PLASTICS RUBBER AND COMPOSITES

Interlaminar fracture toughness of a plain weave flax/epoxy composite

Sponge EPDM by design

Effect of interfacial coating and testing conditions on the flexural performance of carbon woven fibre-reinforced polyamide laminates

Investigating the effects of processing parameters on poly(lactic acid) properties – a central composite design approach

The influence of zirconia fibre on ablative composite materials

Mechanical, morphological and thermal properties of short carbon and aramid fibres-filled bromo-isobutylene-isoprene rubber vulcanised with 4, 4’ bis(maleimido)diphenylmethane

Characterisation of cut and chip behaviour for NR, SBR and BR compounds with an instrumented laboratory device

Effect of silane treatment on the Curaua fibre/polyester interface

Reversibility of the Mullins effect for extending the life of rubber components

Evaluating unidirectional composite thermal conductivities through engineered interphase

Safe design fatigue life of CNT loaded woven GFRP laminates under fully reversible axial fatigue: application of two-parameters Weibull distribution

XFEM modelling of single-lap Kenaf fibre composite hybrid joints under quasi-static loading

Pyrolysis dynamics of dicyclohexyl phosphonic acid aluminium flame retardant polyamide

Exploring the effect of electron beam on swelling, gel fraction, mechanical and thermal properties of ethylene acrylic elastomer/millable polyurethane rubber blends

Mechanical and thermal properties of polyolefin thermoplastic elastomer blends

Designing of cradle-to-cradle loops for elastomer products

Material properties of ZnS nanoparticles incorporated soy protein isolate biopolymeric film

A novel quartz fibre reinforced dense polyimide matrix composite: effect of preform stitching

Enhanced mechanical and thermal properties of polyurethane/functionalised graphene oxide composites by in situ polymerisation

Various nano-particles influences on structure, viscoelastic, Vulcanization and mechanical behaviour of EPDM nano-composite rubber foam

Mechanism analysis on the increased stress softening of Mullins effect for rubber matrix composites

Fire, thermal and mechanical properties of TPE composites with systems containing piperazine pyrophosphate (PAPP), melamine phosphate (MPP) and titanium dioxide (TiO2)

Numerical simulation of double-bag progressive compression method of resin delivery in liquid composite moulding

Experimental and numerical studies on the effect of elongation rate and temperature on the mechanical behaviour of high strength NBR

The vulcanising process of the silicone rubber/polyacrylacetylene prepolymers-based thermal insulation materials

Bismaleimides blend with a synthesised phosphorus-containing benzoxazine and its mechanical and tribological properties

Comparison of alkali treated sugarcane bagasse and softwood cellulose/polypropylene composites

Properties of Polyvinylbutyral/Vermiculite nanocomposites prepared by in-situ reaction method

Poly (vinyl alcohol)/graphene oxide nanocomposite films and hydrogels prepared by gamma ray

Thermal and mechanical properties of injection moulded heat-treated oil palm empty fruit bunch fibre-reinforced high-density polyethylene composites

Synergistic effects of aluminium hypophosphite on the flame retardancy and thermal degradation behaviours of a novel intumescent flame retardant thermoplastic vulcanisate composite

Effect of rotation extrusion and molecular weight on ductile failure of polyethylene pipes under hydrostatic pressure

Electrical and thermal properties of silicone rubber composites filled with Cu-coated carbon fibres and functional carbon nanotubes

Improving energy dissipation and damage resistance of CFRP laminates using alumina nanoparticles

Preparation and characterisation of a lamellar hydroxyapatite/polylactic acid composite

Professor Ian Macmillan Ward, FRS

Noise control and experimental study of a highpressure oil pump enclosure

Melt spinning flow behaviour of high-density polyethylene blended with low-density polyethylene

The fabrication of mechanoluminescent composites manufactured via the displaced foam dispersion technique

Modelling of elastomeric materials and products

Mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of heat-treated wood-polypropylene composites and comparison of the composites with PROMETHEE method

Preparation and properties of biodegradable poly (lactic acid)/ethylene butyl acrylate glycidyl methacrylate blends via novel vane extruder

Branched polyamide/poly (acrylonitrile) blend membranes: synthesis, characterisation and pervaporation applications

Damping of carbon fibre-reinforced plastics plates with holes

Improved mechanical and rheological properties of recycled polyethylene by acrylic acid-assisted melt grafting of glycidyl methacrylate

Study on compression–expansion behaviour of PBXs substitutive materials

Studies on thermal degradation kinetics and dielectric properties of polyether imide foam/nanosilica-based nanocomposites