Shear Strengthening with Carbon Fiber Grid Plate Fixed by Carbon Fiber Bundle and PCM

Carbon Fiber Post-Strengthening of Concrete Structures

Introduction In the 1970s, exterior bonded steel reinforcement was used sporadically to reinforce bridges to attain higher service load capacities. This steel post-strengthening system consisted of steel straps bonded with epoxies to the exterior of concrete beams. An alternative to the steel retrofit is woven carbon fiber reinforced polymer fabric applied in the same manner as steel. Carbon fi...

Strengthening and stiffening carbon fiber epoxy composites by halloysite nanotubes, carbon nanotubes and silicon carbide whiskers

Flexural monitoring of carbon fiber/epoxy composite by acoustic emission

Carbon / epoxy composite is one of the most useful polymer matrix composites that has special properties such as high strength-to-weight ratio, high hardness, high corrosion resistance, Resistance to nuclear radiation has high consumption in different industries such as aerospace industry. Therefor monitoring of loading of this type of composite is important. In order to determine failure mecha...

Fabricating and Evaluating Carbon Fiber Bundle Microelectrodes for Intramuscular Stimulation

INTRODUCTION Many neural processes, such as memory formation and learning, occur over a relatively long time frame. Conventional neural electrodes lose much of their accuracy over these time periods, due to multiple factors including glial cell encapsulation, micromovement in the brain, and neuron cell death. To address this problem, electrodes for long-term neural stimulation or recording must...

Self-Monitoring Strengthening System Based on Carbon Fiber Laminate

Externally bonded composites reinforcedwith high-strength fibers are increasingly popular in construction, especially in structures’ strengthening, where the best possible mechanical properties are required. At the same time the ability to autodetect threats is one of the most desirable features of contemporary structures. The authors of the paper have developed an intelligent fabric, wherein t...