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Detection of barely visible impact damage in polymeric laminated composites using a biomimetic tactile whisker (2021)
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Fotouhi, S., Khayatzadeh, S., Pui, W. X., Damghani, M., Bodaghi, M., & Fotouhi, M. (2021). Detection of barely visible impact damage in polymeric laminated composites using a biomimetic tactile whisker. Polymers, 13(20), Article 3587. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13203587

This is a novel investigation on the possibility of detecting barely visible impact damage (BVID) in composite materials by whisking across the surface via tactile whisker sensors that resemble rats' whiskers. A series of drop tower low-velocity impa... Read More about Detection of barely visible impact damage in polymeric laminated composites using a biomimetic tactile whisker.

Automated extraction of 3D printed parts from unfused PA12 powder using a one-shot 3D printed compliant gripper (2021)
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Cormack, J., Fotouhi, M., Adams, G., & Pipe, T. (2021). Automated extraction of 3D printed parts from unfused PA12 powder using a one-shot 3D printed compliant gripper. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 6(4), 8655-8662. https://doi.org/10.1109/lra.2021.3113383

Automated individual part extraction from powder based 3D printers has the potential to save time and cost compared with fully manual part extraction, or part sorting following automated bulk separation of parts and unfused powder. This work details... Read More about Automated extraction of 3D printed parts from unfused PA12 powder using a one-shot 3D printed compliant gripper.

Acoustic emission based investigation on the effect of temperature and hybridization on drop weight impact and post-impact residual strength of hemp and basalt fibres reinforced polymer composite laminates (2019)
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Suresh Kumar, C., Fotouhi, M., Saeedifar, M., & Arumugam, V. (2019). Acoustic emission based investigation on the effect of temperature and hybridization on drop weight impact and post-impact residual strength of hemp and basalt fibres reinforced polymer composite laminates. Composites Part B: Engineering, 173, Article 106962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.106962

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd This paper investigates the effect of temperature and hybridization on the impact damage evolution and post-impact residual strength of hemp/epoxy, basalt/epoxy and their hybrid laminates, using mechanical and acoustic emission (A... Read More about Acoustic emission based investigation on the effect of temperature and hybridization on drop weight impact and post-impact residual strength of hemp and basalt fibres reinforced polymer composite laminates.

Fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites (2019)
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Suwarta, P., Fotouhi, M., Czél, G., Longana, M., & Wisnom, M. R. (2019). Fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites. Composite Structures, 224, 110996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.110996

© 2019 The Authors This paper is the first detailed investigation of the fatigue behavior of pseudo-ductile unidirectional (UD)thin-ply interlayer hybrids made of thin-ply carbon/epoxy plies sandwiched between standard thickness glass/epoxy plies und... Read More about Fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites.

4D printing self-morphing structures (2019)
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Bodaghi, M., Noroozi, R., Zolfagharian, A., Fotouhi, M., & Norouzi, S. (2019). 4D printing self-morphing structures. Materials, 12(8), https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12081353

© 2019 by the authors. Themain objective of thispaper is to introduce complex structureswith self-bending/morphing/ rolling features fabricated by 4D printing technology, and replicate their thermo-mechanical behaviors using a simple computational to... Read More about 4D printing self-morphing structures.

The high strain rate tension behaviour of pseudo-ductile high performance thin ply composites (2019)
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Fotouhi, M., Fuller, J., Longana, M., Jalalvand, M., & Wisnom, M. R. (2019). The high strain rate tension behaviour of pseudo-ductile high performance thin ply composites. Composite Structures, 215, 365-376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.02.068

In this study the effect of strain rate in tension on two different types of thin-ply pseudo-ductile laminates is reported. These comprised Unidirectional (UD) and quasi-isotropic (QI) hybrids made from low strain thin-ply carbon/epoxy and high strai... Read More about The high strain rate tension behaviour of pseudo-ductile high performance thin ply composites.

Damage characterization of nano-interleaved CFRP under static and fatigue loading (2019)
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Fotouhi, M., Fragassa, C., Fotouhi, S., Saghafi, H., & Minak, G. (2019). Damage characterization of nano-interleaved CFRP under static and fatigue loading. Fibers, 7(2), 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib7020013

© 2019 by the authors. The use of high strength-to-weight ratio-laminated fiber-reinforced composites is emerging in engineering sectors such as aerospace, marine and automotive to improve productivity. Nevertheless, delamination between the layers i... Read More about Damage characterization of nano-interleaved CFRP under static and fatigue loading.

