Bond Behavior of Wet-Bonded Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Concrete Interface Subjected to Moisture by Yiyan Lu, Tao Zhu, Shan Li, Zhenzhen Liu

“…The use of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite materials to strengthen concrete structures has become popular in coastal regions with high humidity levels. …”
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Utilization of coconut fiber and corn cob waste as noise reducers by Amalia Ma'rifatul Maghfiroh, Ardana Putri Farahdiansari

“…One example of utilizing waste from natural fibers is making composites using coconut fiber and corn cobs. Composite materials made from coconut coir fiber and corn cob are alternative sound absorbing materials that are environmentally friendly, easily available and inexpensive. …”
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Comparison of a combined torus tank with a composite isogrid support with existing design solutions by Andrii Diadiuk, Volodymyr Lipovskyi

“…It should be noted that composite materials have a significant advantage due to their higher specific strength compared to metals. …”
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Novel methods to determine hydrothermal residual stresses in fiber-reinforced polymer composite by John Wang, Paul W. Adcock, Wing Kong Chiu

“…Through nondestructive measurements of these changes, the relationship between residual stress in a composite material and its exposure to moisture and thermal conditions was established. …”
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Sustainable bamboo: Technological innovations and patent insights for a greener future by Himalay R. Patel, Rahil Mathakia, Urvashi C. Mangroliya, Viralkumar B. Mandaliya

“…In the construction sector, technologies such as laminated bamboo and bamboo composite materials have significantly improved the structural integrity of bamboo, allowing it to be used in load-bearing applications. …”
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Mechanical Characterization of Carbon Fibres Recycled by Steam Thermolysis: A Statistical Approach by M. Boulanghien, M. R’Mili, G. Bernhart, F. Berthet, Y. Soudais

“…As these fibres are likely to be degraded during the recycling treatment, it is very important to determine their tensile residual properties so as to evaluate their ability as reinforcement for new composite materials. Carbon fibres reclaimed by a steam-thermal treatment applied to degrade the epoxy resin matrix of a CFRP are here analysed. …”
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Investigation of the mechanical properties of bio-composites based on loading kenaf fiber and molding process parameters by Hendra Suherman, Yovial Mahyoedin, Afdal Zaky, Jarot Raharjo, Talitha Amalia Suherman, Irmayani Irmayani

“…We aimed to obtain the mechanical properties of the resulting bio-composite material. Mechanical properties of bio-composite materials are greatly influenced by the fiber content and molding process parameters used. …”
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Use of combined CZM and XFEM techniques for the patch shape performance analysis on the behavior of a 2024-T3 Aluminum structure reinforced with a composite patch by Safa Chahrazad Djebbar, Nadia Kaddouri, Mohamed ElAjrami, Mohamed Belhouari, Kouider Madani

“…This technique is of significant interest in several fields, especially with the use of composite materials. This technique is widely used in aeronautics and ensures a long life of damaged structures. …”
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Effects of Osseointegration by Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 on Titanium Implants In Vitro and In Vivo by Fu-Yuan Teng, Wen-Cheng Chen, Yin-Lai Wang, Chun-Cheng Hung, Chun-Chieh Tseng

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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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Effects of Different Relative Humidities on Flax Fibers prior to Manufacturing Their Composites Based on the Shear Response by Abdul Moudood, Anisur Rahman, Andreas Öchsner, Md Mainul Islam, Mohammad Yeakub Ali, Gaston Francucci

“…Therefore, this study provides an investigation of moisture in flax fibers on the performance of the flax/epoxy composite materials based on their shear responses. The ±45° aligned flax fibers exposed to different relative humidities (RH) and the vacuum infusion process was used to manufacture the composite specimens. …”
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Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging Detection of Defects in Civil Aircraft Composites by Mian Zhong, Bingwei Liu, Chen Li, Zhiqi Wang, Dongshan Wei, Bin Zhou, Xin Dai, Yajun Xu

“…Composite materials have increasingly become a high proportion of the structural weight of aircraft due to their excellent performances. …”
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Experimental Analysis on Friction Characteristics of MW Wind Turbine Generator Yaw Braking System by Ming LIU, Xuebing YANG, Xuewen ZHANG, Zhenrong HUANG, Zhongjie BU

“…[Method] Based on the friction test bench of disc brakes, this paper simulated the operation of the brakes under different working conditions of the WTG, studied the friction characteristics of organic composite materials under different pressures, velocities and temperatures for dual components of same and different materials, and revealed the influencing factors of different parameters on friction coefficient from the perspective of tribology. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Studies on the Mechanical Behavior of a Novel Bidirectional, Prestressed, Prefabricated, Composite Hollow-Core Slab by Junyan Jin, Weicheng Hu, Fuyan Zheng, Bitao Wu

“…Prestressed, precast composite panels are a type of building component that combines prestressing technology with composite materials; but, for most of them, it is difficult to balance structural stress performance and assembly efficiency. …”
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Analysis of the Vibration and Chatter Stability of a Tapered Composite Boring Bar by Chunjin Zhang, Yongsheng Ren, Shujuan Ji, Jinfeng Zhang

“…Though researchers proved that the composite materials suitable for making tapered boring bars can further improve the dynamic stiffness to meet the need of high-speed boring, existing research studies did not study the dynamic characteristics of the tapered composite boring bar comprehensively. …”
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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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High-Performance Anticorrosive Polyester Coatings on Mild Steel in Mixed Acid Mixtures Environments by Bashir Ahmad, Nasir M. Ahmad, Muhammad Yasir, Zulfiqar A. Khan, Sikander Rafiq

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Application of Polypyrrole Cellulose Nanocrystalline Composite Conductive Material in Garment Design by Si Su, Shaoying Hu, Qi Liu

“…Nanocrystals, also called nanoscale crystals, use high-energy polymer spheres to pack calcium, magnesium ions, and bicarbonate in water to produce a water-insoluble crystal structure. Conductive composite materials mainly refer to composite conductive polymer materials, which are composed of polymers and various conductive substances through a certain composite method. …”
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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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Sorption mechanism, hygroscopic agents, and application of passive water evaporative cooling technology—A review by Pei-Xia Qi, Jun-Ji Xu, Hong-Ya Li, Ji-Peng Luo, Quan Shi

“…Compared with previous reviews that only focused on a single type of sorbent, this review provides a detailed analysis of multiple types of single sorbents and composite materials. In the first section of this review, the basic sorption theory, including sorption mechanism, sorption kinetics, and sorption thermodynamics, is reviewed. …”
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