Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) combine characteristics of polymers and fibers to obtain a
material with high mechanical strength and stiffness together with low specific mass and …

Reinforced concrete poles, wooden poles and steel poles are commonly used in
communication pole line engineering, but there are numerous shortcomings, which can't be …

For the design of adhesive joints for service in fatigue, parameters such as the rate of fatigue
crack growth and the fatigue threshold energy release rate are of extreme importance …

Composite bolts have become one of the research focuses in screw threads joints due to
their lightweight, high-strength, and wave transmission properties. We elucidate the …

The application of composite materials in structural applications is nowadays commonplace
in diverse industrial sectors. Composites are usually joined with adhesive bonding due to …

With rapid economic development in China, new and aging road infrastructure is susceptible
to premature distresses like potholes under environmental and traffic loading, posing safety …

The adhesive layer in the adhesive joints can experience different modes of loading.
Although the fracture energy of adhesive is generally considered to be a material parameter …

In this paper, an epoxy structural adhesive was fabricated by using the high‐performance
thermoplastic engineering plastic phenolphthalein‐based polyaryletherketone (PEK‐C) as …

Four different types of natural date palm tree fibers (DPTFs), including Rachis, Petiole,
Bunch, and Mesh, were used as short fibers added to single lap adhesive joints subjected to …

To address the deficiencies in traditional communication towers in mobile communication
engineering, such as heavy weight, easy corrosion and poor durability, this study proposes …