A short overview of composite materials for wind turbine applications is presented here.
Requirements toward the wind turbine materials, loads, as well as available materials are …

The strength and fracture behavior of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites with
carbon nanotube (CNT) secondary reinforcement are investigated experimentally and …

Polymers constitute the most employed reinforced matrices to achieve composite materials.
Carbon and glass fibers are the reinforcements that are mainly utilized to improve specific …

Tri-axial electrospun fibers with self-healing capability are fabricated through a direct, one-
step tri-axial electrospinning process. They have been designed to have two distinct …

Bio-inspired, self-healing polymer foams containing novel calcium-alginate capsule system
was developed for load-bearing application. The capsules were created by a multi-stage …

The effect of the off‐axis angle (note as θ) on compressive properties and failure
mechanisms in needled carbon/quartz fiber reinforced phenolic resin (CF‐QF/PF) composite …

A modeling approach to time-dependent property of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers
(GFRP) composites is of special interest for quantitative description of long-term behavior …

Studying high temperature off-axis compression of composites is key for advancing
aerospace, optimizing designs, and developing innovative materials. For this objective, the …

Computational and analytical studies of degradation of wind turbine blade materials at the
macro-, micro-, and nanoscale carried out by the modelling team of the Section Composites …

This chapter focuses on smart self‐healing composite materials that attracted considerable
interest in wind turbines, aeronautics, and space applications due to their strength, rigidity …