Abstract: Elastic constants are key parameters to quantitatively evaluate material strength of anisotropic carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) that is increasingly utilized in commercial aircraft.

Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites have been extensively used in fabrication of primary structures for aerospace, automobile and other engineering applications. With continuous and ...

The practice of combining materials to achieve better performance has accompanied humanity since the earliest constructions. One of the first known examples emerged over five thousand years ago, when ...

Article subjects are automatically applied from the ACS Subject Taxonomy and describe the scientific concepts and themes of the article. Expired CF-prepreg and CFRP offcuts were provided by Basque ...

This study addressed the need to increase the flexural capacity of deteriorated pre-stressed concrete box beams through an experimental campaign involving the design, application, and testing of a ...

BMW to use flax-based composites in future production models Debuted in BMW M4 GT4 during Nürburgring 24-hour race The natural fibers have been validated for use in structural applications like roof ...

A recent study published in Engineering by Peizhao Zhou and Peng Feng from Tsinghua University introduces a novel construction material—flexible ultra-high performance reinforced cementitious ...

Researchers in China and Spain developed a carbon fiber method to strengthen abandoned coal pillars Partially wrapped pillars matched the strength of fully wrapped ones, especially with closer spacing ...

Biogear landing gear demonstrates a hybrid composite structure with visible carbon fiber/flax sections (black) and metallic interface components (silver). Source (All Images) | Fuko Substituting ...