Comparison of the in-plane shear response of a FRP obtained by biaxial tension-compression test and standard methods
M.C. Serna Moreno · S. Horta Muñoz · J. García-Delgado
Results & publications
Scientific, standardisation and technology-transfer outputs obtained within the CORA research line. Several results are shared with RENO and BISHEAR; they are included when they directly contribute to CORA objectives on shear characterisation, test comparison, accessibility and standardisation.
Key publications
Full-field elastic solution reconstruction of mechanical tests using a physics-based inverse method
J.A. Sanz-Herrera · M.C. Serna Moreno · S. Horta Muñoz · R. Chamorro
Recommended methodology in Specification UNE 0074:2023 to determine shear properties by means of the biaxial tension-compression test with a cruciform specimen
M.C. Serna Moreno · S. Horta Muñoz · J.J. López Cela
Buckling analysis of laminates subjected to biaxial loads using cruciform specimens
M.C. Serna Moreno · S. Horta Muñoz
UNE 0074:2023 · highlighted standardisation result
Standardisation
UNE 0074:2023
The specification defines the shear test method based on biaxial tension–compression loading of cruciform specimens. CORA uses this pre-standard as a technical starting point for validation, comparison with established shear methods and further development toward complete standardisation.
Infrastructure and transferable results
New four-actuator biaxial testing capability
CORA enabled the acquisition of the new Servosis biaxial testing machine with four synchronized actuators and four independent load cells, strengthening the experimental capacity available at INAIA/UCLM.
Technology transfer
Utility model application U202532647
Title: Device for performing biaxial tension-compression tests on a uniaxial machine.
Applicant: Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha.
Inventors: María del Carmen Serna Moreno, Sergio Horta Muñoz, Ayman Berrem Khalid and Claudia Llario Alegre.
Filing/receipt date: 30 December 2025. The application is currently under examination and is not presented as a granted right.