[HTML][HTML] A review on mechanical performance of hybrid natural fiber polymer composites for structural applications

NM Nurazzi, MRM Asyraf, S Fatimah Athiyah… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the field of hybrid natural fiber polymer composites, there has been a recent surge in
research and innovation for structural applications. To expand the strengths and …

Advances, limitations and prospects of nondestructive testing and evaluation of thick composites and sandwich structures: A state-of-the-art review

W Nsengiyumva, S Zhong, J Lin, Q Zhang, J Zhong… - Composite …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, composite materials have gained popularity in numerous high-tech and
engineering applications, owing to their outstanding physico-mechanical properties. They …

A review on antimicrobial packaging from biodegradable polymer composites

SH Kamarudin, M Rayung, F Abu, S Ahmad, F Fadil… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of antimicrobial packaging has been growing rapidly due to an increase in
awareness and demands for sustainable active packaging that could preserve the quality …

[HTML][HTML] Functionally graded Timoshenko nanobeams: a novel nonlocal gradient formulation

R Barretta, L Feo, R Luciano, FM de Sciarra… - Composites Part B …, 2016 - Elsevier
A first gradient nonlocal model of bending for Timoshenko functionally graded nanobeams
based on the Eringen model is proposed. The material properties vary in the thickness …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical behavior of bio-inspired nacre-like composites: A hybrid multiscale modeling approach

F Greco, L Leonetti, A Pranno, S Rudykh - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, the mechanical behavior of bio-inspired nacre-like staggered composites is
studied. The bio-inspired materials, combining stiff and soft constituents, exhibit superior …

[HTML][HTML] A multiscale damage analysis of periodic composites using a couple-stress/Cauchy multidomain model: Application to masonry structures

L Leonetti, F Greco, P Trovalusci, R Luciano… - Composites Part B …, 2018 - Elsevier
A novel multiscale strategy is proposed for the damage analysis of masonry structures
modeled as periodic composites. Such a computational strategy, whose aim is to reduce the …

[HTML][HTML] Application of an enhanced version of the Eringen differential model to nanotechnology

R Barretta, L Feo, R Luciano, FM de Sciarra - Composites Part B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Nonlocal formulations are currently adopted to assess size effects in nanostructures. The
Eringen differential constitutive model, due to its simplicity, is widely used to investigate the …

Modeling crack propagation in variable stiffness composite laminates using the phase field method

S Natarajan, RK Annabattula - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
The fracture processes of the constant/variable stiffness composite laminate (CSCL/VSCL)
subjected to uni-axial tension is investigated using the phase-field method. The main …

Macro-and micro-instabilities in incompressible bioinspired composite materials with nacre-like microstructure

F Greco, L Leonetti, U De Maio, S Rudykh… - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we study the macroscopic and microscopic instabilities in 2D incompressible
nacre-like composite materials induced by uniaxial loadings. The interchange between …

[HTML][HTML] A closed-form model for torsion of nanobeams with an enhanced nonlocal formulation

A Apuzzo, R Barretta, M Canadija, L Feo… - Composites Part B …, 2017 - Elsevier
An enhanced model of nonlocal torsion based on the Eringen theory is provided in this
paper. The variational formulation is given and then the governing differential equation and …