Following on from previous work on developing composite materials for tidal turbine blades we have undertaken a detailed study of anisotropic response using full-field strain measurement in conjunction with finite element analysis.

Investigation of anisotropy effects in glass fibre reinforced polymer composites on tensile and shear properties using full field strain measurement and finite element multi-scale techniques, Hassan Gonabadi, Adrian Oila, Arti Yadav, and Steve Bull, J. Composite Materials, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1177/00219983211054232