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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 960 Downloads: 605 Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024) December 17, 2023 pp. 94-107

The effect of containing Al2O3 microparticles in different matrix polymers on properties of pineapple fiber-reinforced composites

Indra Mawardi, Hanif Razak, Zaini Akadir, Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya

In this study, Al₂O₃ microparticle was used as a filler for pineapple fiber reinforced composites with different matrix polymers. The effect of Al₂O₃ microparticles in the epoxy and unsaturated polyester matrix on the mechanical, physical…

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SI: Showcasing Structural Integrity Research in India Views: 626 Downloads: 381 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 7, 2019 pp. 571-576

Interfacial shear strength of carbon nanotubes based hybrid composites: effect of loading rate

Harpreet Singh Singh Bedi, Beant Kaur Billing, Prabhat K Agnihotri

Interfacial interaction is investigated between the two basic constituents in carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs). Efforts have been made to quantify the interfacial shear strength (IFSS) between individual carbon fiber (CF) and epoxy…

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Fractography and Advanced metallography Views: 1,073 Downloads: 678 Vol. 17, No. 64 (2023) March 21, 2023 pp. 93-103

Mechanical and Fractured surface characterization of epoxy/red mud/fly ash/ aluminium powder filled hybrid composites for automotive applications

K. C. Anil, A.B. Hemavathi, A. Adeebpasha

In recent decades, one can observe a great increase in the replacement of traditional materials with polymer composites in high-strength and lightweight applications. High fuel consumption by automobile and aerospace vehicles built from…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 713 Downloads: 337 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) April 17, 2024 pp. 29-42

Optimization of clamshell content for improved properties in bamboo-epoxy composites

Anand K J, Thippeswamy Ekbote

The present study aims to develop a novel hybrid composite by incorporating clamshell as a secondary reinforcing filler into a bamboo-epoxy composite. The primary objective of this hybridization is to optimize the synergistic benefits of…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 642 Downloads: 528 Vol. 18, No. 70 (2024) August 12, 2024 pp. 91-104

Impact of hybrid nanoparticle reinforcements on Mechanical properties of Epoxy-Polylactic Acid (PLA) Composites: Impact of hybrid nanoparticle reinforcements on Mechanical properties of Epoxy-Polylactic Acid (PLA) Composites

M. A. Umarfarooq, K. Dileep, A. Srinath, N.R. Banapurmath, Ashok M. Sajjan

This study examines the influence of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the mechanical properties of SiO₂-loaded epoxy-polylactic acid (PLA) composites. Epoxy and PLA were mixed to form the matrix…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 793 Downloads: 421 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) October 8, 2024 pp. 22-36

Mechanical, Fracture, and Thermal Characterization of Post-Cured Hybrid Epoxy Nanocomposites Reinforced with Graphene Nanoplatelets and h-Boron Nitride

M.A. Umarfarooq, Mantesh Choukimath, N. R. Banapurmath

The post-curing process of cured composites is essential in enhancing the strength, stiffness, elevating the glass transition temperature, and reducing residual stress in polymer thermoset composites. The curing temperature and time are…

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Fractography and Advanced metallography Views: 1,072 Downloads: 913 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 338-351

Evaluation of Tensile properties of FRP Composite Laminates under Varying Strain Rates and Temperatures

Prahlad Joshi, Sk Panigrahi

The present investigation deals with the characterization of tensile behavior of various Fiber Reinforced Polymer composites under Thermo-Mechanical loading. Five different types of Uni-Directional (UD) composites of Carbon, Glass…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 547 Downloads: 316 Vol. 20, No. 76 (2026) January 2, 2026 pp. 1-16

Mechanical and morphological evaluation of jute fiber reinforced epoxy composites for sustainable structural and automotive applications

B. A. Praveen

This study investigates jute fibre reinforced epoxy composites fabricated using a controlled vacuum bag moulding process, with emphasis on establishing reliable structure property relationships relevant to sustainable engineering…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 929 Downloads: 550 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) December 13, 2024 pp. 330-340

Development and mechanical characterization of eggshell bio-filler based hybrid composites

Afroz Khan, B. K. Naveen Kumar, K. J. Anand, E. Ashoka, G. Hareesha

Hybridization of natural fiber composite by incorporating waste- derived fillers has been identified as a promising sustainable technique to develop environmentally friendly and economical composites with enhanced mechanical properties.…

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Damage mechanics Views: 689 Downloads: 364 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) October 8, 2024 pp. 49-66

The Epoxy-based composites with Size-Fractionated Waste Areca Sheath: An Experimental Investigation on the Macroscopic and Vibrational Properties

