Retrosynthetic Life Cycle Assessment: A Short Perspective on the Sustainability of Integrating Thermoplastics and Artificial Intelligence Into Composite Systems

Over the past 30 years, the polymer composite industry has flourished, producing advanced structural materials for the aviation, energy, and transportation sectors. However, the use of crosslinked thermoset matrices has been linked to significant end-of-life challenges, presenting a critical issue for the industry. Moreover, the industry is...

On the fracture behavior of cortical bone microstructure: The effects of morphology and material characteristics of bone structural components

Bone encompasses a complex arrangement of materials at different length scales, which endows it with a range of mechanical, chemical, and biological capabilities. Changes in the microstructure and characteristics of the material, as well as the accumulation of microcracks, affect the bone fracture properties. In this study, two-dimensional...

Data-Driven Support Vector Machine to Predict Thin-Walled Tube Energy Absorbers Behavior

To design a more efficient energy absorber, it is critical to evaluate how changing the design parameters affects its performance, and also determine each one’s order of significance. In this paper, using a new approach, the behavior and response of straight, double-tapered, and triple-tapered thin-walled tubes with rectangular cross sections...

A stochastic approach to estimate intraocular pressure and dynamic corneal responses of the cornea

IntraOcular Pressure (IOP) is one of the most informative factors for monitoring the eye-health. This is usually measured by tonometers. However, the outputs of the tonometers depend on the physical and geometrical properties of the cornea. Therefore, the common practice is to develop a numerical model to generate some correction factors. The...