Evaluation of the potential of bamboo fibers from Cameroon for the manufacture of biocomposites.

The Cameroon has two bamboo species indigenous to Africa (the and the ), and one largely exotic species, . However, little on their physical characteristics and strength for the composites materials applications is known for these two indigenous bamboos species in Cameroon. Therefore, in this study, emphasis was laid on the alpine bamboo , to evaluate its potential for biocomposites applications.

Classification of solutions for guided waves in fluid-loaded viscoelastic composites with large numbers of layers.

Guided ultrasonic waves are used for the inspection of multilayered composite aerospace structures. Calculating the corresponding dispersion diagrams is challenging for thick-walled composites with more than 100 layers, such as in modern rocket booster pressure vessels. The Dispersion Calculator (DC) is an open source software for calculating such dispersion diagrams and mode shapes of guided waves.

Classification of solutions for guided waves in anisotropic composites with large numbers of layers.

Guided waves are used for the non-destructive evaluation in automotive and aerospace industries. There is a trend leaning away from isotropic materials to the manufacturing based on composites. However, the elastic wave dynamics in such materials is considerably more complicated.