Nanostructured epoxy adhesives: A review

Z Ahmadi - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2019 - Elsevier
Epoxy adhesive is used in broad area of technology. Epoxy adhesives can be formulated to
provide strong bond in different types of substrates over a vast range of conditions. Utilizing …

Durability issues and challenges for material advancements in FRP employed in the construction industry

M Frigione, M Lettieri - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
The use of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for the rehabilitation of buildings or
other infrastructure is increasingly becoming an effective and popular solution, being able to …

Durability of externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer composites in concrete structures: A critical review

J Tatar, S Milev - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer composites have been in use in civil
infrastructure for decades, but their long-term performance is still difficult to predict due to …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of carbon nanofibers on the mechanical performance of epoxy-based composites: a review

P Santos, AP Silva, PNB Reis - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review is a fundamental tool for researchers and engineers involved in the design and
optimization of fiber-reinforced composite materials. The aim is to provide a comprehensive …

FRP–soil interfacial mechanical properties with molecular dynamics simulations: Insights into friction and creep behavior

WQ Xu, ZY Yin, YY Zheng - International Journal for Numerical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The fiber‐reinforced polymer (FRP) has attracted much attention in civil engineering due to
its durability and cost‐effectiveness. The soil–FRP structure interface plays an essential role …

Improving fatigue performance of GFRP composite using carbon nanotubes

M Genedy, S Daghash, E Soliman, MM Reda Taha - Fibers, 2015 - mdpi.com
Glass fiber reinforced polymers (GFRP) have become a preferable material for reinforcing or
strengthening reinforced concrete structures due to their corrosion resistance, high strength …

Strain rate-dependent behaviors of mechanical properties of structural steel investigated using indentation and finite element analysis

NV Nguyen, TH Pham, SE Kim - Mechanics of Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, a series of experiments, which consist of constant strain rate indentation, and
optical microscope examination, and finite element analysis were performed to investigate …

Strain rate sensitivity behavior of a structural steel during low-cycle fatigue investigated using indentation

NV Nguyen, TH Pham, SE Kim - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, a series of experiments consisting of low-cycle fatigue, constant loading rate
indentation, creep indentation experiments, optical microscopy examination, and …

Recent developments in experimental and computational studies of hygrothermal effects on the bond between FRP and concrete

FM Mukhtar, O Arowojolu - Journal of Reinforced Plastics …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The performance of fiber reinforced polymer externally bonded to concrete is greatly
influenced by the environmental conditions to which it is exposed during service …

Methodology to extract constitutive equation at a strain rate level from indentation curves

NV Nguyen, JJ Kim, SE Kim - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, a methodology to determine constitutive equation at a strain rate level from
indentation curves was proposed. The constitutive equation for structural steel consists of …