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Journal articles
2024, 'Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane Foam Reinforced with Natural Henequen Fibre', Journal of Composites Science, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcs8090343
,2023, 'Ballistic Behavior of Bioinspired Nacre-like Composites', Biomimetics, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics8040341
,2023, 'Progressive fracture testing of Carbon–Carbon composites', Ceramics International, 49, pp. 6451 - 6458, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.10.198
,2023, 'Low velocity impact behaviour and mechanical properties of sandwich panels with cores made from Tetra Pak waste', Composite Structures, 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.116380
,2022, 'Tensile Behavior of 3D Printed Polylactic Acid (PLA) Based Composites Reinforced with Natural Fiber', Polymers, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14193976
,2022, 'Thermal and mechanical properties of PLA-based multiscale cellulosic biocomposites', Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 18, pp. 485 - 495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.02.072
,2021, 'Mechanical behaviour of composite sandwich panels with foamed concrete core reinforced with natural fibre in four-point bending', Thin-Walled Structures, 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2021.108457
,2021, 'Grain size dependent microstructure and texture evolution during dynamic deformation of nanocrystalline face-centered cubic materials', Acta Materialia, 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117088
,2021, 'The effect of microstructure and welding-induced plasticity on the strength of Ni–Mo–Cr alloy welds', Materialia, 17, pp. 101126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2021.101126
,2021, 'Fem-cfd simulation and experimental study of compound parabolic concentrator (Cpc) solar collectors with and without fins for residential applications', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11083704
,2020, 'Mechanical properties of natural fiber reinforced foamed concrete', Materials, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13143060
,2020, 'Effect of Recycled Polystyrene/Limonene Coating on the Mechanical Properties of Kraft Paper: A Comparative Study with Commercial Coatings', Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 28, pp. 1724 - 1736, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10924-020-01721-y
,2020, 'Shaking table test of U-shaped walls made of fiber-reinforced foamed concrete', Materials, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13112534
,2020, 'Compressive behavior of rigid polyurethane foams nanostructured with bacterial nanocellulose at low and intermediate strain rates', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.48701
,2019, 'Ballistic performance of bioinspired nacre-like aluminium composite plates', Composites Part B: Engineering, 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107382
,2019, 'Low velocity impact response of fibre metal laminates based on aramid fibre reinforced polypropylene', Composite Structures, 220, pp. 708 - 716, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.04.018
,2019, 'Study of the porosity of calcified chicken eggshell using atomic force microscopy and image processing', Micron, 118, pp. 50 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2018.12.008
,2018, 'Microstructure and mechanical properties of hard Acrocomia mexicana fruit shell', Scientific Reports, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27282-8
,2018, 'Photoelastic and numerical analyses of the stress distribution around a fiber in a pull-out test for a thermoplastic fiber/epoxy resin composite', Polymer Composites, 39, pp. E2397 - E2406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pc.24709
,2018, 'Evaluation of surface treatments on 5052-H32 aluminum alloy for enhancing the interfacial adhesion of thermoplastic-based fiber metal laminates', International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 82, pp. 90 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2018.01.003
,2017, 'Structural effects on compressive strength enhancement of concrete-like materials in a split Hopkinson pressure bar test', International Journal of Impact Engineering, 109, pp. 408 - 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2017.08.003
,2017, 'A Technique for the Elimination of Stress Waves Overlapping in the Split Hopkinson Pressure bar', Experimental Techniques, 41, pp. 345 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40799-017-0181-6
,2017, 'Mechanical characterization of fiber metal laminate based on aramid fiber reinforced polypropylene', Composite Structures, 172, pp. 259 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.02.100
,2017, 'Mechanical properties in crumple-formed paper derived materials subjected to compression', Heliyon, 3, pp. e00329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00329
,2017, 'Effects of strain rate on the microstructure evolution and mechanical response of magnesium alloy AZ31', Materials Science and Engineering: A, 684, pp. 37 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2016.12.015