Size-dependent nonlinear secondary resonance of micro-/nano-beams made of nano-porous biomaterials including truncated cube cells (2018)
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Sahmani, S., Fotouhi, M., & Aghdam, M. M. (2019). Size-dependent nonlinear secondary resonance of micro-/nano-beams made of nano-porous biomaterials including truncated cube cells. Acta Mechanica, 230(3), 1077-1103. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-018-2334-9

© 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature. Porous biomaterials have been utilized in cellular structures in order to mimic the function of bone as a branch of tissue engineering approach. With the aid of nano-porous biomaterials i... Read More about Size-dependent nonlinear secondary resonance of micro-/nano-beams made of nano-porous biomaterials including truncated cube cells.

Improvement of the impact properties of composite laminates by means of nano-modification of the matrix-A review (2018)
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Saghafi, H., Fotouhi, M., & Minak, G. (2018). Improvement of the impact properties of composite laminates by means of nano-modification of the matrix-A review. Applied Sciences, 8(12), 2406. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8122406

© 2017 by the authors. This paper reviews recent works on the application of nanofibers and nanoparticle reinforcements to enhance the interlaminar fracture toughness, to reduce the impact induced damage and to improve the compression after impact pe... Read More about Improvement of the impact properties of composite laminates by means of nano-modification of the matrix-A review.

Investigating the pre-damaged PZT sensors under impact traction (2018)
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Fotouhi, S., Fotouhi, M., Pavlovic, A., & Djordjevic, N. (2018). Investigating the pre-damaged PZT sensors under impact traction. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 6(4), 142. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse6040142

© 2018 by the authors. Ships are usually under vibration, impact, and other kinds of static and dynamic loads. These loads arise from water flow across the hull or surfaces, the propeller cavitation, and so on. For optimal design purposes and reliabl... Read More about Investigating the pre-damaged PZT sensors under impact traction.

Notch insensitive orientation-dispersed pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid laminates (2018)
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Fotouhi, M., Jalalvand, M., & Wisnom, M. R. (2018). Notch insensitive orientation-dispersed pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid laminates. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 110, 29-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2018.04.012

© 2018 Notch sensitivity, free edge delamination and brittle failure are limiting factors for the wider use of conventional composite laminates. In our previous study, a hybrid layup concept with the different materials blocked together but with disp... Read More about Notch insensitive orientation-dispersed pseudo-ductile thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid laminates.

The study of buckling and post-buckling behavior of laminated composites consisting multiple delaminations using acoustic emission (2018)
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Sobhani, A., Saeedifar, M., Najafabadi, M. A., Fotouhi, M., & Zarouchas, D. (2018). The study of buckling and post-buckling behavior of laminated composites consisting multiple delaminations using acoustic emission. Thin-Walled Structures, 127, 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2018.02.011

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd This study introduces a comprehensive set of designed and tested glass/epoxy composites, AE monitoring and signal processing techniques; (i) to investigate the effect of multiple delaminations on buckling and post-buckling behavio... Read More about The study of buckling and post-buckling behavior of laminated composites consisting multiple delaminations using acoustic emission.

Acoustic emission monitoring of thin ply hybrid composites under repeated quasi-static tensile loading (2018)
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Fotouhi, M., Suwarta, P., Jalalvand, M., Czél, G., & Wisnom, R. M. (2018). Acoustic emission monitoring of thin ply hybrid composites under repeated quasi-static tensile loading. FME Transactions, 46(2), 238-244. https://doi.org/10.5937/fmet1802238F

© Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade. This paper investigates the applicability of the acoustic emission (AE) technique for identification of the damage onset and accumulation in SGlass/ TR30-Carbon hybrid laminates under repeated quasi-stat... Read More about Acoustic emission monitoring of thin ply hybrid composites under repeated quasi-static tensile loading.

Residual stress evaluation in friction stir welding of aluminum plates by means of acoustic emission and ultrasonic waves (2018)
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Sadeghi, S., Zarif Karimi, N., Fotouhi, M., Hasani, M., Najafabadi, M. A., & Pavlovic, A. (2018). Residual stress evaluation in friction stir welding of aluminum plates by means of acoustic emission and ultrasonic waves. FME Transactions, 46(2), 230-237. https://doi.org/10.5937/fmet1802230S

© Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade. The residual stress assessment in structures is essential for optimization of the structures' design. The attention of this paper is focused on how acoustic emission signals caused by tensile loading of... Read More about Residual stress evaluation in friction stir welding of aluminum plates by means of acoustic emission and ultrasonic waves.

