Advances in mechanics of hierarchical composite materials

Y Chen, Y Ma, Q Yin, F Pan, C Cui, Z Zhang… - Composites Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Stronger, tougher, and lighter materials are always among the relentless pursuits of material
scientists and engineers. The hierarchical design inspired by nature has been considered …

Design of short fiber‐reinforced thermoplastic composites: A review

L Jiang, Y Zhou, F ** - Polymer composites, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Short fiber‐reinforced thermoplastic (SFRT) composites are drawing increasing academic
and industrial interest owing to their outstanding mechanical properties, good economic …

PVDF/palygorskite nanowire composite electrolyte for 4 V rechargeable lithium batteries with high energy density

P Yao, B Zhu, H Zhai, X Liao, Y Zhu, W Xu, Q Cheng… - Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Solid electrolytes are crucial for the development of solid state batteries. Among different
types of solid electrolytes, poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO)-based polymer electrolytes have …

Portland cement mortar nanocomposites at low carbon nanotube and carbon nanofiber content: A fracture mechanics experimental study

EE Gdoutos, MS Konsta-Gdoutos… - Cement and Concrete …, 2016 - Elsevier
A thorough fracture mechanics characterization of Portland cement mortars reinforced with
multi wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and carbon nanofibers (CNFs) took place. The …

Effect of CNT and CNF loading and count on the corrosion resistance, conductivity and mechanical properties of nanomodified OPC mortars

MS Konsta-Gdoutos, G Batis, PA Danoglidis… - … and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, the influence of the addition of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nanofibers
(CNFs) and their dispersion on the corrosion behavior, bulk electrical resistivity and …

Fresh and mechanical properties, and strain sensing of nanomodified cement mortars: The effects of MWCNT aspect ratio, density and functionalization

MS Konsta-Gdoutos, PA Danoglidis, MG Falara… - Cement and Concrete …, 2017 - Elsevier
A comprehensive analysis on the effect of aspect ratio, bulk density and functionalization of
multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in the development of nanomodified mortars …

Characterizing delamination toughness of laminated composites containing carbon nanotubes: experimental study and stochastic multi-scale modeling

R Rafiee, M Sahraei - Composites Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of adding carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to matrix on the delamination resistance
of laminated composites is evaluated experimentally and theoretically. A proper multi-scale …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of milled glass fiber fillers on mode I & mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of epoxy resin for fabrication of glass/epoxy composites

K Saravanakumar, V Arumugam, R Souhith, C Santulli - Fibers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The present work is focused on improving mode I and mode II delamination resistance of
glass/epoxy composite laminates (50 wt.% of glass fibers) with milled glass fibers, added in …

Stiffness threshold of randomly distributed carbon nanotube networks

Y Chen, F Pan, Z Guo, B Liu, J Zhang - … of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2015 - Elsevier
For carbon nanotube (CNT) networks, with increasing network density, there may be sudden
changes in the properties, such as the sudden change in electrical conductivity at the …

Delamination migration in multidirectional composite laminates under mode I quasi-static and fatigue loading

Y Gong, B Zhang, SR Hallett - Composite Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
Delamination migration is particularly critical in multi-directional composite laminates and is
often observed in different loading scenarios and components. Further understanding on the …