Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Discontinuous fiber-reinforced polymers have gained importance in transportation industries due to their outstanding material properties, lower manufacturing costs and superior lightweight characteristics. One of the most attractive attributes of discontinuous fiber-reinforced composites is the ease with which they can be manufactured in large numbers, using injection and compression molding processes. The main aim of this Special Issue is to collect various investigations focused on the processing of discontinuous fiber-reinforced composites and the effect that processing has on fiber orientation, fiber length and fiber density distributions throughout the final product. Papers presenting investigations on the effect that fiber configurations have on the mechanical properties of the final composite products and materials were welcome in the Special Issue. Researchers who model and simulate processes involving discontinuous fiber composites as well as those performing experimental studies involving these composites were welcomed to submit papers. The authors were encouraged to present new models, constitutive laws, and measuring and monitoring techniques to provide a complete framework on these groundbreaking materials and to facilitate their use in different engineering applications.

Research & information: general --- fiber reinforced plastics --- long fiber reinforced thermoplastics (LFT) --- sliding plate rheometer --- fiber microstructure --- fiber orientation --- direct fiber simulation --- mechanistic model --- fiber reinforced thermoplastics --- modeling --- short fiber reinforcement --- process simulation --- smoothed particle hydrodynamics --- composite foams --- closed cells --- image processing --- finite element analysis --- polymer composites --- long fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (LFTs) --- core region --- shell region --- fiber length distribution (FLD) --- selective laser sintering --- recoating --- PA6 --- polyamide --- glass --- fibres --- beads --- orientation --- recoating speed --- layer thickness --- energy density --- pARD-RSC --- short fiber reinforced --- mechanistic modelling --- Carbon nanotubes --- CNTs --- nanocomposites --- electrical resistivity --- conductivity --- electric fields --- computational modelling --- compression moulding --- moulding compounds --- optimisation --- wet laid --- isotropic --- tensile --- carbon fiber --- discontinuous --- recycling --- hybrid composites --- polymer-matrix composites (PMCs) --- thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer --- glass fibers --- long fiber reinforced plastics --- fiber breakage --- fiber length --- additive tooling --- additive manufacturing --- rapid tooling --- injection molding --- polypropylene --- long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics --- fiber concentration --- stereolithography --- carbon fiber recycling --- lightweight design --- long fiber-reinforced thermoplastics --- parameter-optimization --- injection molding compounding --- long fiber reinforced thermoplastics --- fiber orientation models --- calibration --- discontinuous fiber composites (DFC) --- compression molding --- sheet molding compound (SMC) --- carbon fiber sheet molding compound (CF-SMC) --- randomly oriented strands (ROS) --- computed tomography (CT) --- direct fiber simulation (DFS) --- prepreg platelet molding compound (PPMC) --- tow-based discontinuous composite (TBDC) --- plastics processing --- composites --- glass fiber --- sheet molding compound --- long fiber --- fiber content --- n/a

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

The fluid flow in fracture porous media plays a significant role in the assessment of deep underground reservoirs, such as through CO2 sequestration, enhanced oil recovery, and geothermal energy development. Many methods have been employed—from laboratory experimentation to theoretical analysis and numerical simulations—and allowed for many useful conclusions. This Special Issue aims to report on the current advances related to this topic. This collection of 58 papers represents a wide variety of topics, including on granite permeability investigation, grouting, coal mining, roadway, and concrete, to name but a few. We sincerely hope that the papers published in this Special Issue will be an invaluable resource for our readers.

