The purpose of this research was to investigate the creep behaviour of the heterogeneous Timber-UHPFRC beams. New developments have been done to further improve the structural performance, such as strengthening of the timber (glulam) beam by bonding composite material combine with an ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) internally reinforced with or without carbon fibre rei...

Fibre Metal Laminates are structures used primarily in aerospace applications because of their principal advantages such as high strength, lower density, and impact resistance. In the present work, a systematic assessment has been made to evaluate two different stacking sequences FMLs (Type – I (AA 6061/Carbon Fibre/AA 6061), Type II (Carbon Fibre)) against pure carbon composite - III) baseline...

We report on a novel label-free biosensor for in situ measurements in liquid. It is comprised of a porous carbon nanotube (CNT) fibre attached to one prong of a quartz tuning fork (QTF) resonator. Only the protruding CNT fibre is immersed into a liquid, while the QTF is kept above the liquid to avoid short circuit of its electrodes. The low density and large surface area of the CNT fibre assure...

Uncured solid bisphenol-A epoxy resins containing up to 20 wt% carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were prepared using melt blending in a high shear mixer. The extrudate was ground produce fine nanocomposite (NC) powders. This simple method produced well-dispersed NC, with CNT agglomerate sizes below 1 μm. Consolidated NCs displayed improved tensile moduli and strengths 3.3 GPa (+32%) 78 MPa (+19%), respec...

A novel co-curing process was proposed for the bonding of carbon fibre/epoxy composites by replacing traditional epoxy adhesives with fibre/PEEK (CF/PEEK) tapes, an attempt to improve structure integrity. The lap-shear strengths, fatigue resistance and mode-I mode-II fracture behaviour co-cured joints at 22 °C 130 were investigated, failure mechanisms also studied. experimental results demonstr...

Bicycle frames made of carbon fibre are extremely popular for high-performance cycling due to the stiffness-to-weight ratio, which enables greater power transfer. However, products manufactured using carbon fibre are sensitive to impact damage. Therefore, intelligent nondestructive evaluation is a required step to prevent failures and ensure a secure usage of the bicycle. This work proposes an ...