,2016, 'Discrete element simulation of dynamic behaviour of partially saturated sand', International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 12, pp. 495 - 507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10999-016-9350-5
,2016, 'Effects of heat treatment and strain rate on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 6061 Al alloy', International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 25, pp. 26 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1056789515569088
,2015, 'Static friction between rigid fractal surfaces', Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.032405
,2015, 'Modelling wrinkling interactions produced by patterned defects in metal thin films', Extreme Mechanics Letters, 4, pp. 175 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eml.2015.07.002
,2015, 'A numerical study of bioinspired nacre-like composite plates under blast loading', Composite Structures, 126, pp. 329 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.02.083
,2014, 'The effect of interface adhesion on buckling and cracking of hard thin films', Applied Physics Letters, 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4900443
,2014, 'Numerical investigation of the impact behaviour of bioinspired nacre-like aluminium composite plates', Composites Science and Technology, 96, pp. 13 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.03.001
,2014, 'Finite element analysis of the mechanical behaviour of aluminium foam and sandwich panels with aluminium foam core under local loading conditions', Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A, 599, pp. 125 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2014.01.080
,2014, 'NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF QUASI-STATIC INDENTATION AND LOW VELOCITY IMPACT OF ROHACELL 51 WF FOAM', International Journal of Computational Methods, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219876213440040
,2014, 'Numerical study of the hydrodynamic drag force in atomic force microscopy measurements undertaken in fluids', Micron, 66, pp. 37 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2014.05.004
,2013, 'Experimental and numerical determination of mechanical properties of polygonal wood particles and their flow analysis in silos', Granular Matter, 15, pp. 811 - 826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10035-013-0443-7
,2012, 'Ballistic performance of thermoplastic composite laminates made from aramid woven fabric and polypropylene matrix', Polymer Testing, 31, pp. 512 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2012.02.010
,2012, 'Numerical analysis of the effect of weld-induced residual stress and plastic damage on the ballistic performance of welded steel plate', Computational Materials Science, 58, pp. 131 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.02.009
,2012, 'Structural behaviour of composite sandwich panels with plain and fibre-reinforced foamed concrete cores and corrugated steel faces', Composite Structures, 94, pp. 1555 - 1563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.12.017
,2011, 'Ballistic performance of multi-layered metallic plates impacted by a 7.62-mm APM2 projectile', International Journal of Impact Engineering, 38, pp. 1022 - 1032, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2011.08.005
,2011, 'Hard projectile penetration and trajectory stability', International Journal of Impact Engineering, 38, pp. 815 - 823, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2011.05.005
,2011, 'Photoelastic evaluation of fiber surface-treatments on the interfacial performance of a polyester fiber/epoxy model composite', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 42, pp. 1017 - 1024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.04.005
,2011, 'Experimental study of the indentation of sandwich panels with carbon fibre-reinforced polymer face sheets and polymeric foam core', Composites Part B: Engineering, 42, pp. 1212 - 1219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2011.02.013
,2011, 'A brief note on the counter-intuitive region of a square plate', International Journal of Impact Engineering, 38, pp. 136 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2010.09.004
,2011, 'Low velocity impact on polymeric foams', JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PLASTICS, 47, pp. 45 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021955X10384956
,2011, 'Low velocity impact on polymeric foams', Journal of Cellular Plastics, 47, pp. 45 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0921374010384956
,2010, 'Micromechanical analysis of the kink-band performance at the interface of a thermoplastic composite under tensile deformation', Polymer Composites, 31, pp. 1817 - 1821, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pc.20973
,2010, 'Indentation into polymeric foams', International Journal of Solids and Structures, 47, pp. 1987 - 1995, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2010.03.025
,2008, 'Degradation of elastic modulus of progressively crushable foams in uniaxial compression', Journal of Cellular Plastics, 44, pp. 415 - 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021955X08095113
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