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Multivariable signal processing for characterization of failure modes in thin-ply hybrid laminates using acoustic emission sensors (2023)
Journal Article
Fotouhi, S., Assaad, M., Nasor, M., Imran, A., Ashames, A., & Fotouhi, M. (2023). Multivariable signal processing for characterization of failure modes in thin-ply hybrid laminates using acoustic emission sensors. Sensors, 23(11), Article 5244. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23115244

The aim of this study was to find the correlation between failure modes and acoustic emission (AE) events in a comprehensive range of thin-ply pseudo-ductile hybrid composite laminates when loaded under uniaxial tension. The investigated hybrid lamin... Read More about Multivariable signal processing for characterization of failure modes in thin-ply hybrid laminates using acoustic emission sensors.

Smart hybrid composite sensor technology to enhance the detection of low energy impact damage in composite structures (2023)
Journal Article
Fotouhi, S., Jalalvand, M., Wisnom, M. R., & Fotouhi, M. (2023). Smart hybrid composite sensor technology to enhance the detection of low energy impact damage in composite structures. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 172, Article 107595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2023.107595

This paper introduces novel structural health monitoring (SHM) sensors to improve the detection of low energy impact damage in laminated composites. The sensor is a purposely designed thin-ply hybrid composite, composed of a layer of unidirectional S... Read More about Smart hybrid composite sensor technology to enhance the detection of low energy impact damage in composite structures.

Investigating the fatigue behaviour of quasi-isotropic pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/glass epoxy hybrid composites (2022)
Journal Article
Fotouhi, M., Suwarta, P., Tabatabaeian, A., Fotouhi, S., Jenkin, R., Jalalvand, M., & Wisnom, M. R. (2022). Investigating the fatigue behaviour of quasi-isotropic pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/glass epoxy hybrid composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 163, Article 107206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.107206

This paper investigates the fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile Quasi-Isotropic (QI) interlayer hybrids with un-notched and open-hole configurations. Two different types of QI pseudo-ductile hybrids were evaluated; HighC, with carbon to glass thickne... Read More about Investigating the fatigue behaviour of quasi-isotropic pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/glass epoxy hybrid composites.

Autonomous damage recognition in visual inspection of laminated composite structures using deep learning (2021)
Journal Article
Fotouhi, S., Pashmforoush, F., Bodaghi, M., & Fotouhi, M. (2021). Autonomous damage recognition in visual inspection of laminated composite structures using deep learning. Composite Structures, 268, Article 113960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.113960

This study proposes the exploitation of deep learning for quantitative assessment of visual detectability of different types of in-service damage in laminated composite structures such as aircraft and wind turbine blades. A comprehensive image-based... Read More about Autonomous damage recognition in visual inspection of laminated composite structures using deep learning.

Fiber reinforced polymer composites in bridge industry (2021)
Journal Article
Ali, H. T., Akrami, R., Fotouhi, S., Bodaghi, M., Saeedifar, M., Yusuf, M., & Fotouhi, M. (2021). Fiber reinforced polymer composites in bridge industry. Structures, 30, 774-785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2020.12.092

This paper presents a concise state-of-the-art review on the use of Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) in bridge engineering. The paper is organized into commonly used FRP bridge components, and different materials/manufacturing techniques used for rep... Read More about Fiber reinforced polymer composites in bridge industry.

Investigating the effect of interface morphology in adhesively bonded composite wavy-lap joints (2021)
Journal Article
Akrami, R., Anjum, S., Fotouhi, S., Boaretto, J., de Camargo, F. V., & Fotouhi, M. (2021). Investigating the effect of interface morphology in adhesively bonded composite wavy-lap joints. Journal of Composites Science, 5(1), Article 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs5010032

Joints and interfaces are one of the key aspects of the design and production of composite structures. This paper investigates the effect of adhesive–adherend interface morphology on the mechanical behavior of wavy-lap joints with the aim to improve... Read More about Investigating the effect of interface morphology in adhesively bonded composite wavy-lap joints.

Achieving robust acoustic emission-based damage characterization of scaled laminated composites under indentation (2021)
Journal Article
Fotouhi, S., Khoshravan Azar, M. R., & Fotouhi, M. (2021). Achieving robust acoustic emission-based damage characterization of scaled laminated composites under indentation. e-polymers, 15(9), 839-852. https://doi.org/10.3144/expresspolymlett.2021.67

This paper presents a novel investigation on the robustness of Acoustic Emission (AE) technique on the characterization of indentation-induced Damage Mechanisms (DMs) in scaled laminated composites. AE is used to monitor a comprehensive series of sca... Read More about Achieving robust acoustic emission-based damage characterization of scaled laminated composites under indentation.

Effect of the stacking sequence on the impact response of carbon-glass/epoxy hybrid composites (2020)
Journal Article
Ali, H. T., Akrami, R., Fotouhi, S., Pashmforoush, F., Fragassa, C., & Fotouhi, M. (2020). Effect of the stacking sequence on the impact response of carbon-glass/epoxy hybrid composites. Facta Universitatis, Series: Mechanical Engineering, 18(1), 69-77. https://doi.org/10.22190/FUME191119010A

This paper investigates low-velocity impact response of Quasi Isotropic (QI) hybrid carbon/glass fiber reinforced polymer composites with alternate stacking sequences. Cross-ply woven carbon and glass fibers were used as reinforcing materials to fabr... Read More about Effect of the stacking sequence on the impact response of carbon-glass/epoxy hybrid composites.