Bio-inspired nacre and helicoidal composites: from structure to mechanical applications

A Sharma, NK Shukla, MO Belarbi, M Abbas… - Thin-Walled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Researchers and engineers have been fascinated by the way weak organic and inorganic
components naturally combine to create strong and long-lasting structures for the past few …

Insight of discrete scale and multiscale methods for characterization of composite and nanocomposite materials

T Sheikh, K Behdinan - Archives of Computational Methods in …, 2023 - Springer
Composite materials display different properties resulting from the interplay at various time
and length scales. The presence of materials in form of fillers other than matrix demand a …

A cohesive fracture model for predicting crack spacing and crack width in reinforced concrete structures

U De Maio, F Greco, L Leonetti, PN Blasi… - Engineering Failure …, 2022 - Elsevier
The cracking behavior analysis, in terms of crack spacing and crack width prediction, is
essential to assess the damage and durability of a reinforced concrete (RC) structure …

Damage-tolerant 3D-printed ceramics via conformal coating

SM Sajadi, L Vásárhelyi, R Mousavi, AH Rahmati… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Ceramic materials, despite their high strength and modulus, are limited in many structural
applications due to inherent brittleness and low toughness. Nevertheless, ceramic-based …

An investigation about debonding mechanisms in FRP-strengthened RC structural elements by using a cohesive/volumetric modeling technique

U De Maio, F Greco, L Leonetti, PN Blasi… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Several existing fracture modeling strategies for the debonding mechanism simulation in
strengthened structural elements rely on simplified cohesive approaches for concrete/FRP …

Digital design computing and modelling for 3-D concrete printing

V Nguyen-Van, B Panda, G Zhang… - Automation in …, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel computational framework of 3D concrete printing (3DCP) process is proposed in this
paper to capture layer-by-layer buildability and failure modes of complex triply periodic …

An improved fracture approach to investigate the degradation of vibration characteristics for reinforced concrete beams under progressive damage

A Pranno, F Greco, P Lonetti, R Luciano… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work presents a cohesive fracture modeling approach to investigate the damage effects
on the mechanical response of reinforced concrete beams in terms of degradation of …

Failure analysis of ultra high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete structures enhanced with nanomaterials by using a diffuse cohesive interface approach

U De Maio, N Fantuzzi, F Greco, L Leonetti, A Pranno - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent progresses in nanotechnology have clearly shown that the incorporation of
nanomaterials within concrete elements leads to a sensible increase in strength and …

The reinforcing effect of nano-modified epoxy resin on the failure behavior of FRP-plated RC structures

U De Maio, D Gaetano, F Greco, P Lonetti… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The ability to manipulate concrete-based and composite materials at the nanoscale
represents an innovative approach to improving their mechanical properties and designing …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing of Ti-Ni bimetallic structures

A Afrouzian, CJ Groden, DP Field, S Bose… - Materials & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bimetallic structures of nickel (Ni) and commercially pure titanium (CP Ti) were
manufactured in three different configurations via directed energy deposition (DED)-based …