As the fibre reinforced plastic composites gain larger and larger share in industry, the
problem of joining them with metal elements becomes significant. The current paper is the …

As the application of composite materials in structural parts continues to increase, so does
the importance to monitor the structure's health condition during their entire service life. This …

Advances in synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials have opened-up a
wide range of opportunities for engineering properties of polymer systems using nanoscale …

Ultrasonic inspection is widely used for non-destructive evaluation of composite adhesive
joints. However, there are serious challenges in applying ultrasonic testing on metal to …

Mechanical joints are a widely utilized to assembly fiber reinforced polymer composites in
marine applications. Impact is one of the most encountered unpredictable loading types …

Modeling progressive failure of bolted composite joints under high bearing strains is
challenging due to the highly nonlinear geometric and material behavior and multiple …

Mixed material constructions, especially composite-metal structures, are widely applied in
industry. Today many different joining technologies exist. However, the tools are missing that …

Two types of carbon nanotube nanocomposite strain sensors were prepared by mixing
carbon nanotubes with epoxy (nanocomposite sensor) and sandwiching a carbon nanotube …

In the first part of this two-part paper (Part 1), the low-velocity impact (LVI) response of bolted
fiber-reinforced polymer joints was investigated considering with two scenarios based on the …

The effects of adding nanoclay (NC), carbon nanotube (CNT), and a hybrid of both on
bending, tensile and bearing strengths of nanocomposite plates were investigated in this …