increasing stiffness.
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Keywords

Cyclical impactDamageDelaminationFiberglass compositeSandwich panelsShear testSlammingSlamming impact

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Polymers due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position 16/86, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Polymer Science.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • Google Scholar: 1
  • WoS: 4
  • Scopus: 5
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 12 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/85953/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 118
  • Downloads: 86
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (OMAÑA LOZADA, ANABELIS CAROLINA) and Last Author (SUAREZ BERMEJO, JUAN CARLOS).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been ARENAS REINA, JOSE MANUEL.

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Awards linked to the item

The authors thank the Madrid Polytechnic University (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, UPM) for funding the project (RP150831009).
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