Multi-Scales Behaviour of Materials......Page 2
Preface......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
Micro-Scale Modeling of Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Materials......Page 7
Cellulose Whiskers Micro-Fibers Effect in the Mechanical Proprieties of PP and PLA Composites Fibers Obtained by Spinning Process......Page 18
Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams by Confined Oblique Rods......Page 33
Behavior of the Composite Lightweight Concrete......Page 45
Effects of Ageing in Marine Environment on Glass Fibre/Unsaturated Polyester Composite......Page 57
Study of Mechanical Behavior of Concrete in Direct Tensile Fiber Chips......Page 70
Effect of Artificial Defect and Mean Shear Stress on Torsional Fatigue Behaviour......Page 80
Optimizing Residual Stress Profile Induced by Laser Shock Peening Using DOE Technique......Page 89
Toward Optimal Updating Time Inspection Based on Reliability Approach of Fatigue Crack Propagation......Page 102
Impact and Sliding Wear Resistance of Hadfield and Rail Steel......Page 118
Predicting the Reliability of Aligned Carbon Nanotube Bundles in Mechanical Structures......Page 130
Safety and Reliability of Carbon Nanotubes in Nanoactuator Application......Page 136
Correlating Piezoelectric Polymer/Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposite Strain Sensor with Reliability and Optimization Tools......Page 143
Performance and Analysis of Concrete in Sewer Environment: Anisotropy of Damage......Page 153
Epoxy-Layered Silicate and Epoxy MWCNTs Nanocomposites......Page 166
Design and Finite Element Modal Analysis of 48m Composite Wind Turbine Blade......Page 176
Residual Stresses in a Ceramic-Metal Composite......Page 191
Impact Depth on Glass Surface Caused by Sand Particles......Page 203
Effect of Hydrogen on Mechanical Properties of Pipeline API 5L X70 Steel......Page 219
Keywords Index......Page 233
Authors Index......Page 235