Electrical relaxation dynamics in TiO2 – polymer matrix composites

Manufacturing of Polymer-matrix Composites

Electrical Conduction Behavior of Cement-Matrix Composites

As structural materials, cement-matrix composites have received much attention in terms of their mechanical properties, but relatively little attention in terms of their electrical conduction properties. Nevertheless, the electrical properties are relevant to the use of the structural materials for non-structural purposes such as sensing and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding. The abi...

Dielectric properties and degradation monitoring in polymer-matrix structural composites

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Simulation of the microlevel damage evolution in polymer matrix composites

A 3D Isogeometric Interface-Enriched Generalized Finite Element Method (IIGFEM) is developed to analyze problems with complex, discontinuous gradient fi elds commonly observed in the structural analysis of heterogeneous materials including polymer matrix composites [1]. In the proposed approach, the mesh generation process is signifi cantly simplifi ed by utilizing simple structured meshes that...

Self-healing of damage in fibre-reinforced polymer-matrix composites.

Self-healing resin systems have been discussed for over a decade and four different technologies had been proposed. However, little work on their application as composite matrices has been published although this was one of the stated aims of the earliest work in the field. This paper reports on the optimization of a solid-state self-healing resin system and its subsequent use as a matrix for h...