2017 December - 9 articles
The exact three-dimensional analysis of a large group of geometries is accomplished here using the same formulation written in orthogonal mixed curvilinear coordinates. This solution is valid for plates, cylindrical shells, cylinders and spherical sh...
Sheet molding compounds (SMC) are discontinuously fiber-reinforced thermosets, attractive to the automotive industry due to their outstanding specific strength and stiffness, combined with a cost efficient manufacturing process. Increasingly importan...
Post-consumer recycled polypropylene (PP) with differing harakeke and hemp fibre contents was used to fabricate a range of 3D printing feedstock filaments. The most successful filaments in terms of tensile properties contained 30 wt % harakeke and ha...
Processing parameters (e.g., exfoliation extent and volume fraction) of clay particles in polymeric resins play a crucial role in the mechanical properties of polymer nanoclay composites (PNCs). This paper is aimed to investigate the effects of clay...
Replacement of damaged or missing bone tissue is a serious problem in orthopedic surgery. Although various artificial materials are available, none of them fulfil the requirements completely. In this study, new bone substitute materials, silica aerog...
Laser composite surfacing of aluminum alloys with ceramic particles has been extensively investigated for improving tribological properties. However, the process often results in incomplete penetration of ceramic particles in the melt pool and undesi...
Finite element analysis is used to simulate the magnetoelectric response of magnetostrictive-piezoelectric NiFe2O4-Bi0.36Pb0.64Sc0.36Ti0.64O3 ceramic two-layer, three-layer, and multilayer structures considering finite geometry and introducing the co...
Multiscale epoxy/glass composites were fabricated by using E-glass fibers (GF) coated with different types of graphene nanosheets deposited by electrophoretic deposition. Graphene oxide (GO) was first synthesized using modified Hummer’s method and it...
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) materials have been introduced recently in the construction of new structural systems, particularly in footbridge systems. Innovative systems that combine concrete with FRP materials lead to lighter and more slender str...
