Publications

Please find links to manuscripts and articles published as part of the NextCOMP programme.

2024
Bicontinuous silica-epoxy nanocomposites by aerogel infusion
CMD Shaw, DB Anthony, I Hamerton, MSP Shaffer
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 182, Article 108164 (2024)
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108164
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Evaluation of manufacturing methods for pultruded rod-based hierarchical composite structural members with minimal porosity
LR Pickard, J Crinson, N Darras, G Allegri, MR Wisnom
Plastics, Rubber and Composites, Volume 53, Issue 1, page 25-35 (2024)
DOI: 10.1177/14658011231212627
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2023
Estimation of axial compressive strength of unidirectional carbon fiber-reinforced plastic considering the variability of fiber misalignment
M Ueda, Y Suzuki, ST Pinho
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Volume 175, Article 107821 (2023)
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2023.107821
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Examining the quasi-static uniaxial compressive behaviour of commercial high-performance epoxy matrices
JF Gargiuli, G Quino, J Griffith, MSP Shaffer, RS Trask, I Hamerton
Polymers: Special Issue "Mechanics of Polymeric Structures across Scales", Volume 15, Number 19, Article 4022 (2023)
DOI: 10.3390/polym15194022
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Evaluation of healable epoxy matrices as covalent adaptive networks in uniaxial compression
JF Gargiuli, RG Board, MSP Shaffer, I Hamerton
Reactive and Functional Polymers, Volume 192, Article 105725 (2023)
DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2023.105725
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Measuring compressive behavior of composites by flexural tests
MR Wisnom, X Wu
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Presentation 676, 20 slides
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The role of constituents on the compressive strength of composites
S Pimenta, M Patni, D Bikos, P Robinson, RS Trask
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Presentation 583, 15 slides
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Computationally efficient FE micromechanical modelling of unidirectional composites under longitudinal loading
D Bikos, RS Trask, P Robinson, S Pimenta
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Presentation 377, 22 slides
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Compressive characterisation of single carbon fibres and their interface via in situ Raman spectroscopy
CG Woodgate, RS Trask, MSP Shaffer, SJ Eichhorn
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Full Paper 353, 9 pages
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Investigation of compressive behaviour of glass/carbon fibre hybrid composite with 4-point flexural test
A Tongloet, X Wu, MR Wisnom
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Full Paper 352, 6 pages
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Experimental characterisation of the dilation angle of polymers
G Quino, JF Gargiuli, S Pimenta, I Hamerton, P Robinson, RS Trask
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Full Paper 351, 2 pages
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Pure shear and compression-shear characterisation of a polymer matrix for carbon fibre composites
B Zhang, G Quino, P Robinson, RS Trask
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Full Paper 350, 6 pages
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Bicontinuous silica-epoxy nanocomposites
CMD Shaw, DB Anthony, I Hamerton, MSP Shaffer
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Full Paper 349, 9 pages
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Overbraiding of pultruded rods for hierarchical composites
LR Pickard, G Allegri, MR Wisnom
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Full Paper 348, 8 pages
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The effect of nacre-inspired coating on the compression behaviour of carbon fibre composite
R Gogoi, DB Anthony, MSP Shaffer, SJ Eichhorn
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Full Paper 346, 7 pages
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Bio-inspired multidirectional laminates for improved compressive performance
T Garulli, TJ Katafiasz, ES Greenhalgh, ST Pinho
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Full Paper 343, 11 pages
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Carbon nanotube-grafted quartz fibers as piezoresistive reinforcement elements
HG De Luca, DB Anthony, HA Almousa, ES Greenhalgh, A Bismarck, MSP Shaffer
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Full Paper 342, 7 pages
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Characterisation of highly-aligned, discontinuous, fibre composites for compressive performance
IR Lee, ML Longana, LR Pickard, I Hamerton, G Allegri
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Full Paper 338, 9 pages
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Compressive failure of boron-carbon fibre hybrid composites: A detailed experimental study
TJ Katafiasz, T Garulli, ES Greenhalgh, ST Pinho
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Full Paper 337, 10 pages
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Failure of carbon nanotube-grafted carbon fibre reinforced composites by single fibre pull-out
HA Almousa, HG De Luca, DB Anthony, ES Greenhalgh, A Bismarck, MSP Shaffer
Twenty-third International Conference on Composite Materials [ICCM23], Belfast, Northern Ireland (2023)
ICCM23 Conference Proceedings, Full Paper 158, 5 pages
