Non-destructive testing and evaluation of composite materials/structures: A state-of-the-art review

B Wang, S Zhong, TL Lee… - Advances in …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Composite materials/structures are advancing in product efficiency, cost-effectiveness and
the development of superior specific properties. There are increasing demands in their …

An overview of corrosion defect characterization using active infrared thermography

S Doshvarpassand, C Wu, X Wang - Infrared physics & technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Corrosion is considered a destructive phenomenon that affects almost all metals. There is a
variety of corrosion monitoring and measurement techniques being deployed across …

Evaluation and prediction of material fatigue characteristics under impact loads: review and prospects

X Liu, Q Wu, S Su, Y Wang - International Journal of Structural …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The properties of materials under impact load are introduced in terms of metal,
nonmetallic materials and composite materials. And the application of impact load research …

Non-destructive investigation of paintings on canvas by continuous wave terahertz imaging and flash thermography

H Zhang, S Sfarra, K Saluja, J Peeters, J Fleuret… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Terahertz (THz) imaging is increasingly used in the cultural heritage field. In particular,
continuous wave (CW) and low frequency THz is attracting more attention. The first …

Nondestructive testing method for Kevlar and natural fiber and their hybrid composites

SMM Amir, MTH Sultan, M Jawaid, AH Ariffin… - Durability and life …, 2019 - Elsevier
This chapter highlights the nondestructive testing (NDT) method used for Kevlar and natural
fiber and their hybrid composites. This chapter also provides various hybrid composites …

A proposal of a new material for greenhouses on the basis of numerical, optical, thermal and mechanical approaches

S Sfarra, S Perilli, D Ambrosini, D Paoletti… - … and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of recycled paper in HDPE (High Density PolyEthylene) matrix composites has
recently been introduced as an interesting alternative to traditional recycling process for …

A multi-technique nondestructive approach for characterizing the state of conservation of ancient bookbindings

S Sfarra, M Regi, M Tortora, C Casieri, S Perilli… - Journal of Thermal …, 2018 - Springer
The aim of this work is to evaluate the potentiality of a multi-technique nondestructive
approach for characterizing the state of conservation of precious bookbindings. In particular …

A facile method to prepare nanoscale polyacrylonitrile particles grafted aramid fibers for superior interfacial and mechanical properties of epoxy composites

F Xie, L Xing, L Liu, Y Liu, H Xu, Z Zhong… - Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A very simple and efficient method was developed to improve the interfacial properties of
aramid fibers reinforced composites. The aramid fibers and the acrylonitrile (AN) monomers …

Automatic three-dimensional reconstruction of subsurface defects by segmenting ultrasonic point cloud

K Zheng, Y Yao - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2021 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic inspection is a widely accepted nondestructive method for subsurface defect
detection of materials. In the past years, a number of signal processing techniques have …

An innovative nondestructive perspective for the prediction of the effect of environmental aging on impacted composite materials

S Sfarra, M Regi, C Santulli, F Sarasini, J Tirillò… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, three different types of laminates, each one realized with thirteen layers of fabric
in epoxy matrix, have been inspected. In the first one, only aramid fiber is used, whilst the …