Lijo Varghese, G.C. Mohan Kumar

The use of Areca sheath in developing a newer composite material is proposed in this article. The Areca sheath particulates are extracted by pulverizing long sheaths into different sizes of particulates and are reinforced into the epoxy to…

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Fracture Views: 825 Downloads: 737 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 59-73

Matrix Hybridization Effects on Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Glass Epoxy Laminates using Nano and Micro fillers

Anant Joshi, Shivakumar Gouda, I. Sridhar, M. A. Umar Farooq, Vinayak Uppin, B. H. Maruthi Prashanth

The composite materials are normally made of reinforcements and resins. High-performance composites are generally termed hybrid composite materials. Generally, fiber-reinforced composite laminates are very weak in their out-of-plane…

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Miscellanea Views: 776 Downloads: 479 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 11, 2014 pp. pages 403-408

Impact response of balsa core sandwiches

Nurdane Mortas, Paulo N.B. Reis, José A.M. Ferreira

The benefits of resins nano-enhanced on the impact response of sandwich composites made by fiber glass/epoxy skins and balsa wood core were studied. Afterwards, the influence of the core's discontinuity was analyzed in terms of impact…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 488 Downloads: 505 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) October 12, 2025 pp. 21-34

Studies on influence of seashell-based filler on water absorption behaviour of bamboo-epoxy composite: mechanical and fractured surface characterization

H. K. Madhusudhana, Khalid Imran, Sushma M S, Anand K. J., E. Ashoka, Dhummansure Vishalkumar

The hydrophilic nature of bamboo fiber makes them prone to moisture uptake and subsequent property degradation. In this study, bamboo fiber–epoxy composites were hybridized with clamshell-derived particulate fillers to mitigate the adverse…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 729 Downloads: 588 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 158-173

Crack suppression by natural fiber integration for improved interlaminar fracture toughness in fiber hybrid composites

Shivakumar Gouda, Anant Joshi, Sridhar I, Umarfarooq M A, Vinayak Uppin, Jyoti Vastrad, Nabaneeta Gogoi, Abhilash Edacherian

In this paper, the effect of integration of natural fibers in UD carbon fiber is studied. The integration of natural fibers in carbon fiber is made via intra fiber hybridization. Natural fiber hybrid composite samples were prepared for…

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Miscellanea Views: 953 Downloads: 580 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 9, 2014 pp. pages 431-438

Interlaminar fracture in woven carbon/epoxy laminates

Paulo N.B. Reis, José A.M. Ferreira, José D.M. Costa, António M. Pereira

This paper describes an experimental study developed to characterize the mode I and mode II fracture toughness of carbon/epoxy woven composites, using DCB and ENF tests, respectively. The laminates were manufactured using an epoxy resin…

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Fracture Views: 1,208 Downloads: 800 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 240-260

Influence of hBN and MoS2 fillers on toughness and thermal stability of carbon fabric-epoxy composites

Mr. Yermal Shriraj Rao, Dr. B. Shivamurthy, Dr. Nanjangud Subbarao Mohan, Dr. Nagaraja Shetty

Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) fillers of 2 to 8 wt.% influence on toughness, microhardness and thermal stability of carbon fabric-reinforced epoxy composite (CFREC) reported. Mode-I, mixed-mode I/II…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 474 Downloads: 300 Vol. 20, No. 76 (2026) January 17, 2026 pp. 82-98

Experimental study on the mechanical and tribological characteristics of pineapple leaf fiber reinforced polymer composites for biomedical applications

B. A. Praveen

New biomedical supportive and lightweight structures require the creation of sustainable polymer composites of high strength and wear resistance. This research explores the use of alkali-treated pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) reinforced epoxy…

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Damage mechanics Views: 511 Downloads: 352 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) May 21, 2025 pp. 139-152

Damage mechanisms in hybrid composites: experimental characterisation and energy-based numerical analysis

João M. Parente, L.M. Ferreira, P.N.B. Reis

This study analyses the failure mechanisms of bilayer hybrid composites, consisting of carbon and glass fibres embedded in an epoxy matrix, under bending loads. The objective is to evaluate how different hybrid configurations influence…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,146 Downloads: 912 Vol. 17, No. 64 (2023) March 21, 2023 pp. 229-239

Mechanical and Fracture Characterization of Epoxy/PLA/Graphene/SiO2 Composites

K. Dileep, A. Srinath, N.R. Banapurmath, M.A. Umarfarooq, A.M. Sajjan

This work investigated the effects of graphene and SiO₂ addition on the mechanical and fracture properties of epoxy (80%) - Polylactic acid (PLA) (20 %) composites. Epoxy-PLA composites were loaded with graphene and SiO₂ (0.1-0.5 wt. %…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 595 Downloads: 443 Vol. 15, No. 56 (2021) March 28, 2021 pp. 65-73

