Design of Solar Optical Fiber Lighting System for Enhanced Lighting in Highway Tunnel Threshold Zone: A Case Study of Huashuyan Tunnel in China by Xiaochun Qin, Xuefeng Zhang, Shuai Qi, Hao Han

“…In this paper, the principle, structural composition, materials, and characteristics of solar optical fiber lighting system were discussed. …”
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Manufacturing of Bathroom Wall Tile Composites from Recycled Low-Density Polyethylene Reinforced with Pineapple Leaf Fiber by Negasi Gebremedhin, Gideon K. Rotich

“…These plastics can be removed from the environment by recycling into useful products through reinforcing it with natural textile fibers into composite materials. Natural fiber-based composites are ecofriendly and low cost. …”
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Titanium/FRP hybrid sandwich: in-plane flexural behaviour of short beam specimens by C. Bellini, V. Di Cocco, F. Iacoviello, L.P. Mocanu, L. Sorrentino, R. Borrelli, S. Franchitti

“…The mechanical response of specimens with three different kinds of composite materials as skin material was analysed. The skins were made of CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer), with two different weaving styles, and AFRP (Aramid Fiber Reinforced Polymer). …”
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Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Banyan/Ramie Fibers Reinforced with Nanoparticle Hybrid Polymer Composite by T. Raja, V. Mohanavel, M. Ravichandran, S. Suresh Kumar, Munirah D. Albaqami, Reham Ghazi Alotabi, Mohanraj Murugesan

“…Natural fibers are an increasing potential alternative to synthetic fibers in recent research, due to their unique properties and weight ratio in composite materials. In this work, the banyan mat and ramie mat are used as reinforcement phase and the epoxy polymer is used as matrix material, and granite nanoparticles are used as filler for making composite laminates. …”
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Influence of Growth Location and Extraction Method on the Properties of Cameroonian Musa acuminata Leaf Vein Fibers by Maurane Gaëlle Fokam Fokam, Christian Bopda Fokam, Anatole Mbouyap Chengoué, Valentin Rougier, Nour Halawani, Bienvenu Kenmeugne, Véronique Michaud

“…Whereas the trunk and pseudo-stem are currently exploited, leaf ribs, which are several meters long, could form a valuable source of fibers for use in structural composite materials, if their properties, reproducibility across locations, and extraction methods are well adapted. …”
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Impact of Leather on the Fire Resistance of Leather-Wood Fibreboard: FT-IR Spectroscopy and Pyrolysis-GC-MS Investigation by T. Schnabel, M.-C. Barbu, E. Windeisen-Holzhauser, A. Petutschnigg, G. Tondi

“…Leather-wood fibreboards are innovative composite materials, which combine together the high mechanical properties of wood with the superior fire behaviour properties of leather. …”
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Evaluation of tensile strength variability in fiber reinforced composite rods using statistical distributions by Hao Qin, Thierno Aliou Ka, Xiang Li, Kangxin Sun, Kaiqiang Qin, Sarkar Noor E Khuda, T. Tafsirojjaman

“…However, the inherent variability of composite materials poses a critical challenge, particularly in tensile strength, which directly impacts the safety and durability of structures. …”
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Study on the mechanics and self-sensing properties of ultrahigh-performance shotcrete containing waste glass aggregates by Jing Wang, Songze Wu, Yunlong Zhang, Xuesong Qian

“…The effects of glass sand and steel fibres on the mechanical and electrical properties of composite materials were analysed in this study. Furthermore, alkali‒silica reaction (ASR) tests and microstructural analyses were conducted. …”
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Effect of Mean Stress on the Fatigue Life Prediction of Notched Fiber-Reinforced 2060 Al-Li Alloy Laminates under Spectrum Loading by Weiying Meng, Liyang Xie, Yu Zhang, Yawen Wang, Xiaofang Sun, Shijian Zhang

“…Firstly, a review on the state of the art of constant life diagram models for the life prediction of composite materials is given, which highlights the effect on the forecast accuracy. …”
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Experimental and numerical study on vibration-based damage detection and localisation in laminated composite plates by Saeesh Verenkar, I. Sridhar, Vinayak S. Uppin, P. S. Shivakumar Gouda

“…Damage detection in composite materials is crucial for ensuring the safety and reliability of engineering structures. …”
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Study on Mechanical Properties and Failure Mechanism of Axial Braided C/C Composite by Chunguang Wang, Weiping Tian, Min Tang

