Kin-tak Lau

TL;DR: In this article, a glass fiber reinforced composite is achieved by using low-cost short silk fibres as a medium to enhance its cross-ply strength, and a comparison on the tensile and impact properties of the composite reinforced by the short silk fibre was conducted.

TL;DR: In this paper, the viability of using coiled carbon nanotubes (CCNTs) and randomly-oriented nanoclay-supported nanotsubes (NSCNTs), to enhance the mechanical properties of epoxy resin at the cryogenic environment was discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, a critical review based on the works done by authors and other researchers on the properties and applications of the carbon nanotubes for space and bio-engineering applications is given.

TL;DR: A particular interest has been placed on embedding these sensors into advanced composites for in situ manufacturing process monitoring and then, lifetime structural health monitoring (SHM) as discussed by the authors, and there is no doubt that the need of maintaining structural integrity of these composites has been increased owing to an increasing use of carbon and glass fibre composites in real life structural and engineering applications.

TL;DR: In this article, a new method called "mechanical indentation" is introduced to effectively enhance the interfacial bonding strength of SMA composites, and the results indicated that the dense indented SMA wire had a better performance in terms of tensile and recovery properties, than that of the sparse indented wire.