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Khoshmanesh, S. (author)Developing an effective blade structural health monitoring (SHM) system is important for the wind energy industry. This has challenged the scientific communities for years, and still, the problem has not been solved. This research aims to find a solution to this problem and provide a basis for further research in this field. The failure rate and...doctoral thesis 2024
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Mosleh, Yasmine (author), van Die, M. (author), Gard, W.F. (author), Breebaart, Iskander (author), van de Kuilen, J.W.G. (author), Van Duin, Paul (author), Poulis, J.A. (author)Gelatine adhesives, also known as animal glues, are collagen-based water-soluble biopolymers derived from vertebrate connective tissues. One of the various fields in which gelatine adhesives are widely used is the conservation of cultural heritage such as decorated furniture and panel paintings. It is observed that, with time, the failure in...journal article 2024
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van de Kuilen, J.W.G. (author), Clerc, G. (author), Mosleh, Yasmine (author), Gard, W.F. (author), Richter, K. (author)Similar to wood, adhesives may exhibit duration of load effects. When loaded for longer periods of time, damage processes in the material may develop, eventually leading to failure. From wood research it is known that load level, temperature and relative humidity have an important influence on this behaviour. In general, higher stress levels,...journal article 2024
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Chasan, R. (author), Baron, L.I. (author), Kozowyk, P.R.B. (author), Langejans, G.H.J. (author)Birch bark tar was used extensively throughout human history. While later ceramic-based production technologies are known, prehistoric aceramic techniques leave little to no archaeological evidence. Experimental tar production attempts to fill this gap and suggest potential techniques. However, their archaeological relevance is unclear....journal article 2024
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Fajardo, Sebastian (author), Zeekaf, Jelte (author), van Andel, Tinde (author), Maombe, Christabel (author), Nyambe, Terry (author), Mudenda, George (author), Aleo, A. (author), Kayuni, Martha Nchimunya (author), Langejans, G.H.J. (author)This study explores traditional adhesives using an ethnobiological approach within a multisocioecological context in Zambia. Through semi-structured interviews, videotaped demonstrations, and herbarium collections, we investigated the traditional adhesives people know and use, the flexibility of production processes, resource usage, and...journal article 2024
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Khoshmanesh, S. (author), Watson, S.J. (author), Zarouchas, D. (author)Wind turbine blades carry the risk of impact damage during transportation, installation, and operation. Such impacts can cause levels of damage that can propagate throughout the structure compromising performance and safety. In this study, the effect of impact damage on fatigue damage propagation in test specimens representative of a spar cap...journal article 2024
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Quispe Haro, Juan José (author), Chen, Fei (author), Los, R. (author), Shi, Shuqi (author), Sun, Wenjun (author), Chen, Yong (author), Idema, T. (author), Wegner, Seraphine V. (author)The transition of bacteria from an individualistic to a biofilm lifestyle profoundly alters their biology. During biofilm development, the bacterial cell-cell adhesions are a major determinant of initial microcolonies, which serve as kernels for the subsequent microscopic and mesoscopic structure of the biofilm, and determine the resulting...journal article 2024
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Mohabeddine, A.I. (author), Malik, Ghassan (author), Correia, José (author), Silva, Filipe (author), De Jesus, Abílio M.P. (author), Fantuzzi, Nicholas (author), Castro, José Miguel (author)This paper presents an extensive experimental and numerical study on the behavior of CFRP/Steel adhesively bonded double strap joints (DSJ). A total of 50 DSJ specimens were tested under static tensile loading. The digital image correlation (DIC) was used to measure the backface deformation. A total of six adhesives that feature different...journal article 2023
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Tazi, Mohamed Amine (author), de Araujo Alves Lima, Rosemere (author), Silva, Enio Henrique Pires da (author), Jebli, Mouad (author), Teixeira De Freitas, S. (author), Casari, Pascal (author), De Barros, S.R. (author)Using fiber-reinforced composite patches for repairing damaged structures made of metal or/and concrete is an interesting and widely available solution on the market using synthetic materials. These repairing patches are bonded on the structures’ surfaces to increase their strength against internal stresses, as well as protect them from external...journal article 2023
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de Araujo Alves Lima, Rosemere (author), Tao, R. (author), Bernasconi, A. (author), Carboni, Michele (author), Carrere, Nicolas (author), Teixeira De Freitas, S. (author)Understanding the relationship between the sensors’ outputs and the damage evolution within the joints is becoming increasingly crucial to improving structural health monitoring systems and collecting data to improve the joint’s design. Therefore, a study of the acoustic emission method associated with visual fracture evaluation was proposed to...poster 2023
