In the last decade, synthetic fiber, as a reinforcing specialist, has been mainly used in
polymer matrix composites (PMC's) to provide lightweight materials with improved stiffness …

Monitoring and maintaining the health of wind turbine blades has long been one of the
challenges facing the global wind energy industry. Detecting damage to a wind turbine …

During their service life, composite materials are prone to damage, which compromises their
structural performance significantly. In this study, glass/epoxy composite specimens …

In this study, a Lamb wave based nonlinear method is used to detect delamination in a
composite laminate. For this purpose, an artificial delamination is created in a composite …

The initiation and propagation of cracks in carbon-fiber reinforced toughened epoxy polymer
composite laminates were studied using modal acoustic emission and waveform energies …

Combining acoustic emission (AE) and machine learning algorithms to understand damage
and failure of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) under bending loads is a challenging …

Natural gradient fibrous bamboo bended from two opposite directions (divided as Type I and
Type II samples) showed pronounced asymmetric flexural performances as the water …

Acoustic emission technology is an effective nondestructive testing method for fiber-
reinforced composites, which can monitor the damage process in real time. The main …

This work is focused on development of hybrid composites with better toughness and
hardness by including natural filler reinforcements. The changes in the behavior of the …

Wind blades, an important application of polymeric composite materials, are subject to
natural weathering. This study aims to evaluate mechanical, thermal and morphological …