Experimental–numerical study on minimizing impact induced damage in laminated composites under low-velocity impact (2017)
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Pashmforoush, F., Fotouhi, M., & Sarhan, A. A. D. (2018). Experimental–numerical study on minimizing impact induced damage in laminated composites under low-velocity impact. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 37(3), 155-165. https://doi.org/10.1177/0731684417737166

© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017. In this study, an experimentally validated numerical analysis was performed toward optimization of stacking sequence in multidirectional laminated composites subjected to low-velocity impact. For this purpose, an optimiz... Read More about Experimental–numerical study on minimizing impact induced damage in laminated composites under low-velocity impact.

Acoustic Emission-Based Methodology to Evaluate Delamination Crack Growth Under Quasi-static and Fatigue Loading Conditions (2017)
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Saeedifar, M., Ahmadi Najafabadi, M., Mohammadi, K., Fotouhi, M., Hosseini Toudeshky, H., & Mohammadi, R. (2018). Acoustic Emission-Based Methodology to Evaluate Delamination Crack Growth Under Quasi-static and Fatigue Loading Conditions. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 37(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10921-017-0454-0

© 2017, The Author(s). The aim of this study was to investigate the applicability of acoustic emission (AE) technique to evaluate delamination crack in glass/epoxy composite laminates under quasi-static and fatigue loading. To this aim, double cantil... Read More about Acoustic Emission-Based Methodology to Evaluate Delamination Crack Growth Under Quasi-static and Fatigue Loading Conditions.

Pseudo-ductility and reduced notch sensitivity in multi-directional all-carbon/epoxy thin-ply hybrid composites (2017)
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Czél, G., Rev, T., Jalalvand, M., Fotouhi, M., Longana, M. L., Nixon-Pearson, O. J., & Wisnom, M. R. (2018). Pseudo-ductility and reduced notch sensitivity in multi-directional all-carbon/epoxy thin-ply hybrid composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 104, 151-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.10.028

© 2017 The Author(s) Un-notched and notched tensile response and damage accumulation of quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy hybrid laminates made of ultra-high modulus and intermediate modulus carbon fibre/epoxy thin-ply prepregs were studied. It was confir... Read More about Pseudo-ductility and reduced notch sensitivity in multi-directional all-carbon/epoxy thin-ply hybrid composites.

Orientation-dispersed pseudo-ductile hybrid composite laminates – A new lay-up concept to avoid free-edge delamination (2017)
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Jalalvand, M., Fotouhi, M., & Wisnom, M. R. (2017). Orientation-dispersed pseudo-ductile hybrid composite laminates – A new lay-up concept to avoid free-edge delamination. Composites Science and Technology, 153, 232-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.10.011

Multi-Directional hybrid composites can suffer from free-edge delamination, a damage mode that doesn't exist in Uni-Directional hybrid composites and can hinder the pseudo-ductility that can be achieved with thin-ply hybrids. This paper presents a ne... Read More about Orientation-dispersed pseudo-ductile hybrid composite laminates – A new lay-up concept to avoid free-edge delamination.

High performance quasi-isotropic thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid composites with pseudo-ductile behaviour in all fibre orientations (2017)
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Wisnom, M. R., Fotouhi, M., & Jalalvand, M. (2017). High performance quasi-isotropic thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid composites with pseudo-ductile behaviour in all fibre orientations. Composites Science and Technology, 152, 101-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.08.024

© 2017 This study exploits the potential of thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid laminates to generate high performance Quasi-Isotropic (QI) composite plates that show pseudo-ductility in all fibre orientations under tensile loading, overcoming the inherent... Read More about High performance quasi-isotropic thin-ply carbon/glass hybrid composites with pseudo-ductile behaviour in all fibre orientations.

Experimental analysis of GFRP laminates subjected to compression after drilling (2017)
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Zarif Karimi, N., Heidary, H., Fotouhi, M., & Minak, G. (2017). Experimental analysis of GFRP laminates subjected to compression after drilling. Composite Structures, 169, 144-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.01.017

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd This paper presents an experimental study of drilling-induced delamination on the compressive properties of woven glass fiber-reinforced epoxy composites. In the drilling of laminated composites, interlaminar cracking or delaminat... Read More about Experimental analysis of GFRP laminates subjected to compression after drilling.