Mechanical joining technologies are increasingly used in multi-material lightweight
constructions and offer opportunities to create versatile joining processes due to their low …

As the fibre reinforced plastic composites gain larger and larger share in industry, the
problem of joining them with metal elements becomes significant. The current paper is the …

In the multi-material lightweight design of structural components for the automotive industry,
the joint between different materials plays a significant role in reducing vehicle weight …

Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composites have received extensive attention in the auto
industry and aviation field. For realizing the mechanical joining of fiber reinforced plastic …

Abstract Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites (FRPCs) are widely used materials for
various structural applications, particularly for aerospace and automobile industries. The …

In the twenty-first century, the application of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP)
materials in the vehicle industry are growing rapidly due to lightweight, high specific …

This paper focuses on recent advances made in design, development, manufacturing,
evaluation and modeling of load bearing fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite …

This research is focused on investigating the mechanical behavior of Fused Deposition
Modeling (FDM) processed CFRP/Al hybrid riveted joints at elevated temperatures. A two …

In this paper, we present a topology optimization (TO) framework to simultaneously optimize
the matrix topology and fiber distribution of functionally graded continuous fiber-reinforced …

The fatigue behavior of Hybrid bolted-bonded (HBB) joints is compared with that of only-
bolted (OB) joints. Single-lap shear joints fabricated using carbon fiber-reinforced …