Modelling of environmental ageing of polymers and polymer composites—modular and multiscale methods

AE Krauklis, CW Karl, IBCM Rocha, J Burlakovs… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Service lifetimes of polymers and polymer composites are impacted by environmental
ageing. The validation of new composites and their environmental durability involves costly …

Effects of humidity conditions on the physical, morphological and mechanical properties of bamboo fibers composites

M Chakkour, MO Moussa, I Khay, M Balli… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates effects of moisture (30RH%, 65RH%, 80RH% and 100RH%) on the
morphological, physical and mechanical properties of unidirectional bamboo fibers …

On concurrent multiscale topology optimization for porous structures under hygro‐thermo‐elastic multiphysics with considering evaporation

M Al Ali, M Shimoda - International Journal for Numerical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lightweight polymeric and natural composite materials are extensively used in modern
structures, especially with the demands for environmentally friendly products as well as …

[HTML][HTML] Moisture diffusion and tensile properties of epoxy-based and polyurethane-based flax-glass hybrid FRP under hygrothermal and weathering environments

S Huang, L Yan, B Kasal, Y Wei - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This research presents tensile modulus and strength of flax-glass hybrid FRP (HFRP) flat
coupons with different fibre volume fractions and fabric stacking sequences under constant …

Effect of Alkaline Treatment and Graphene Oxide Coating on Thermal and Chemical Properties of Hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.) Fibers

PHPM da Silveira, MP Ribeiro, TT Silva… - Journal of Natural …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The constant concern about environmental issues has led to the growth of researches about
eco-friendly materials. Among them, the natural lignocellulosic fibers have already …

Multi-scale moisture diffusion modeling and analysis of carbon/Kevlar-fiber hybrid composite laminates under the hygrothermal aging environment

K Guo, Y Deng, Y Ren, H Jiang - Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2024 - Elsevier
Hybrid fiber reinforced polymer (HFRP) can have more complex micro moisture diffusion
process than single fiber composite, owing to diverse hygroscopic properties of dissimilar …

Recent Advances in Hygrothermal Aging of Plant Fiber Reinforced Composites

M Cai, Y Guo, L Wang, Q Ma, B Sun… - Applied Composite …, 2024 - Springer
Plant fibers have the advantages of high specific strength and high specific modulus, diverse
range of potential plant sources, low price and biodegradability. Accordingly, plant fiber …

Study of the fatigue behaviour of hybrid flax-glass/epoxy composites

A Goumghar, M Assarar, W Zouari, K Azouaoui… - Composite …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental study of the fatigue behaviour of non-hybrid and hybrid
twill flax and glass fabric-reinforced epoxy laminates. To this end, several plates of these …

Thermo-mechanical behaviour of flax/green epoxy composites: Evaluation of thermal expansion coefficients and application to internal stress calculation

EH Saidane, D Scida, R Ayad - Industrial Crops and Products, 2021 - Elsevier
This work aims at evaluating the coefficients of linear thermal expansion (CLTE) of
flax/green epoxy unidirectional composites and the CLTE of flax fibre. This required using …

Water absorption behavior of jute fibers reinforced HDPE biocomposites: Prediction using RSM and ANN modeling

A Makhlouf, A Belaadi, M Boumaaza… - Journal of Natural …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The main objective of the present study was to investigate both the effect of incorporating
Jute Fibers (JF) into the high density polyethylene (HDPE) matrix and to model the water …