Advances in Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites: Processing and Properties

Dear Colleagues,

In the 21st century, composites have been recognized as the most promising and diverse materials available on the world market. Composite structures reinforced with synthetic or natural fibers are gaining more importance as the demand for high-strength lightweight materials increases. Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have received considerable attention from academicians, scientists, and researchers due to the development of novel synthesis approaches and to their excellent properties. FRP composites are characterized not only by a high strength-to-weight ratio but also by exceptional qualities, such as high stiffness, durability, flexural strength, and damping properties, and good resistance to wear, corrosion, impact, and fire. These diversified features have allowed multipurpose applications of FRP composites in various fields, including mechanical and structural engineering and aerospace, marine, automobile, biomedical, and many other manufacturing industries. Therefore, FRP composites are the ideal candidates for all those applications in which high strength and stiffness-to-weight ratio allow for sustainability and long life cycle. When combining composites with reinforcement supplements, the use of natural compounds containing synthetic fibers and of synthetics containing natural fiber materials in a mixture or as individual constituents  may be mandatory to obtain superior properties of the resulting composites. In addition, FRP composites are gaining attention because of their ecofriendly nature and sustainability.

The main aim of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for academicians and researchers worldwide to publish their work on natural/synthetic fibers and the processing and properties of FRP composites. Research and review articles, along with short communications, are invited for this Special Issue. 

 

Dr. Emanoil Linul
Dr. Dipen Kumar Rajak
Dr. Cristina Vălean
Guest Editors

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