This work focuses on how different aspects of design, testing, and field implementation of
fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) in concrete have gained attention from the scientific research …

Polymers and polymer composites are negatively impacted by environmental ageing,
reducing their service lifetimes. The uncertainty of the material interaction with the …

The determination of the secure working life of polymeric materials is essential for their
successful application in the packaging, medicine, engineering and consumer goods …

Optimization of process parameters of major aerospace composites manufacturing
techniques is essential for manufacturing high-quality aerospace components. However …

Thoroughly revised and updated, the third edition of this popular textbook continues to
provide a comprehensive coverage of the main construction materials for undergraduate …

Epoxy materials are an indispensable class of polymers due to their excellent mechanical
properties and high thermal resistance. However, traditional epoxy materials are typically …

To achieve sustainable development goals, approaches towards the preparation of
recyclable and healable polymeric materials is highly attractive. Self-healing polymers and …

The major economic driving force for recycling of waste printed circuit boards (PCBs) is the
value of the metallic fractions (MFs) of PCBs. The non-metallic fractions (NMFs), which take …

Vitrimers, a subset of covalent adaptable networks (CANs), are a class of polymer material
capable of self-healing and shape reprocessing at temperatures above their topology …

Poly (styrene-co-acrylonitrile)(SAN) was used to modify diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A
(DGEBA) type epoxy resin cured with diamino diphenyl sulfone (DDS) and the modified …