The use of polyurethane for structural and infrastructural engineering applications: A state-of-the-art review

H Somarathna, SN Raman, D Mohotti… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Polyurethane (PU) is one of the largest polymer products in the plastic family. Structural and
non-structural applications of PU and its variants have become a common and effective …

Dislocations in molecular crystals

IA Olson, AG Shtukenberg, B Kahr… - Reports on Progress in …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Dislocations in molecular crystals remain terra incognita. Owing to the complexity of
molecular structure, dislocations in molecular crystals can be difficult to understand using …

Effects of loading rate and temperature on crushing behaviors of 3D printed multi-cell composite tubes

Y Liu, J Wang, R Cai, J Xiang, K Wang, S Yao… - Thin-Walled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fiber-reinforced composites are widely used in energy absorbers structures due to their high
specific strength and specific modulus. However, composite materials are sensitive to …

Effect of polyurea coating with different mechanical properties on blast resistance of aluminum alloy circular tube structures: Experiments vs numerical simulations

L Zhang, X Wang, C Ji, Y Wang, G Yang, C Zhao… - Thin-Walled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyurea has attracted extensive attention in the field of anti-blast protection over the past
few years. Two types of polyurea were prepared and their quasi-static and dynamic …

A coherent assessment of the compressive strain rate response of PC, PETG, PMMA, and TPU thermoplastics in MEX additive manufacturing

M Petousis, I Ntintakis, C David, D Sagris, NK Nasikas… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, we successfully address a significant research and engineering gap by
quantitatively assessing the impact of varying compressive loading rates on the mechanical …

Experimental investigation on the tensile behavior of polyurea at high strain rates

SN Raman, T Ngo, J Lu, P Mendis - Materials & Design, 2013 - Elsevier
Elastomeric polymers, like polyurea, are finding relevance in strengthening applications and
as energy absorbing materials for structures and systems subjected to impulsive loadings …

The study on compressive mechanical properties of rigid polyurethane grout materials with different densities

K Liu, W Liang, F Ren, J Ren, F Wang… - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
The rigid polyurethane grout materials with different densities show elastoplastic or atypical
brittle characteristic, which will significantly affect their performance. To clarify these …

Hyper-viscoelastic constitutive models for predicting the material behavior of polyurethane under varying strain rates and uniaxial tensile loading

H Somarathna, SN Raman, D Mohotti… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Non-linearity, loading rate, as well as temperature and pressure dependency present major
challenges in the investigation of properties, particularly the mechanical properties of …

Influence of strain rate, temperature and adiabatic heating on the mechanical behaviour of poly-methyl-methacrylate: Experimental and modelling analyses

M Nasraoui, P Forquin, L Siad, A Rusinek - Materials & Design, 2012 - Elsevier
The goal of this paper is to investigate the strain-rate and temperature sensitivity of PMMA (
polymethylmethacrylate) polymer through uniaxial compression tests under quasi-static and …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation and modeling of the tension behavior of polycarbonate with temperature effects from low to high strain rates

K Cao, Y Wang, Y Wang - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2014 - Elsevier
The effects of strain rate and temperature on the tension stress–strain responses of
polycarbonate are experimentally investigated over a wide range of strain rates (0.001 …