Farid Taheri

TL;DR: In this article, a new strategy for functionalizing graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) by bonding a silane agent to its structure is introduced, which gives the most promising results for fracture toughness of epoxy, showing an 82% increase, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrographs and XRD analysis reveal that an improved dispersion status is obtained by GNP functionalization.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of available fatigue crack propagation models, both for constant and variable amplitude loadings, was conducted to identify their advantages and limitations, focusing on models that were simple to evaluate and required few (if any) empirical curve-fitting parameters.

TL;DR: In this article, a number of modifications to the Wheeler fatigue crack retardation model were proposed to account for the delay retardation due to applied overloads, initial crack growth acceleration immediately following an overload, overload interaction and the net section yielding effect observed in the fatigue crack growth retardation behaviour of many materials.

TL;DR: In this paper, the classical laminate plate theory and adhesive interface constitutive model are employed for this deduction, and theoretical and numerical studies of the balanced joints are conducted to reveal the adhesive peel and shear stresses.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of strain rate on the mechanical behavior of epoxy reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) is investigated, and a modification factor to the widely used Halpin-Tsai model is proposed to improve the accuracy of the model when evaluating the Young's modulus of nanocomposites at various strain rates.