Carbon-based composites bring great promise for various practical applications ranging
from aviation industry to advanced biomedical sensors. The interface chemistry and the …

Aluminum foam, carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) and foam-filled structures have
been drawn growing attention for their outstanding lightweight and energy absorption …

Adhesive bonding between carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRPs) and aluminium alloys is
extensively practised to achieve optimum lightweight and reliable structures in the …

Because of the environmental, technical and economic benefits, plant-based (eg jute)
natural and mineral-based (eg basalt) natural fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are …

Mechanical performance together with progressive failure process and failure modes of
riveted, adhesively bonded and hybrid joints connecting CFRP and aluminum alloy with …

Composite bolted joints are commonly used in various load-bearing structures. However,
inevitable bolt-hole clearances in bolted joints reduce joint performance. Therefore, an …

Although they enable for facile disassembly and inspection of critical assemblies, bolted
joints are common damage initiation sites in laminated composite structures. Sudden failure …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the combined effects of seawater ageing and fatigue
loading on the bearing performance and failure mechanism of CFRP/CFRP single-lap …

In this study, the anodizing process based on the use of tartaric sulfuric acid solution (TSA)
was carried out on metal substrate to evaluate for the first time its effect on the adhesion …

Aim of the present paper is to evaluate how the bearing behavior of pinned flax composites
can be influenced by their exposition to critical environment such as marine one. To this …