Torsional Behaviour and Finite Element Analysis of the Hybrid Laminated Composite Shafts: Comparison of VARTM with Vacuum Bagging Manufacturing Method by Mehmet Emin Taşdelen, Mehmet Halidun Keleştemur, Ercan Şevkat

“…The braided sleeves are slid over an Al tube to create very strong and rigid tubular form shafts and they are in the form of 2/2 twill biaxial fiber fabric that has been woven into a continuous sleeve. Carbon and glass fibers braided sleeves are used for the fabrication of the composite shafts. …”
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A novel structure luminous flexible fiber was prepared via aerosol jet printing by Keke Wang, Zhi Liu, Chenxin Zhou, Baixiong Liu, Feng Gu, Shixian Xiong, Jianfeng Liu, Munan Yang

“…The Y2O3:Eu3+ coated high silica glass fibers demonstrate luminous efficiency twice that of traditional methods, retaining 80% after 250 bending cycles and 90% after sweat immersion. …”
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Evaluation of the Impact Resistance of Various Composite Sandwich Beams by Vibration Tests by Amir Shahdin, Joseph Morlier, Laurent Mezeix, Christophe Bouvet, Yves Gourinat

“…This experimental works will help aerospace structural engineer in assess structural integrity using classification of impact resistance of various composite sandwich beams (entangled carbon and glass fibers, honeycomb and foam cores). Low velocity impacts are done below the barely visible impact damage (BVID) limit in order to detect damage by vibration testing that is hardly visible on the surface. …”
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Bimetallic synergy in supported Ni–Pd catalyst for selective hydrogenolysis of C–O bonds in epoxy resins by Yanze Huang, Yukari Yamazaki, Katsutoshi Nomoto, Hiroki Miura, Tetsuya Shishido, Xiongjie Jin, Kyoko Nozaki

“…Furthermore, the catalyst is successfully applied to decomposition of epoxy composites to recover carbon or glass fibers and phenolic compounds, implying the potential application of our catalyst system toward recycling of epoxy composites.…”
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Thermal radiation effect on MHD stagnation point flow with partial slip by Praveen Kumar Dadheech, Navin Kumar, Priyanka Agrawal, Qasem Al-Mdallal

“…The current work has numerous practical applications in polymer technology, the manufacturing of glass fibers, and metallurgical processes such as annealing and tinning copper wires, as well as chilling continuous strips or filaments by pulling through quiescent fluids.…”
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Crack suppression by natural fiber integration for improved interlaminar fracture toughness in fiber hybrid composites� by Anant Joshi, P S Shivakumar Gouda, I. Sridhar, Umarfarooq M A, Vinayak Uppin, Jyoti Vastrad, Nabaneeta Gogoi, Abhilash Edacherian

“…XRD analysis was done for the chosen natural fibers to know the crystallinity index and then compared with Carbon and Glass fibers. The fracture test experimental results, revealed that the effect of Jute fiber integration in UD Carbon epoxy composite was found significant in getting relatively good Mode I and II fracture toughness at the crack initiation without losing its stiffness. …”
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A Study on the Strengthening Performance of Concrete Beam by Fiber-Reinforced Polyurea (FRPU) Reinforcement by Jun-Hyuk Song, Eun-Taik Lee, Hee-Chang Eun

“…Moreover, the load-carrying capacity and mechanical behavior of all specimens were compared according to the content of the steel fibers, milled glass fibers, or carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Specimens reinforced using polyurea or FRPU were confirmed to retain the load-carrying capacity and flexural ductility to a certain degree after concrete failure at the tension face of the midspan section. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF TENSILE STRENGTH OF EMPTY OIL PALM FRUIT BUNCH FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS by Abdul Rahim, Agus Mujianto, Richie Feriyanto, Hery Tri Waloyo

“…Fibers are combined with a matrix to create composite materials. Instead of glass fibers, environmentally friendly natural fibers serve as the reinforcement in the composite material. …”
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Tribological Characterization of Epoxy Hybrid Composites Reinforced with Al2O3 Nanofiller by K. Dilip Kumar, M. Shantharaja, M. D. Kiran, M. Rajesh, Nithin Kumar, Haiter Lenin

“…In the present research, epoxy matrix reinforced with nylon-6 fibers and glass fibers were prepared using the solution blend technique. …”
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Design optimization of pangolin inspired composites for enhanced energy absorption by Iman Karami Fath, Abbas Niknejad, Hadi Zare-Zardini

“…We consider two plant-based fibers, luffa and linen, as environmentally friendly substitutes for glass fibers. Using Taguchi, we quantitatively investigated the effects of five factors: fiber type, curvature radius, number of composite plies, trapezoidal scale Y1, and trapezoidal scale Y2 on TAE and SAE. …”
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Karakteristik Mekanik Komposit Polyester E-Glass dengan Stacking Sequences [0°, 90°, 0°] by Ilhamdi Ilhamdi, Dony Hidayat, Fadli Febriyan

“…</p><p>In this study, e-glass fibers were manually laminated with polyester resin in open die using brush. …”
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Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Investigation of the Dynamic Response for an Annular Circular Plate Made of Glass/Polyester Composite Under Different Boundary Conditions by Riyadh Makki Hashim, Samaher Mohammed Sarhan, Fathi Al-Shamma, M. N. Mohammed, Salah Al-Zubaidi, Oday I. Abdullah

“…The composite plate was processed by reinforcing the polyester matrix with E-glass fibers with a 50% volume fraction each by using the handy lay-up method. …”
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Production and Testing of Bamboo Composite for Door of a Three-Wheeled Vehicle by Mulugeta Denanto, Ramesh Babu Nallamothu, Deresse Firew, Idiris Ilmi

“…Keeping in mind the needs of varied testing conditions and characterization standards, polyester resin and E-glass fibers were simply stirred together by hand for 15 minutes. …”
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Grey Forecasting for technoeconomic sustainability of fiberglass composite waste recycling in developing countries by Rizwan Rasheed, Fizza Tahir, Shuaishuai Geng, Fizza Batool, Muhammad Afzaal, Yuehong Su

“…Likewise, the mixing step focuses on eliminating the use of virgin materials and potentially harmful processes as this is where thermoset resins and glass-fibers are blended together to create the composite material. …”
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Concrete reinforcement using composite fiberglass-based materials by Benzerga Ahmed Lamine, Amieur Mohamed, Rabehi Rachid

“…This study aims to evaluate the impact of glass fibers on the general behavior of concrete, in particular on its resistance, deformations, and ductility, using FRP: Fiber-reinforced plastics are materials generally formed of two main and distinct elements: the fiber, "made from glass," and the matrix, "an epoxy resin that allows the transfer of loads between the fibers. …”
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Polarization conversion in soft glass fluoride and chalcogenide fibers for mid-infrared applications by Md Moinul Islam Khan, Md Hosne Mobarok Shamim, Jean-Luc Delarosbil, Younes Messaddeq, Frederic Smektala, Martin Rochette

“…This work is the first proof that in-line polarization control using soft glass fibers is achievable, paving the way toward the development of all-fiber MIR systems.…”
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