The demand for increasing the strength of the structural element without an increase in the
size of the elements leads to the introduction of reinforcements. Employing carbon …

In the last decade, the functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced composites (FG-
CNTRCs) have attracted considerable interest due to their excellent mechanical properties …

Abstract Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) has a major role to play in the damage
identification strategy of engineering structures. Sensors form an integral part of SHM and …

The piezoresistive behavior of graphene conductive polymer composites is vital for the
performance of smart-sensing materials. In this paper, a numerical method for predicting the …

We present finite element simulations to predict the conductivity, elastic response and strain-
sensing capability of conductive composites comprising a polymeric matrix and carbon …

A damage mechanism based approach to the structural health monitoring of wind turbine
blades is formulated. Typical physical mechanisms of wind turbine blade degradation …

Carbon nanotube polymer composites exhibit piezoresistivity that can be utilized for flexible
strain sensors. Piezoresistive modeling is critical for improving sensor performance, but …

Composite materials are increasingly being used in a variety of industries due to their
superior mechanical properties and low weight. Hybrid composites, which combine multiple …

We present a MULTICOMP package developed for multiscale modeling of polymer-based
nanomaterials. The package implements GUI-based tools for the automatic construction of …

This article presents a molecular dynamics (MD)-aided multiscale modeling framework that
accounts for the nanoscale deformation kinetics and morphological irregularities in polymer …