A review on mechanical properties and deterioration mechanisms of FRP bars under severe environmental and loading conditions

G Feng, D Zhu, S Guo, MZ Rahman, Z Jin… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rebar corrosion is the most common durability issue in reinforced concrete structures, and
replacing steel rebar with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bar can effectively resolve the …

Folding behaviour of a deployable composite cabin for space habitats-part 1: Experimental and numerical investigation

TW Liu, JB Bai - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, demands for space habitats have increased significantly with the growth of space
applications for micro-gravity investigation and space travel. Therefore, there is an urgent …

Experimental and numerical investigation on folding stable state of bistable deployable composite boom

TW Liu, JB Bai, HT Xi, N Fantuzzi, GY Bu, Y Shi - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The bistable deployable composite boom (Bi-DCB) can realize the bistable function by
storing and releasing strain energy, which has a good application prospect in the aerospace …

Folding behavior of thin-walled tubular deployable composite boom for space applications: Experiments and numerical simulation

TW Liu, JB Bai, N Fantuzzi, HT Xi, H Xu, SL Li, PC Cao - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
Thin-walled tubular deployable composite boom (DCB) has gained significant attention due
to its lightweight, simple structure and high packaging efficiency. The experimental and …

Efficiency improvement of solar stills through wettability alteration of the condensation surface: An experimental study

P Zanganeh, AS Goharrizi, S Ayatollahi, M Feilizadeh… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The condensation process is of great importance in many heat transfer devices in which a
large amount of energy must be transferred. Furthermore, condensation is a crucial part of …

Temperature effect on large deformation of bistable deployable composite boom

TW Liu, JB Bai, HT Xi, Q Liu - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The bistable deployable composite boom (Bi-DCB) can achieve bistable function by storing
and releasing strain energy, which has a good application prospect in space field. For …

Techno-economic feasibility of solar based desalination through reverse osmosis

A Ghafoor, T Ahmed, A Munir, C Arslan, SA Ahmad - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapidly prevailing water scarcity issues has increased demand of brackish water
desalination. The desalination using conventional energy is an energy intensive and …

Vacuum preloading combined with intermittent electro-osmosis for dredged slurry strengthening

F Liu, H Fu, J Zhou, J Wang… - Geotechnical …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Vacuum electro-osmosis is a useful method for strengthening dredged slurry; however, this
technique is not widely applied because of its high power consumption and decreased …

Planar clamping anchorage for CFRP plate: Experimental research, friction-adhesion synergistic mechanism and theoretical model

Y Duo, L Qi, S Huang, Q Yue, X Liu - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) is an anisotropic material, which poses great
challenge to its anchorage. In this paper, the performance of a planar clamping anchorage …

Metaheuristic optimization of laminated composite plates with cut-outs

C Cakiroglu, K Islam, G Bekdaş, S Kim, ZW Geem - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
The stacking sequence optimization of laminated composite plates while maximizing the
structural performance or minimizing the weight is a subject investigated extensively in the …