The rapidly developing technique of electrospinning has gained surging research interest
since the 1990s due to its capability of yielding continuous fibers with diameters down to the …

In the last few decades nanofibers have been developed and introduced in a vast number of
industrial and research applications. One of their most effective use is as interleaved …

Fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites are widely used in many structural applications
thanks to their exceptional properties. In recent years, the use of electrospinning nanofibers …

Based on the Hashin-type failure criteria and cohesive zone method, a new progressive
damage model with a set of gradual stiffness degradation rules was developed to …

Shape and parameters of a cohesive zone model (CZM) significantly affect the finite element
modeling of delamination propagation in composites. The influence of various forms of …

Recently, polymeric nanofiber veils have gained lot of interest for various industrial and
research applications. Embedding polymeric veils has proven to be one of the most effective …

Double-sided lapping is an precision machining method capable of obtaining high-precision
surface. However, during the lapping process of thin pure copper substrate, the workpiece …

In this study, double cantilever beam (DCB) specimen was employed to take into account
the effects of mat layer at delamination interface on mode I fracture toughness of woven …

The structural integrity of composite structures depends on the use of appropriate damage
detection and structural health monitoring methods in design and operation stages. In this …

With the increasing demand for lightweight and high-performance materials in the
automotive and aerospace industries, full-thermoplastic hybrid composites have emerged as …