Wilhelm Woigk
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Structural materials combining high stiffness and damping capabilities are in high demand for passive damping applications in vibration control, precision manufacturing, and resilient buildings. However, the development of enhanced passive damping materials with high stiffness ...
Natural materials such as wood exhibit high mechanical properties through cellulose structured at multiple length scales and embedded in a matrix of similar chemical structure. These hierarchical materials have inspired the design of lightweight composites composed of naturall ...
Fibre-reinforced polymer structures are often used when stiff lightweight materials are required, such as in aircraft, vehicles and biomedical implants. Despite their very high stiffness and strength 1 ...
Direct contact angle measurements were performed between different molten thermoplastics, polypropylene (PP), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), and maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MAPP), on smooth glass fibres and smooth glass plates. The matrices were selected as model ...