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Jiang, Bojing (author), Tan, Sin Yen (author), Fang, Shiyu (author), Feng, Xiaohan (author), Park, B.P. (author), Fok, Hong Kiu Francis (author), Yang, Zhongguang (author), Wang, Ri (author), Kou, Songzi (author), Wu, Angela Ruohao (author), Sun, Fei (author)Spider silk is recognized for its exceptional mechanical properties and biocompatibility, making it a versatile platform for developing functional materials. In this study, a modular functionalization strategy for recombinant spider silk is presented using SpyTag/SpyCatcher chemistry, a prototype of genetically encoded click chemistry. The...journal article 2023
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Mohabeddine, A.I. (author), Malik, Ghassan (author), Correia, José (author), De Jesus, Abílio (author), Fantuzzi, Nicholas (author), Miguel Castro, José (author)The use of the brittle adhesives commonly adopted in construction industry do not provide the best performance for steel structures. CFRP/Steel joint bonded with extremely tough adhesive achieve much higher strength and ductility. However, tough adhesives are not developed for the construction industry and their cost may question the...journal article 2023
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Van Vuure, Aart Willem (author), Mosleh, Yasmine (author), Vanderbeke, Jan (author), Verpoest, Ignaas (author)Silk fibers combine good stiffness and strength with a very high strain to failure and are as such highly promising to realize composites with high impact resistance. It is shown that to realize this potential it is quite beneficial to employ matrix materials of high strain to failure, particularly thermoplastic matrices. High impact...journal article 2023
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Zhao, X. (author), Huang, Shuangchao (author), Yin, Shan (author), Yang, Jizhong (author), Yang, Z. (author), Tao, Gongquan (author), Wen, Zefeng (author)A time-domain finite element model is developed to study the transient rolling contact of a driving wheelset over a curved track with Low Adhesion Zones (LAZs) shorter than 1.0 m. LAZs on one rail, i.e., unilateral LAZs occurring more likely, is treated for a speed up to 500 km/h. Structural vibrations of wheelset are analyzed to explain the...journal article 2023
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Mosleh, Yasmine (author), van Die, M. (author), Gard, W.F. (author), Breebaart, Iskander (author), van de Kuilen, J.W.G. (author), van Duin, Paul (author), Poulis, J.A. (author)Gelatine adhesives aka ‘animal glues’ are water-soluble biopolymers used in historic objects such as wooden cabinets and panel paintings since ancient times. This paper investigates the correlations between microstructural features, namely triple helices, and macroscopic properties of four different types of gelatine adhesives, prevalently...journal article 2023
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Shi, Baocun (author), Liu, Quan (author), Gao, Y. (author), Wu, Jiantao (author), Chen, Jingya (author)The occurrence of cohesive/adhesive hybrid failure at the bitumen-aggregate interface is widely acknowledged, however, the quantitative evaluation of the cohesion/adhesion proportion is relatively weak. This study explored cohesive/adhesive hybrid failure and provided a quantitative analysis of the proportion between cohesion and adhesion....journal article 2023
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Moazzami, M. (author), Akhavan-Safar, A. (author), Ayatollahi, M. R. (author), Poulis, J.A. (author), da Silva, L. F.M. (author), Teixeira De Freitas, S. (author)Adhesive joints are frequently exposed to cyclic ageing conditions during their service life, which can have a substantial impact on the mechanical properties of both the adhesive and the substrates. The safe life philosophy, commonly employed in the design of bonded joints, underscores the importance of obtaining an accurate estimate of the...journal article 2023
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Blackman, Bamber (author), Sun, Fengzhen (author), Teixeira De Freitas, S. (author), De Barros, S.R. (author), Moreira Arouche, M. (author), Ivankovic, Alojz (author)This chapter discusses the mixed-mode loading of adhesive joints. The importance of mixed-mode loading is first introduced and then test methods commonly used to measure the mixed-mode fracture resistance of adhesive joints are presented and briefly discussed. The approaches to determine the fracture resistance are briefly reviewed and then...book chapter 2023
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Pascoe, J.A. (author)This article presents an overview of methods for analyzing the facture and failure of adhesives. Special attention is given to stress analysis in adhesive bonds, as the difficulty of performing an accurate stress analysis is a major limitation of many failure analysis methods. The article also covers the effect of manufacturing and...book chapter 2023
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Teixeira De Freitas, S. (author), Budzik, Michal K. (author)The bondline thickness is a crucial parameter affecting the strength and toughness of adhesive joints. This parameter is responsible for the stress distribution, and thus, the efficiency of the stress transfer between the adherends, the failure modes, and the correspondent failure loads. However, the available literature reports different...book chapter 2023