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In-plane permeability distribution mapping of isotropic mats using flow front detection

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Continuous fiber thermoplastic composites are potential substitutes of steel in structural automotive components, since they combine fiber strength and rigidity with ductility, potential recyclability and low density of the thermoplastic (TP) matrix. Resin ...

EPFL2018

Experimental research on Textile Reinforced Concrete for the development of design tools

Aurelio Muttoni, Miguel Fernández Ruiz, Patrick Lorenzo Valeri

Due to the limited construction experiences as well as to the absence of clear and consolidated design provisions for design of Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC), the application of this material in practice is still very limited. In this paper, the result ...

2018

Permeability and capillary effects in a channel-wise non-crimp fabric

Véronique Michaud, Damiano Salvatori, Baris Çaglar, Helena Luisa Teixido Pedarros

Flow properties are investigated for a non-crimp glass fabric with large meso-channels designed for high-permeability, as compared to glass twill woven fabric. Saturated and unsaturated permeability are measured through in-plane, unidirectional, constant-p ...

2018

Exploring the use of native spider silk as an optical fibre for chemical sensing

Luc Thévenaz, Isabelle Dicaire, Desmond Chow Ming Chia, Kenny Hey Tow

A spider uses up to seven different types of silk, all having specific functions, as building material, weapon and sensory organ to detect the presence of preys on its web. Recently, scientists have put under the limelight the extraordinary properties of t ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2018

Permeability of textile fabrics with spherical inclusions

Véronique Michaud, Baris Çaglar

We investigated the effect of rigid spherical inclusions such as microcapsules and fillers on the permeability of fabrics by using glass beads as model inclusions. Beads with a range of diameters (40-800 mu m) and volume fractions (2.5-10%) were sieved bet ...

Elsevier2017

Multi-material micro-electromechanical fibers with bendable functional domains

Fabien Sorin, Alexis Gérald Page, Wei Yan, Yunpeng Qu, Marco Volpi

The integration of increasingly complex functionalities within thermally drawn multi-material fibers is heralding a novel path towards advanced soft electronics and smart fabrics. Fibers capable of electronic, optoelectronic, piezoelectric or energy harves ...

2017

Semiconducting Nanowire-Based Optoelectronic Fibers

Dang Tùng Nguyen, Fabien Sorin, Alexis Gérald Page, Wei Yan, Michele Ceriotti, Yunpeng Qu, Mariana Rossi Carvalho

he recent ability to integrate semiconductor-based optoelectronic functionalities within thin fibers is opening intriguing opportunities for flexible electronics and advanced textiles. The scalable integration of high-quality semiconducting devices within ...

Wiley2017

Microstructure Engineering in Multi-material Fibers

Wei Yan

The integration of conducting and semiconducting architectures within thermally drawn thin and flexible fibers is emerging as a versatile platform for smart sensors and imaging systems, medical and biological probes, energy harvesting and advanced textile. ...

EPFL2017

Effect of mechanical damage and wound healing on the viscoelastic properties of stems of flax cultivars (Linum usitatissimum L. cv. Eden and cv. Drakkar)

Véronique Michaud, Sara Dalle Vacche, Federica Sordo

As plant fibres are increasingly used in technical textiles and their composites, underlying principles of wound healing in living plant fibres are relevant to product quality, and provide inspiration for biomimetic healing in synthetic materials. In this ...

Public Library of Science2017

Microstructure tailoring of selenium-core multimaterial optoelectronic fibers

Cyril Cayron, Dang Tùng Nguyen, Fabien Sorin, Alexis Gérald Page, Wei Yan, Yunpeng Qu, Tapajyoti Dasgupta

The integration of semiconducting materials within thermally drawn multi-material polymer fibers is emerging as a versatile platform for flexible optoelectronics and advanced fabrics. Developing a deeper control over the microstructure of the electrically ...

Optical Society of America2017

Experiments versus theory for the initiation and propagation of radial hydraulic fractures in low permeability materials

Brice Tanguy Alphonse Lecampion

We compare numerical predictions of the initiation and propagation of radial fluid-driven fractures with laboratory experiments performed in different low permeability materials (PMMA, cement). In particular, we choose experiments where the time evolution ...

2017

Brevets de la maison en béton, 1892-1923 : visions d'une construction monolithique, d'Edison à Le Corbusier

Gia Bao Khue Aurélie Do-Tran

Looking back at the history of concrete houses around 1900, we can discover how reinforced concrete, initially tied to construction systems of renowned inventors (and other less known), is gradually becoming autonomous and a material on its own, highlighte ...

EPFL2017