[HTML][HTML] Challenges and advancement in water absorption of natural fiber-reinforced polymer composites

M Mohammed, AJM Jawad, AM Mohammed, JK Oleiwi… - Polymer Testing, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural fibres (NFRs) composite materials are acquiring popularity in the modern world due
to their eco-friendliness and superior mechanical properties. Although it has been shown …

[HTML][HTML] Surface treatment to improve water repellence and compatibility of natural fiber with polymer matrix: Recent advancement

M Mohammed, R Rahman, AM Mohammed, T Adam… - Polymer Testing, 2022 - Elsevier
The world is in need of more eco-friendly material, therefore numerous efforts have been
made to replace synthetic fibers in fiber-reinforced composites with natural fibers reinforced …

A comprehensive review on mechanical properties of pultruded FRP composites subjected to long-term environmental effects

TQ Liu, X Liu, P Feng - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Pultruded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite is expected to be widely applied for civil
infrastructures due to its advantages of lightweight, anti-corrosion, and industrial …

A review on mechanical properties of FRP bars subjected to seawater sea sand concrete environmental effects

X Guo, C Xiong, Z Jin, B Pang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The FRP-reinforced seawater sea sand concrete (FRP-SWSC) utilizes a chloride corrosion-
free FRP bars and opens a new avenue for concrete production with the direct employment …

Durability of fibre-reinforced polymer-wood composite members: An overview

M Bazli, M Heitzmann, BV Hernandez - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This review is focused on the durability aspects of timber structures strengthened with fibre-
reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. Although FRP composite enhances the strength and …

Effect of water sorption on the structure and mechanical properties of an epoxy resin system

P Nogueira, C Ramirez, A Torres… - Journal of Applied …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The characteristics of sorption and diffusion of water in an amine‐cured epoxy system based
on tetraglycidyl diaminodiphenylmethane and a novolac glycidyl ether resin were studied as …

Water absorption by an epoxy resin and its effect on the mechanical properties and infra-red spectra

B De'Nève, MER Shanahan - Polymer, 1993 - Elsevier
A filled epoxy resin used as a structural adhesive and based on the diglycidyl ether of
bisphenol A cured with dicyandiamide has been subjected, in its bulk form, to ageing at 40 …

Durability of tubular sea water sea sand concrete and fibre-reinforced polymer hybrid structures: Mechanisms and effective parameters: Critical overview and …

B Benny, M Bazli, A Rajabipour, M Arashpour - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The continuous increase in adverse environmental impacts of ordinary concrete with steel
reinforcements has demanded using more environmentally friendly materials in the …

Thermal stability and water uptake of high performance epoxy layered silicate nanocomposites

O Becker, RJ Varley, GP Simon - European polymer journal, 2004 - Elsevier
Intercalated and ordered exfoliated layered silicate nanocomposites based on three different
epoxy resins of different structures and functionalities were synthesized using an octadecyl …

[HTML][HTML] Hygroscopic aspects of epoxy/carbon fiber composite laminates in aircraft environments

HS Choi, KJ Ahn, JD Nam, HJ Chun - Composites Part A: applied science …, 2001 - Elsevier
In this study, various hygroscopic effects of such parameters as hygrothermal temperature,
matrix volume ratio (Vm), void volume ratio (Vv), specimen thickness, lay-up sequence and …