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Experimental characterisation of the dilation angle of polymers
G Quino, JF Gargiuli, S Pimenta, I Hamerton, P Robinson, RS Trask
Polymer Testing, Volume 125, Article 108137 (2023)
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2023.108137
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A novel bio-inspired microstructure for improved compressive performance of multidirectional CFRP laminates
T Garulli, TJ Katafiasz, ES Greenhalgh, ST Pinho
Composites Part B: Engineering, Volume 264, Article 110867 (2023)
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110867
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Arresting propagating kinkbands: Failure mechanisms under longitudinal compression of carbon-boron fibre hybrids
T Garulli, TJ Katafiasz, ES Greenhalgh, ST Pinho
Eleventh International Conference on Composites Testing and Model Identification [CompTest 2023], Girona, Spain (2023)
CompTest 2023 Conference Proceedings, Presentation R070, 25 slides
University of Girona repository handle: 10256/23106
CompTest link to video and auido of presentation 16 min 13 sec
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Silica aerogel infused hierarchical glass fiber polymer composites
DB Anthony, SN Nguyen, H Qian, S Xu, CMD Shaw, ES Greenhalgh, A Bismarck, MSP Shaffer
Composites Communications, Volume 39, Article 101531 (2023)
DOI: 10.1016/j.coco.2023.101531
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2022
Manufacturing of pultruded rod based hierarchical composite structural members
LR Pickard, J Crinson, G Allegri, MR Wisnom
International Conference on Manufacturing of Advanced Composites 2022 (IMAC 2022), Sheffield, United Kingdom (2022)
IMAC 2022, Extended Abstract, pages 4
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The effect of nacre-inspired coating on the tensile properties of carbon fibre composite
R Gogoi, F De Luca, DB Anthony, MSP Shaffer
Twenty First World Conference on Carbon ‘Carbon for a Cleaner Future’ [Carbon 2022], London, United Kingdom (2022)
Carbon 2022, Extended Abstract, pages 176-180
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22360630.v1
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Design of a bending experiment for mechanical characterisation of pultruded rods under compression
G Quino, P Robinson, RS Trask
Twentieth European Conference on Composite Materials [ECCM20], Lausanne, Switzerland (2022)
ECCM20 Conference Proceedings Volume C - Characterization, pages 167-172
ISBN: 978-2-9701614-0-0
DOI: 10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0
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Manufacturing advances for pultruded rod based structural members and thick ply systems
LR Pickard, G Allegri, MR Wisnom
Twentieth European Conference on Composite Materials [ECCM20], Lausanne, Switzerland (2022)
ECCM20 Conference Proceedings Volume B - Manufacturing, pages 170-177
ISBN: 978-2-9701614-0-0
DOI: 10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0
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Hierarchical solutions to compressive problems in fibre-reinforced composites
DB Anthony, CG Woodgate, CMD Shaw, M Patni, D Bikos, R Gogoi, T Garulli, LR Pickard, G Quino, JF Gargiuli, S Pimenta, G Allegri, ST Pinho, I Hamerton, ES Greenhalgh, SJ Eichhorn, P Robinson, MR Wisnom, RS Trask, MSP Shaffer
Twentieth European Conference on Composite Materials [ECCM20], Lausanne, Switzerland (2022)
ECCM20 Conference Proceedings Volume A - Materials, pages 1512-1517
ISBN: 978-2-9701614-0-0
DOI: 10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0
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Robust continuous production of carbon nanotube-grafted structural fibres: A route to hierarchical fibre reinforced composites
HA Almousa, HG De Luca, DB Anthony, ES Greenhalgh, A Bismarck, MSP Shaffer
Twentieth European Conference on Composite Materials [ECCM20], Lausanne, Switzerland (2022)
ECCM20 Conference Proceedings Volume A - Materials, pages 1451-1456
ISBN: 978-2-9701614-0-0
DOI: 10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0
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Designing bicontinuous silica-epoxy nanocomposites
CMD Shaw, DB Anthony, JF Garguili, I Hamerton, MSP Shaffer
Twentieth European Conference on Composite Materials [ECCM20], Lausanne, Switzerland (2022)
ECCM20 Conference Proceedings Volume A - Materials, pages 1445-1450
ISBN: 978-2-9701614-0-0
DOI: 10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0
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A novel bio-inspired microstructure for progressive compressive failure in multidirectional composite laminates
T Garulli, ES Greenhalgh, ST Pinho
Twentieth European Conference on Composite Materials [ECCM20], Lausanne, Switzerland (2022)
ECCM20 Conference Proceedings Volume A - Materials, pages 7-13
ISBN: 978-2-9701614-0-0
DOI: 10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0
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Carbon Nanotube-grafted Carbon Fiber Production: A Scaling Challenge
DB Anthony, HG De Luca, HA Almousa, ES Greenhalgh, A Bismarck, MSP Shaffer
The Fiber Society 2022 Spring Conference, Leuven, Belgium (2022)
The Fiber Society 2022 Spring Conference Program, Extended Abstract, page 54
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Manufacturing of novel hierarchical hybridised composites
LR Pickard, G Quino, G Allegri, MR Wisnom, RS Trask
Fifth International Symposium on Automated Composites Manufacturing [ACM5], Bristol, United Kingdom (2022)
ACM5 Conference programme, Extended Abstract, pages 57-58
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