Rotating composite beams and blades have a wide range of applications in various
engineering structures such as wind turbines, industrial fans, and steam turbines. Therefore …

In nature, a rougher surface is usually accompanied by a higher friction coefficient, providing
greater friction with the objects in contact. The higher surface roughness of nanofillers …

Background Environmental movements of the late 20th century resulted in swee**
legislation and regulatory actions to reduce the prevalence of diverse pollutants. Although …

Interfacial slip mechanisms of strain energy dissipation and vibration dam** of highly
aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced polymer composites were studied through …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are known to increase dam** in continuous fiber reinforced
polymer composites without a loss of stiffness, which is important for designing materials for …

In this work, the composite hydrogel toughening behaviors as manifested by strain rate-
dependent viscoelastic properties and enhanced fracture mechanics, that is, suppressed …

Nanomaterials with their extremely high free surfaces can effectively augment dam** in
nanocomposites via frictional sliding along the interface of nanomaterials and a matrix …

In this paper we present our recent findings on the mechanisms of energy dissipation in
polymer-based nanocomposites obtained through experimental investigations. The matrix of …

In this paper, the effects of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the mechanical and
dam** properties of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) were investigated. The …

The natural nanoclays and basalt fibers are attracting a considerable amount of interest due
to their outstanding properties. Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) incorporated basalt fiber …