The application of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is continuously increasing due
to their superior mechanical properties and the associated weight advantage. However, they …

With the development of X-ray computed tomography over the last few decades, it is
gradually considered to be a powerful tool in the field of materials research. This paper …

Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) are becoming increasingly widespread in safety-critical
components, eg, in rotor blades of wind turbines, due to their excellent lightweight potential …

Here we present the first real-time three dimensional (3D) observations of damage evolution
in a carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite tube under torsion. An in-situ torsion …

Bimrocks feature stiff blocks randomly distributed in a soft matrix. Despite their wide
distribution in nature, their significant effects on the failure of rock structures such as slopes …

Synchrotron radiation micro-computed tomography (SR μCT) was employed to study the
cavitation phenomena upon cyclic tensile loading prior to and after thermal exposure of …

Digital image correlation (DIC) is a powerful technique for determining material deformation
and damage and currently is viewed as a potential method to study failure and crack …

Cavitation phenomena were resolved in silica-filled styrene-butadiene-rubber composite
upon cyclic tensile testing, prior to and after an accelerated thermal exposure. To this end …

Alternative sleeper technologies have been developed to address the significant need for
the replacement of deteriorating timber railway sleepers. The review of the literature …

The TiO2 is grafted by triethylamine and is introduced on the surface of the carbon fiber,
which improves the wettability and activity of the carbon fiber surface and at the same time …