...Audrey Gbaguidi; Sirish Namilae; Daewon Kim The electrical conductivity and percolation onset of graphene-based nanocomposites are studied by varying both planar and transversal aspect ratios of graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) fillers using a three-dimensional stochastic percolation-based model...

...Seyed Hamid Reza Sanei; Randall Doles The aim of this study is to present a representative volume element (RVE) for nanocomposites with different microstructural features using a stochastic finite element approach. To that end, computer-simulated microstructures of nanocomposites were generated...

... the flame by combining other chemicals or reactively modifying the epoxy resin. Graphene oxide (GO) nanofilms deposited on top of composite surfaces were compared with the test results of nanocomposite coatings of GO and nanoclay particles on composite surfaces. GO thin film applied to the surface of fiber...

..., in this work molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are used to study the diffusion of O 2 and N 2 penetrants in metal particle polymer nanocomposites composed of an uncross-linked polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix with Cu nanoparticle inclusions. PDMS is modeled using a hybrid interatomic potential...

... nanocomposites cellulose nanowhisker composite microstructure-based finite element analysis materials design, magnetic alignment synthesized micrograph Effective elastic property prediction of fiber-reinforced composite is revisited in this work. Many methods have already been established...

... dynamics method nanocomposites nanoindentation nanostructured materials polymers viscoelasticity X-ray diffraction Advancement on modeling, microstructure characterization, property measurement, and processing in polymer based advanced materials raised interest to integrated computational...

... microstructures. Finally, the similarities between the effective conductivity properties and percolation threshold are discussed. 30 03 2011 15 09 2011 15 10 2011 12 12 2011 12 12 2011 carbon nanotubes electrical conductivity filled polymers Monte Carlo methods nanocomposites...

...Bohayra Mortazavi; Julien Bardon; Said Ahzi; Akbar Ghazavizadeh; Yves Rémond; David Ruch In this study, a hierarchical multiscale homogenization procedure aimed at predicting the effective mechanical properties of silica/epoxy nanocomposites is presented. First, the mechanical properties...

...Kui Wang; Rodrigue Matadi Boumbimba; Nadia Bahlouli; Saïd Ahzi; René Muller; Michel Bouquey This work aims to investigate the dynamic behavior of polypropylene organoclay nanocomposites. The nanocomposite was obtained by mixing the polypropylene matrix with a masterbatch of polypropylene modified...

... conducting polymers contact resistance dielectric losses dielectric polarisation filled polymers inclusions lead compounds nanocomposites nanofabrication nanoparticles organic-inorganic hybrid materials particle reinforced composites particle size permittivity piezoceramics piezoelectric...

...Ardeshir H. Tehrani; Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub In this study, damage evolution in a nanocomposite containing the polymethyl methacrylate polymer (PMMA) embedded with silicate nanoclay particles is simulated by using a nonlinear viscoelastic, viscoplastic, and viscodamage constitutive model...

...Mrinal C. Saha; M. Cengiz Altan 20 07 2011 21 07 2011 28 07 2011 14 10 2011 14 10 2011 nanocomposites It is with great pleasure that we compiled the Special Issue Recent Advances in Micro, Nano, and Cellular Composite Materials of the Journal of Engineering...

... along the laminate to be fabricated provides better mechanical properties. Therefore, this baseline case is used in fabricating nanocomposite laminates to study the effects of the MWNT content, functionalization and morphology. Effect of distribution media length on the flexural properties...

...C. U. Okoro; M. K. Hossain; M. V. Hosur; S. Jeelani Uniform dispersion of the constituent nanomaterial is essential in attaining optimal results for nanocomposite fabrication. In this research, a dual-phase dispersion method is studied combining a high intensity ultrasonic liquid processor...

... composites clay fracture moulding nanocomposites nanofabrication optical microscopy resins rough surfaces scanning electron microscopy nanoclay seawater mechanical properties Both neat and nanophased samples were exposed to seawater for 30- to 180-day periods at room temperature. After...

... Velocity Oxy-Fuel Process for Use in Oil Sands Industry ,” J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. , 9 ( 7 ), pp. 4316 – 4323 . 10.1166/jnn.2009.M52 4 Stewart , D. A. , Shipway , P. H. , and McCartney , D. G. , 1999 , “ Abrasive Wear Behaviour of Conventional and Nanocomposite HVOF-Sprayed WC...

... biodegradable materials compression moulding elastic moduli fibre reinforced composites Fourier transform spectra infrared spectra nanocomposites nanofabrication scanning electron microscopy surface modification compression molding biodegradable composite Composite materials from man...

...Said Ahzi 01 04 2011 19 04 2011 18 07 2011 18 07 2011 micromechanics molecular dynamics method nanocomposites polymers rheology solid-state phase transformations The papers represented in this edition of the Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology...

...Rodrigue Matadi Boumbimba; Said Ahzi; Nadia Bahlouli; David Ruch; José Gracio Similarly to unfilled polymers, the dynamic mechanical properties of polymer/organoclay nanocomposites are sensitive to frequency and temperature, as well as to clay concentration. Richeton et al. (2005, “A Unified Model...

...Valeria La Saponara; Assimina A. Pelegri condition monitoring elastomers fibre reinforced composites functionally graded materials micromechanics nanocomposites piezoelectric materials It is a pleasure to present to you a collection of 18 papers highlighting Recent Advances...