Fibers, Volume 13, Issue 11

Corrosion continues to be a major challenge affecting the service life, safety and durability of steel-reinforced concrete (RC) structures. The deterioration of steel not only reduces structural capacity but also increases long-term maintenance costs...

The generation of over 150 million tons of hemp waste annually is as much of a sustainability challenge as it is an opportunity for the circular bioeconomy. This review provides a critical analysis of the recent trends in the use of industrial hemp w...

Existing Mediterranean reinforced concrete buildings with masonry infills exhibit critical seismic vulnerabilities, yet real-time damage detection capabilities remain limited. This study validates a novel dense piezoelectric transducer (PZT) network...

This study deals with the physical, chemical, and thermal properties of William banana peduncle fibers in order to consider the possibility of using these new fibers in textile applications. The samples were collected in Cameroon, in the Littoral reg...

This paper presents FRESCO (Fiber REinforced Strengthening COmposite Database), a comprehensive open-source database designed to systematically organize experimental data on infilled RC frame systems that can be strengthened with advanced composite m...

This research addresses the critical gap in accurately modelling pultruded fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) beam-to-column joints, where previous studies largely ignored progressive damage mechanisms. A novel finite element framework is developed in AB...

This paper presents the investigation of the effect of electron radiation or the combined action of this radiation and triallyl isocyanurate (TAIC) on the structural, thermal, and mechanical properties of epoxy resin filled with a fraction of dust fi...

Due to their interesting physicochemical and bioactive properties, regenerated fibres (including cellulose and collagen regenerated fibres) have been considered attractive biomaterials for biomedical applications. These regenerated fibres have an alt...

In the last decades, composite materials made of synthetic fibers embedded in organic or inorganic matrices have been successfully used for strengthening reinforced-concrete and masonry buildings. The scientific community is currently discussing the...

This study presents a finite element analysis (FEA)-based numerical homogenization method for evaluating the effective thermo-mechanical properties of a large-area additively manufactured particulate-filled composite using realistic periodic represen...

We conducted a comprehensive experimental investigation of dual-wavelength switching of 1560 nm, 75 fs pulses (referred to as signal) driven by 1030 nm, 270 fs pulses (referred to as control) using two dual-core fibers with high refractive index cont...

Fiber tow-gaps and overlaps formed during the Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) process pose a significant challenge by introducing non-uniform composite morphologies, often characterized by resin-rich regions and fiber waviness. These defects occur as...

Fiber-reinforced composites (FRCs) are increasingly utilized in computer-aided design/computer-aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) workflows for both definitive and provisional restorations. Veneering these materials is essential not only for achieving aes...