“…The research methods and results in this paper could provide important references for the optimization and rational application of C/C composite materials.…”
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Potential Application of Green Composites for Cross Arm Component in Transmission Tower: A Brief Review by M. R. M. Asyraf, M. R. Ishak, S. M. Sapuan, N. Yidris, R. A. Ilyas, M. Rafidah, M. R. Razman

“…Thus, researchers are progressively narrowing down the development of green composite materials in many high strength applications, such as house deck and automotive components. …”
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Facile Fabrication of SrTiO3@MoS2 Composite Nanofibers for Excellent Photodetector Application by Jinghong Li, Lun Zhang, Di Wang, Ran Wang, Xiujuan Liu, Jingxin Zhou

“…Simulating under sunlight at a potential of 1.23 V, the prepared composite materials exhibited a superior photoelectric performance of photocurrent density of 21.4 μA and a resistance of 2.3 Ω. …”
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Thermoset and thermoplastic polymer composites reinforced with flax fiber: Properties and application—A review by Shahidul Islam, Md. Byzed Hasan, Fahmida‐E‐ Karim, Marija Kodrić, Md. Redwanul Islam, Mst. Mohini Khatun, K. Z. M. Abdul Motaleb

“…Because of their unique hydrophilicity and strong mechanical properties, flax fibers should be taken into specific attention while creating composite materials. Vegetable fibers like flax are highly versatile and are frequently utilized in structural composites. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue under UV Light Irradiation on Prepared Carbonaceous TiO2 by Zatil Amali Che Ramli, Nilofar Asim, Wan N. R. W. Isahak, Zeynab Emdadi, Norasikin Ahmad-Ludin, M. Ambar Yarmo, K. Sopian

“…This study involves the investigation of altering the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 using composite materials. Three different forms of modified TiO2, namely, TiO2/activated carbon (AC), TiO2/carbon (C), and TiO2/PANi, were compared. …”
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Bamboo-inspired ultra-strong nanofiber-reinforced composite hydrogels by Hao Zhuo, Xinyu Dong, Quyang Liu, Lingyi Hong, Zhaolong Zhang, Shuchang Long, Wei Zhai

“…Inspired by such natural composites, traditional methods involve extracting nanofibers from natural sources and applying them in composite materials, which, however, often results in less ideal mechanical properties. …”
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Optimization of WEDM process parameters for machining hybrid composites (LM6/B4C/Fly Ash) by Jayavelu Udaya Prakash, Charles Sarala Rubi, Sunder Jebarose Juliyana, Sachin Salunkhe, Sachin Salunkhe, H. B. Özerkan, Lenka Cepova

“…IntroductionWire-electric discharge machining (WEDM) possesses multiple benefits over traditional production approaches; it allows for the precise processing of complex and rigid particulate-reinforced composite materials. Aluminium alloys have found widespread applications in surgical components, shipbuilding, aircraft, automobiles, and inhaling gas cylinders for scuba diving, due to its good strength, and light weight properties.MethodsThe main aim of this investigation is to optimize different process variables for LM6/B4C/Fly ash particle reinforced hybrid composites using WEDM to attain performance metrics such as maximum material removal rate (MRR) and minimal surface roughness (SR). …”
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Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study on the Antipenetration Properties of Fiber Ceramic-Reactive Powder Concrete Composite Targets by H. H. Zou, C. M. Song, M. Y. Wang, D. R. Wang, D. S. Wen

“…Composite materials have been demonstrated to possess excellent antipenetration capacities, but the existing studies have not involved the penetration characteristics of ceramic-concrete composite targets. …”
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Fire Resistance of Building Structures and Fire Protection Materials: Bibliometric Analysis by Marina Victorovna Gravit, Irina Leonidovna Kotlyarskaya, Olga Alexandrovna Zybina, Dmitriy Alexandrovich Korolchenko, Zhmagul Smagulovich Nuguzhinov

“…Among the most cited papers, studies on composite materials and polymers dominate. Among the most productive researchers in the field of flame retardancy of materials are Hu, Yuan (54 papers), Wang, WeiYong (47 papers), and Jiang, Jian (39 papers). …”
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Effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of JUCO fiber reinforced epoxy composites by Md Rion Islam, Md Foisal Hossain, Muhammed Sohel Rana, Md Shafiul Ferdous

“…Fiber orientation within composite materials has a great impact on their physical and mechanical properties. …”
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