High Performance Structures and Composites

Section 1 - Composite structures; High performance composite structures for civil engineering applications; Optimal design of innovative composite flat ends subject to external pressure; Local buckling of steel and carbon fibre reinforced plastic plates restrained by concrete; The impact response of novel fibre metal laminates; Vibration of cantilevered laminated composite conical shells with twist Development of low-cost, interconnected matrix composites for valve seat application; Mechanical properties of 2D and 3D braided-reinforced thin walled composite cylinders. Section 2 - Natural fibre composites; Eco-composites using natural fibres and their mechanical properties; Study on injection molding of bamboo fiber reinforced thermo-plastics; Injection moulding of silk fibre reinforced biodegradable composites; Study of the impact energy absorption characteristics of GFRTP and JFRTP deep drawn products; Mechanical properties of heat-treated natural fibers; Chitin fibre and its laminated structure of the fore-wing of beetle; Rheological behaviour of bamboo fibre compound plastic; Study on the interfacial shear strength of bamboo fiber reinforced plastics; The development of sound absorbing materials using natural bamboo fibers; Wear and tensile characteristics of rubber-bamboo fiber composite material; Development of eco-composites using natural bamboo fibers and their mechanical properties; Sustainable composites from natural resources; Flax fiber reinforced concrete - a natural fiber biocomposite for sustainable building materials. Section 3 - Material characterisation; Micromechanical modeling of transverse moduli of unidirectional composites with non-circular elastic fibers; Investigation on microstructure of silica fume cement pastes; Viscoelastic modelling of fibre-reinforced resin matrix composites; Geometric parameters and their influence on the mechanical properties of woven composites; Intensity-dependent optical absorption property of composite films of nanoparticulate transition metal oxides and transparent oxides. Section 4 - High performance concrete; Behaviour of high performance concrete externally confined by composite shells; Ballistic perforation resistance of high performance concrete slabs with different unconfined compressive strengths; Reinforced concrete specimens retrofitted by carbon cloth submitted to localized loading; Monotonically increasing compressive and creep tests on concrete cylinders retrofitted by carbon cloth; Preliminary study of long and continuous fibre-reinforced concrete for foundation applications; Transfer length of high performance pretensioned concrete elements; Resistance of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures to repeated dynamic loads; High performance concrete materials for pavement structures. Section 5 - Damage and fracture mechanics; Crack propagation in unidirectional fiber laminated composites; Fatigue test on damaged reinforced concrete specimens strengthened by carbon cloth; Numerical assessment of the fatigue crack propagation in ship structural details; Computation of the stress intensity factors for repaired cracks with bonded composite patch in mode I and mixed mode; Modelling and computations of contact joints using ADINA FEM system Numerical modelling of the behaviour of flush end-plate bare-steel connections at elevated temperature Section 6 - Active and passive control systems; An energy formulation for the passive control of the seismic response of buildings; Active control of seismically excited structures using pole assignment method; Optimal active control of structures by pole assignment method. Section 7 - Optimal design; The use of morphological indicators in the optimisation of structures; Analysis of automotive body sections at early design phases; Structural optimization of a satellite interface: performance assessment of commercial codes; Optimum design of submarine hulls; Cost minimization of columns and elevator shafts in tall buildings. Section 8 - Fabrics; Integrated models of textile composites; Numerical simulations of an inflatable/rigidizable balloon for electronic collection; Analysis of nonlinearities in mechanical behaviour of textile composites; Axisymmetrical finite element for membrane large strains and displacements. Section 9 - Health monitoring; Detecting parametric changes in structures using resonant chaos; Health monitoring of corrosion resistant plastics exposed to alkaline solution by using pH indicator. Section 10 - Process studies; Methodical application of liquid composite molding simulation; RTM preform permeability identification by an iterative inverse technique; MIG welding of aluminium matrix composites.Weldability and post welding heat treatments. Section 11 - Industrial applications; Automotive space frame modular door systems for high performance; Deployability analysis in expandable houses; Comparison of composite floor systems; Parametric study on the computational behaviour of hollow beams designed using the Direct Design Method - Material Factors; Reducing of vibrations of wiring boards in products of electronics; Increasing the wettability of EVA trough a laboratory glow discharge cold plasma reactor treatment; Usefulness of statistical analysis in the quality control of plastics for household appliances; Dental mechanical parts - A structural engineering approach