Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid and Multifunctional Materials , Volume 6 Proceedings of the 2020 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

Mechanics of Composite, Hybrid, and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 6 of the Proceedings of the 2020 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the sixth volume of seven from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.  The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas, including:

Recycled Constituent Composites

Nanocomposites

Fracture & Fatigue of Composites

Multifunctional Materials

Damage Detection & Non-destructive Evaluation

Composites for Wind Energy & Aerospace Applications

Computed Tomography of Composites

Manufacturing & Joining of Composites

Novel Developments in Composites

Autonomous Healing and Indication of Transverse Crack Damage in Carbon Fiber Composite Laminates.- A Novel Test Geometry for Characterization of Traction-Separation Behavior in Composite Laminates Under Mode I Delamination.- Design of Recycled Alumix-123 Based Composites Reinforced with Gama Al2O3 through Combined Method; Sinter + Forging.- Compressive Behavior of Syntactic Foam Composite Produced from Recycled AlMg2.5 Matrix via Thixo-Infiltration of Fly Ash Micro Balloons.- Tailored Behaviour of Scrap Copper Matrix Composites reinforced with Zinc and Aluminium: Low Cost Shape Memory Structures.- New Design of Composites from Fresh Scraps of Niobium for Tribological Applications.- Design of Copper and Silicon Carbide (SiC) Reinforced Recycled Aluminium Matrix Composites through Sintering + Forging.- Manufacturing of “Ni-Ti” based composites from fresh scrap thin sheets reinforced with Nb and TiB2 through hot-forged bonding: Sandwich Structures.- Design Study of Morphing Wing with MFC Actuators.- Design of Recycled Thin Sheet “Ti-Al” Based Composites Reinforced with AA1050, Boron, TiB2, TiC, and B4C Through Hot-Forged Bonding.- Design of Copper and g - Alumina reinforced Recycled Aluminium Matrix Composites through Sintering + Forging.- Experimental Study on Compressive Strength of Copper Slag Replaced Cement Concrete.- Enhanced Structural Imperfection Resistance in Thin-Walled Tubes Filled with Liquid Nanofoam.- Time Temperature Superposition Shift Factors for Fabric Composites.- Applying Macro Fiber Composite Patches to Morph Complex Aircraft Structure.- Study of a Semisolid Processing Route for Producing an AlMg2.5 Matrix Syntactic Foam via Thixo-infiltration of Flyash Micro-balloons.