Investigation on influence of SiCp on three-body abrasive wear behaviour of glass/epoxy composites

Ajith Joshi, S. Basavarajappa, S. Ellangovan, B.M Jayakumar

The present study present the influence of SiCp incorporation on three-body abrasive wear behavior of glass/epoxy composites. The investigations was carried out using dry sand rubber wheel abrasive wear test apparatus. 2k factorial design…

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Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 731 Downloads: 723 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 291-309

Flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams strengthened by NSM technique using ECC

Fady Awad, Mohamed Husain, Khaled Fawzy

Bendable concrete is also defined as engineered cementitious composites because of its great ductility and tight fracture width limitation. ECC mixtures by adding additional Portland cement, silica sand and fly ash, fiber types…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 635 Downloads: 567 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 51-65

The Effect of corrosion on the quality repair of the aluminum alloy A 5083 H11 by bonded composites

Sadek Kaddour, Benaoumeur Aour, Mohammed Salah Bennouna, Abderrahim Talha, Belabbes Bachir Bouiadjra, Morad fari bouanani

In this paper, the effect of corrosion on the performance of the bonded composite patch repair in aluminum alloy A5083 marine structure was investigated using three dimensional finite element methods. To this end, two patches made in…

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SI: Portuguese contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 514 Downloads: 353 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 2, 2019 pp. 249-256

Effect of machining parameters on the mechanical properties of high dosage short –carbon- fiber reinforced composites

José António Martins Ferreira, Sergio Oliveira, Joel Silva, Carlos Capela

The machinability of polymer matrix composites with fibers strongly depends on the type of fiber and dosage in question, having a high influence on the selection of tools and cutting parameters. The cutting temperature depends of rotation…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,044 Downloads: 623 Vol. 11, No. 39 (2017) December 15, 2016 pp. Pages 166-180

Investigation of stress intensity factor for internal cracks in FG cylinders under static and dynamic loading

Mahmoud Shariati, Masoud Mahdizadeh Rokhi, Hassan Rayegan

This paper investigates the variations of mode I stress intensity factor (KI) for inner penny-shaped and circumferential cracks in functionally graded solid and hollow thick walled cylinders, respectively with the changes of crack…

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Fracture Views: 737 Downloads: 633 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 30-42

Mechanical behavior of unidirectional composites according different failure criteria

Adel Deliou, Benattou Bouchouicha

This work is about study of the mechanical behaviour of unidirectional Kevlar / Epoxy composite laminates according to different failure criteria. Varying strength parameters values, makes it possible to compare the ultimate mechanical…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 701 Downloads: 291 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) October 16, 2025 pp. 76-87

Realization of introducing non-woven veil on interlaminar radial strength of Glass Epoxy L-Bend composites

Shivakumar Gouda, Vinayak S. Uppin, I. Sridhar, G. Hatti, M. A. Umarfarooq, A. Muddebihal, K. N. Bharath, A. Edacherian

This study investigates the effect of interleaving non-woven veils and their surface areal density on the curved beam strength (CBS) and interlaminar radial stress (ILRS) of glass/epoxy L-bend composite laminates. Carbon veils with areal…

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SI: Developments in the fracture and fatigue assessment of materials Views: 1,132 Downloads: 470 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 23, 2018 pp. 14-24

Investigating the contribution of geometrical parameters and immersion time on fracture toughness of jute fabric composites using statistical techniques

Dr. Bharath K N, G. B. Manjunatha

The aim of this work is to evaluate the failure analysis of jute fabric reinforced composite using statistical technique for marine applications. A fracture mechanics approach is proposed to determine the failure load and fracture…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 799 Downloads: 1,008 Vol. 18, No. 68 (2024) February 15, 2024 pp. 127-139

Interleaving Carbon-Glass Veil in Glass Epoxy Composite for Improved Mode-I Fracture Toughness – A Hybrid Approach

Vinayak S. Uppin, P.S.Shivakumar Gouda, I.Sridhar, M. A. Umarfarooq, Aravind Muddebihal, Abhilash Edacherian

The present study investigates the influence of hybrid interleaving technique using Glass and Carbon veils to improve the mode-I fracture toughness in Glass epoxy laminates. Commercially available non-woven Carbon and Glass veils with…

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SI: Fracture Mechanics versus Environment Views: 611 Downloads: 349 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 9, 2019 pp. 595-601

Effect of Environmental Conditions on the Resistance of Damaged Composite Materials

Sidi Mohammed Amine Khiat, Ramdane Zenasni, Mawloud Hamdi

The present paper proposes a strength model for unidirectional composites with Lin/Epoxy. The model assumes that, a central core of broken fibers flanked by unbroken fibers which are subject to stress concentrations from the broken fibers.…

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