Fracture Behavior of Nanocomposites and Reinforced Laminate Structures

Dr. Ashwani Kumar holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, and currently serving as a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering (Gazetted Officer Group B) at the Technical Education Department Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur  India. With over 14 years of combined experience in research, academia, and administration. As an academician and researcher, Dr. Kumar serves as the Series Editor for six book series published by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis USA) and Wiley Scrivener Publishing, USA. He acts as a Guest Editor and Editorial Board Member for eight international journals and is a Review Board Member for 20 prestigious international journals indexed in SCI/SCIE/Scopus, including Applied Acoustics, Measurement, JESTEC, AJSE, SV-JME, and LAJSS. Dr. Kumar has a prolific publication record, with more than 100 articles in journals, book chapters, and conferences. He has authored, co-authored, and edited more than 40 books in Mechanical, Materials, and Renewable Energy Engineering. Holding  four patents, he is recognized for his contributions to academia and research, earning the title of Best Teacher for excellence in both fields. He is associated with International Conferences as Invited Speaker/Session Chair/ Advisory Board/Review Board member/Program Committee Member. He has delivered many invited talks in webinar, FDP and Workshops. His current research interests encompass AI & ML in Mechanical Engineering, Smart Materials & Manufacturing Techniques, Thermal Energy Storage, Building Efficiency, Renewable Energy Harvesting, and Sustainable Mobility.

Dr. Yogesh Kumar Singla is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering, Math, and Technology at Navajo Technical University, USA. Prior to this, he was a dynamic researcher at the University of Idaho, USA. With a rich academic background, he previously served as a Research Associate at Case Western Reserve University, USA. Dr. Singla holds a Ph.D. from IIT Roorkee. With over 9.5 years of comprehensive experience in both research and teaching, Dr. Singla specializes in Manufacturing, Welding, Surface Engineering, Tribology, Materials Characterization, Welding Metallurgy, and Mechanical Behavior of Metals. His academic contributions include boasts 16 SCI publications, 9 book chapters, and 7 international conference presentations . He has also successfully supervised 1 Ph.D. and 4 M.E. theses, showcasing his mentorship skills. An avid researcher, Dr. Singla is a sought-after reviewer for several SCI journals published by Elsevier and Springer, known for their impact factors ranging from 0.743 to 7.72. He has also filed a utility patent on the utilization of nano fly ash, highlighting his innovative approach to research. He has edited three books published by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group) and has three more book proposals accepted for publication by Springer Nature and Wiley Scrivener.

Dr. Michael R. Maughan is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Purdue University 2015. Prior to joining the academic ranks, he worked in industry at both Fortune-50 and startup companies as a mechanical designer and engineering manager. He holds five utility patents. His research expertise is in material behavior and properties, particularly microstructure-properties relationships for advanced manufacturing processes.  In 2015 he received the Estus H. and Vashti L. Magoon Award for excellence in graduate teaching at Purdue University and has taught over 50 courses at the University of Idaho. He was named Outstanding Early Career Faculty by the University of Idaho College of Engineering in 2022.

Chapter 1. Introduction to Mechanical and Fracture Behaviour Characterization of Nanocomposites and Reinforced Laminated Structures.- Chapter 2. Theoretical and Computational Modeling of the Fracture Behavior of Composite Structures and Interfacial problems.- Chapter 3. Fracture Mechanics of Nanocomposites and Reinforced Laminates: An In-Depth Exploration of Mode I, Mode II, and Mixed Mode I/II.- Chapter 4. Prediction of mixed-mode I/II fracture load using practical and interpretable machine learning method.- Chapter 5. Structural Integrity of Laminates: Fracture Modes I, II, and I/II Under Various Loads.- Chapter 6. Mode 1, Mode II and Mixed Mode I/II Fracture Behavior of Laminated Structures.- Chapter 7. Numerical Modelling of Crack Growth Path in Linear Elastic Materials.- Chapter 8. Fatigue characterization of additively manufactured continuous fiber composites using traditional and non-traditional experimental techniques.- Chapter 9. Crack growth behavior of 6082 Al alloys under mixed mode-I loading.- Chapter 10. Fracture Behaviour of Aerospace-Grade Fiber/Epoxy Composites.- Chapter 11. Mechanical Characterization and Fracture Analysis of Aerospace-Grade Fiber (NanoComposites): A Study on Structural Integrity and Damage Tolerance.- Chapter 12. Analyzing Fractures in Nanomaterial-Enhanced Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Composites.- Chapter 13. Temporal Dependency Analysis in Predicting RUL of Aircraft Structures using Recurrent Neural Networks.- Chapter 14. Experimental and XFEM evaluation of fatigue life of 6082 Al alloy.- Chapter 15. Life Estimation of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) With High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Under Thermal Loading Conditions.- Chapter 16. AI & ML-based Models for Predicting Remaining Useful Life (RUL) of Nanocomposites and Reinforced Laminated Structures.- Chapter 17. Resurrection Structure: New Generation of Bio-Inspired Nanocomposites and Laminates.- Chapter 18. Laminated structures and fracture mechanics - A comprehensive study of Mode 1, Mode II, and Mixed Mode III Behavior.- Chapter 19. Mixed Mode Fracture Behavior of 3D Printed Nanocomposites.- Chapter 20. Insights into Aerospace Structural Integrity: A Study on Fiber/Epoxy Composites Fracture.- Chapter 21. NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING METHODS IN COMPOSITE MATERIALS.