Active infrared thermography is a fast and accurate non-destructive evaluation technique
that is of particular relevance to the aerospace industry for the inspection of aircraft and …

The growing demand and diversity in the application of industrial composites and the current
inability of present non-destructive evaluation (NDE) methods to perform detailed inspection …

The application of three-dimensional (3D) printing/Additive Manufacturing (AM) for
developing multi-functional smart/intelligent composite materials is a highly promising area …

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

There is an ever‐growing need to protect our environment by increasing energy efficiency
and developing “clean” energy sources. These are global challenges, and their resolution is …

This paper is a review on distributed optic fiber sensing for structural health monitoring
applications, with a deeper focus on technologies relying on the Rayleigh backscattering …

Aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are implemented into alumina-fiber reinforced laminates,
and enhanced mass-specific thermal and electrical conductivities are observed. Electrical …

Aligned nanoscale fibers have been shown to provide inter and intralaminar reinforcement
of fiber-reinforced polymer composites. In one hierarchical architecture, aligned carbon …

Thermoelectric modules experience performance reduction and mechanical failure due to
thermomechanical stresses induced by thermal cycling. The present study subjects a …

Aerospace-grade unidirectional carbon fiber laminate interfaces are reinforced with high
densities (> 10 billion fibers per cm 2) of aligned carbon nanotubes (A-CNTs) that act as …