Multi-material components featuring high performance and design flexibility have attracted
considerable attention, providing solutions to meet the performance demands of high-end …

Multi-material structure fabrication has the potential to address some critical challenges in
today's industrial paradigm. While conventional manufacturing processes cannot deliver …

The photothermal phenomenon involves material photon heating in the form of continuous
waves, modulated waves, or pulses. The resulting temperature rise carries very rich …

To address the issue of high void contents in 3D printed continuous flax fibre reinforced
composites (CFFRCs), an efficient fibre pre-treatment method was proposed to improve the …

In this study, a comprehensive study on the vibration behaviour of functionally graded thick
microplates with material imperfections is presented for free and forced vibrations within a …

With the increasing demand for light weight design in industries such as aerospace and
automotive, sheet metallic materials with high strength and low density have been …

To meet the requirements of vibration control for composite structures, the NiTiNOL steel
wire ropes (NiTi-ST) is selected to control the vibration of the composite laminate. The …

Piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers have shown great potential in biomedical applications
due to their high acoustic-to-electric conversion efficiency and large power capacity. The …

Composite materials are used to produce multi-objective structures such as fluid reservoirs,
transmission pipes, heat exchangers, pressure vessels due to high strength and stiffness to …

Plants are the most abundant bioresources, providing valuable materials that can be used
as additives in polymeric materials, such as lignocellulosic fibers, nano-cellulose, or lignin …