Artificially structured ceramic components with extraordinary properties are of immense
demand in various industries. Additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing technologies are …

The vulnerability against heat and fire for natural fibers presents a great challenge for their
replacement of traditional fiber reinforcements in composite materials. Natural fiber/polymer …

Polymer nanocomposites (PNCs), and plant fiber reinforced polymer biocomposites (GBCs),
and nano-biocomposites (GPNCs) are versatily applied in various industrial, automotive …

Abstract Carbon/carbon (C/C) composites are considered as one of the most promising
materials in structural applications owing to their excellent mechanical properties at high …

Renewed efforts towards greater use of environmentally sustainable materials have created
new opportunities for balsa wood (Ochroma pyramidale) to replace non-renewable …

Fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite is one of the most applicable materials used in
civil infrastructures, as it has been proven advantageous in terms of high strength and …

Susceptibility to damage from heat and flame is one of the major issues for utilisation of
natural fibre reinforced polymeric composites in practical applications. Thus, the knowledge …

Several experimental and numerical studies have been conducted to address the structural
performance of FRP-reinforced/strengthened concrete structures under and after exposure …

The applicability of phosphorus-containing reactive amine, which can be used in epoxy
resins both as crosslinking agent and as flame retardant, was compared in an aliphatic and …

There is a growing drive in replacing conventional non-renewable fibres such as glass and
carbon reinforced composites with more sustainable and renewable reinforcements such as …