A successful exploitation of nanocomposite materials founds on the development of models
capable of predicting the macroscopic mechanical behaviour as a function of the …

Over the past few decades, the use of epoxy resins has gained significant attention from
worldwide researchers due to its advantages in structural applications in various sectors like …

Graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon in a 2-D network, has been the center of
attention owing to its high specific area and outstanding mechanical, electrical, and thermal …

An epoxy resin, cured with an anhydride, has been modified by the addition of silica
nanoparticles. The particles were introduced via a sol–gel technique which gave a very well …

Fracture experiments in a notched semi-circular bend configuration were conducted to
characterize rate effects and failure micromechanisms of a marble using a servo-hydraulic …

Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is an alternative working fluid to water for hydraulic fracturing in shale
reservoirs. It offers advantages as a substitute for the use of large quantities of potable water …

Dynamic fracture in solids has attracted much attention for over a century from engineers as
well as physicists due both to its technological interest and to inherent scientific curiosity …

This paper presents the influence of multiaxial loading and fatigue behavior on a fracture
surface in the context of its topography. For analysis were taken fracture surfaces obtained in …

Emerging two-dimensional (2D) materials such as transition metal dichalcogenides offer
unique and hitherto unavailable opportunities to tailor the mechanical, thermal, electronic …

Acoustic spalling presents a potentially low-cost reuse pathway for III–V epitaxial growth
substrates via exfoliation of device layers with recovery and reuse of the substrate. However …