Competition in civil engineering markets usually imposes low-cost, low-density and
environmentally resistant materials with minimum maintenance and extended service life …

Epoxy resins (ERs) are one of the main types of resins used as structural adhesives;
however, they present some weakness, which are mostly related to their highly cross-linked …

In civil and structural engineering, building structures with robust stability and durability
using sustainable materials is challenging. The current technological means and materials …

This study entails the development of a non-destructive prestressed strengthening solution
for steel beams using adhesively bonded memory-steel (also known as iron-based shape …

Composites made from fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) are a crucial and highly adaptable
category of materials widely utilized in numerous fields. Their flexibility and the range of …

Over the past two decades, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have gradually
gained wide acceptance in civil engineering applications due to their unique advantages …

This article will analyse and discuss the ongoing research into the bonding of composite and
metallic materials and their application in hybrid material driveshafts for the aerospace …

The application of adhesively-bonded joints for strengthening of structures using iron-based
shape memory alloys (Fe-SMAs) has recently emerged in construction. Fe-SMAs and the …

The study presents a new retrofit solution for strengthening metallic I-girders. The retrofit
system involves two iron-based shape memory alloy (Fe-SMA,'memory-steel') strips (each …

An experimental investigation on the mechanism of porosity formation during the laser
joining of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) and steel is presented. The porosity …