deformation feature --- minerals --- microstructure --- mixing --- permeability --- gas concentration --- water–rock interaction --- loose gangue backfill material --- unified pipe-network method --- fracture --- roof-cutting resistance --- crack --- similar-material --- movable fluid --- gob-side entry retaining (GER) --- rock-soil mechanics --- bed separation --- orthogonal tests --- charge separation --- water soaked height --- fluid flow in reclaimed soil --- laboratory experiment --- longwall mining --- grading broken gangue --- MIP --- elastic modulus --- effective stress --- permeability coefficient --- mixer --- naturally fracture --- SEM --- microstructure characteristics --- artificial joint rock --- fractured rock --- strata movement --- conservative solute --- particle velocity --- dry-wet cycles --- hydraulic fractures --- numerical calculation --- mechanical behaviors --- normalized conductivity-influence function --- fractured porous rock mass --- PPCZ --- segmented grouting --- non-aqueous phase liquid --- intelligent torque rheometer --- numerical analysis --- temperature --- unsaturated soil --- uniaxial compressive strength --- mine shaft --- coalbed methane (CBM) --- nonlinear flow in fractured porous media --- similar simulation --- forecasting --- tight sandstones --- oriented perforation --- hydro-mechanical coupling --- constant normal stiffness conditions --- cohesive soils --- layered progressive grouting --- chemical grouts --- grain size of sand --- Darcy’s law --- soft coal masses --- hydro-power --- cyclic heating and cooling --- cohesive element method --- cement-based paste discharge --- tectonically deformed coal --- split grouting --- fault water inrush --- filtration effects --- T-stress --- particle flow modeling --- new cementitious material --- strength --- stabilization --- fractured porous medium --- brine concentration --- initial water contained in sand --- XRD --- fracture criteria --- hydraulic conductivity --- roadway deformation --- backfill mining --- adsorption/desorption properties --- pore pressure --- roughness --- cement–silicate grout --- compressive stress --- discrete element method --- dynamic characteristics --- strain-based percolation model --- thermal-hydrological-chemical interactions --- pore distribution characteristics --- transversely isotropic rocks --- nitric acid modification --- disaster-causing mechanism --- CH4 seepage --- crack distribution characteristics --- micro-CT --- relief excavation --- Darcy flow --- hydraulic fracturing --- mixed-form formulation --- propagation --- scanning electron microscope (SEM) images --- propagation pattern --- consolidation process --- rheological deformation --- gas adsorption --- soft filling medium --- ground pressure --- orthogonal ratio test --- rock fracture --- coal seams --- high-steep slope --- interface --- orthogonal test --- stress interference --- physical and mechanical parameters --- fracture propagation --- fluid–solid coupling theory --- coupling model --- surface characteristics --- numerical manifold method --- gas --- lignite --- water inrush prevention --- coupled THM model --- hard and thick magmatic rocks --- Ordos Basin --- porosity --- damage mechanics --- seepage --- degradation mechanism --- high temperature --- visualization system --- bentonite-sand mixtures --- contamination --- conductivity-influence function --- water-rock interaction --- deterioration --- seepage pressure --- glutenite --- adhesion efficiency --- mechanical behavior transition --- bedding plane orientation --- n/a --- enhanced gas recovery --- debris-resisting barriers --- reinforcement mechanism --- on-site monitoring --- geophysical prospecting --- cyclic wetting-drying --- scoops3D --- semi-analytical solution --- enhanced permeability --- management period --- seepage control --- deformation --- Yellow River Embankment --- impeded drainage boundary --- rheological test --- circular closed reservoir --- grout penetration --- viscoelastic fluid --- coal-like material --- paste-like slurry --- floor failure depth --- supercritical CO2 --- gravel --- numerical model --- fractal --- gas-bearing coal --- shear-flow coupled test --- rheological limit strain --- CO2 flooding --- flotation --- goaf --- slope stability --- damage --- coal and gas outburst --- hydraulic fracture --- anisotropy --- high-order --- effluents --- FLAC --- limestone roof --- sandstone --- TG/DTG --- Xinjiang --- two-phase flow --- model experiment --- coal particle --- volumetric strain --- failure mode --- land reclamation --- sandstone and mudstone particles --- contiguous seams --- CO2 geological storage --- numerical simulation --- geogrid --- stress relief --- optimum proportioning --- roadside backfill body (RBB) --- pervious concrete --- mudstone --- hydraulic fracture network --- grouted sand --- fractal pore characteristics --- refraction law --- segmented rheological model --- ductile failure --- heterogeneity --- flow law --- fracture closure --- coal measures sandstone --- tight sandstone gas reservoirs --- gob behaviors --- water-dripping roadway --- creep characteristics --- internal erosion --- warning levels of fault water inrush --- hydraulic aperture --- bolt support --- discontinuous natural fracture --- microscopic morphology --- critical hydraulic gradient --- mixed mode fracture resistance --- differential settlement --- alternate strata --- finite element method --- crushing ratio --- chloride --- glauberite cavern for storing oil &amp --- macroscopic mechanical behaviors --- collision angle --- adsorption performance --- failure mechanism --- mechanical properties --- transmissivity --- damage evolution --- gas fracturing --- multitude parameters --- deviatoric stress --- Jiaohe --- coal --- soil properties --- acoustic emission --- pore structure --- grouting experiment --- concrete --- confining pressures --- green mining --- gas drainage --- fluid viscosity --- compression deformation --- Unsaturation --- adsorption–desorption --- seepage-creep --- constitutive model --- soil particle size --- Pseudo Steady-State (PPS) constant --- soil–structure interface --- debris flow --- fracture grouting --- initial settlement position --- regression equation --- electrical potential --- secondary fracture --- surrounding rock --- solid backfill coal mining --- time variation --- excess pore-pressures --- finite-conductivity fracture --- permeability characteristics --- rainfall-unstable soil coupling mechanism(R-USCM) --- shaft lining --- Darcy's law --- cement-silicate grout --- fluid-solid coupling theory --- adsorption-desorption --- soil-structure interface