The growing challenges on fuel economy improvement and greenhouse gas emission
control have become the driving force for automakers to produce lightweight automobiles …

This manuscript reviews previous literature on filament-wound polymer composites and their
potential applications as cross arm structures in latticed transmission towers. The current …

The aim of this chapter is to introduce readers to what had been done and achieved since
the beginning of 2000 in the general area of composite materials. The various types of …

Due to the rapid growth of 3D printing popularity, including fused deposition modeling
(FDM), as one of the most common technologies, the proper understanding of the process …

Natural fiber-reinforced polymer composites (NFRPCs) are being widely used in aerospace,
marine, automotive and healthcare applications due to their sustainability, low cost and …

Filament wound type-4 cylinders are widely used in automotive applications for the storage
of compressed gases. The performance of the storage cylinders critically depends on their …

Epoxy resin-based thermoset composites are extensively used in industries with billions of
dollars in revenue every year. High-rate manufacturing process is highly sought-after to …

This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation of the behaviour and
strength of hybrid kenaf/glass fibre-reinforced epoxy tubes subjected to axial intermediate …

Composites are the macroscopic scale materials formed due to the combination of two or
more materials having different compositions, morphology, physical and chemical …

This paper proposed a real-time winding angle measurement device embedded in the
portable 3-axis winding machine, which was used to detect and measure the winding angle …