the idea of combining low weight and good mechanical properties has led to efforts to develop a new light fiber/metal laminate (fml) in the last decade. fmls are hybrid composites consisting of alternating thin layers of metal sheets and fiber-reinforced epoxy prepregs. in this study, the effect of fiber orientation on tensile properties of this material is investigated both analytically and ex...

in most cases, fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete (frscc) contains only one type of fiber. the use of two or more types of fibers in a suitable combination may potentially not only improve the overal properties of self-compacting concrete, but may also result in performance synergie. the combining of fibers, often called hybridization, is investigated in this paper for a cimentetious mat...

Non-destructive analysis of fiber dispersion in structural elements made of Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC) and Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites (FRCCs) plays a significant role in the framework of quality control and performance prediction. In this paper, the research activity of the authors in the aforementioned field all over the last lustrum will be reviewed. A method based on the m...

A new formulation to model the mechanical behavior of high performance fiber reinforced cement composites with arbitrarily oriented short fibers is presented. The formulation can be considered as a two scale approach, in which the macroscopic model, at the structural level, takes into account the mesostructural phenomenon associated with the fiber-matrix interface bond/slip process. This phenom...

The uniaxial compression-creep behavior of unidirectionally reinforced continuous-fiber composite materials was investigated for the case where both the matrix and the fiber underwent plastic deformation by creep. The creep behavior of NiAl composites reinforced with 5 to 20 vol pct tungsten fibers was characterized at 1025 8C. The NiAl-W composites exhibited a three-stage creep behavior, with ...

Glass fiber reinforced polymer composites are finding its increased applications in variety of engineering applications such as aerospace, automobile, electronics and other industries. However, the users of FRP are facing difficulties to machine it, because of fiber delamination, fiber pull out, short tool life, matrix debonding and formation of powder like chips. The present investigation focu...

The use of natural fiber reinforced composites has continuously increased during recent years due to their low density, low cost and environmental friendliness. At current study, a preliminary investigation on the impact properties and morphologies of unsaturated polyester reinforced by jute woven fabric from the used coffee bags with different moisture contents were carried out. Additionally, ...

A comprehensive study on the effects of energetic protons on carbon fiber composites and compounds under consideration for use as low-Z pion production targets in future high power accelerators and lowimpedance collimating elements for intercepting TeV-level protons at the Large Hadron Collider has been undertaken addressing two key areas namely thermal shock absorption and resistance to irradi...

Soyprotein–jute fiber composites developed using water without any chemicals as the plasticizer show much better flexural and tensile properties than polypropylene–jute composites. Co-products of soybean processing such as soy oil, soyprotein concentrate and soy protein isolates are inexpensive, abundantly available and are renewable resources that have been extensively studied as potential mat...

The dynamic fiber/matrix interface strength for a silicon-carbide-fiber-reinforced, titanium-alloy metal-matrix composite was measured by impacting the end of a fiber extending through a thin specimen with a diamond-tipped projectile at ~2 m/s. The matrix surrounding the distal end of the fiber was supported on the end of a Hopkinson bar fabricated from hypodermic needle tubing, and an interfer...