Mechanical and Physical Testing of Biocomposites, Fibre-Reinforced Composites and Hybrid Composites

Prof. Dr. Jawaid Mohammad is currently working as a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. He has more than 25 years of experience in teaching, research, and industries. His area of research interests includes hybrid composites, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, advance materials: graphene/nanoclay/fire retardant, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibers and solid wood, biopolymers and biopolymers for packaging applications, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibers, and polymer blends. So far, he has published 100 books, more than 100 book chapters, more than 500 peer-reviewed international journal papers, and several published review papers under top 25 hot articles in science direct during 2013–2020. He also obtained 6 Patents and 6 Copyrights/Industrial design. H-index and citation in Scopus are 101 and 43525 and in Google scholar, and H-index and citation are 120 and 58132. 40 Ph.D. and 17 Master’s students graduated under his supervision in 2014–2024 in the fields of hybrid composites, green composites, nanocomposites, natural fiber-reinforced composites, nanocellulose, etc. He secured various research grants at university, national, and international levels on polymer composites of around USD 3 Million. He also delivered plenary and invited talks in international conferences related to composites in India, Turkey, Malaysia, Thailand, United Kingdom, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China, Germany, Indonesia, Spain, UAE, Portagal, etc. Besides that, he is also a member of technical committees of several national and international conferences on composites and material science. He is founding Series Editor of Springer Three Book Series. He worked as guest editor of special issues of Several Peer reviewed Journals. Besides that, he is also reviewer of several high-impact international peer-reviewed journals of Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Saga, ACS, RSC, Frontiers, etc. Dr. Mohammad Jawaid also received Several Award at National and International Level. He is also Winner of Newton-Ungku Omar Coordination Fund: UK-Malaysia Research and Innovation Bridges Competition 2015. He is also Professional membership of ACS, SPE, APA, MySET, etc. He is Fellow and Chartered Scientist of The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3), UK. He is also Clarivate 1% Highly cited Researcher-2023.Prof. Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan received his PhD from the University of Sheffield (UK). He has 18 years of experience in teaching as well as in research. His research interests include hybrid composites, advanced materials, structural health monitoring, and impact studies. He is a Professional Engineer registered with the Board of Engineers of Malaysia, a Professional Technologist registered with the Malaysian Board of Technologists, and a Charted Engineer registered with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers of the United Kingdom. He is also the current Director of UPM Press. He actively publishes both journal papers and books and has received many awards both locally and internationally.Naheed Saba completed her PhD in Biocomposites from the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia. She has published over 20 scientific and engineering articles in advanced composites, as well as one book and 8 book chapters. Dr. Saba’s research interests lie in nanocellulosic materials, fire retardant materials, natural fiber reinforced polymer composites, biocomposites, hybrid composites and nanocomposites.

• 1. Introduction about mechanical and physical testing of composite materials2. Flexural behavior of textile reinforced polymer composites3. Mechanical performance of natural fibre based thermoset composites4. Dimensional stability of natural fibre based hybrid composites5. Tensile properties of natural and synthetic fibre reinforced polymer composites6. Low velocity and high velocity impact behavior of natural fibre based hybrid composites7. Mechanical behavior of carbon/natural fibres based hybrid composites8. Compressive and fracture toughness of synthetic and natural fibre reinforced polymer composites9. Tribological properties of composite materials10. Effect of treatment on water absorption behavior of natural fibre reinforced polymer Composites11. Impact behavior of natural and synthetic fibre reinforced polymer composites12. Development of a Bulletproof Vest Using Kenaf Fibre Embedded with X-Ray Films13. Ballistic impact response of laminated hybrid composite materials14. Effect of void content on properties of composite materials15. Investigation of Fatigue strength of Natural/synthetic fibre based composite materials16. Barrier properties of biocomposites and hybrid composites17. Mechanical performance of biofibers and the corresponding composites18. Experimental evaluation of mechanical properties of PA6 polymer composites19. Experimental investigation of mechanical and physical properties of banana-jute fiber reinforced polymer composites20. Processing and Mechanical Properties evaluation of epoxy filled E glass fiber-Fly Ash hybrid composites21. Micro-mechanical analysis of biofibre based composites22. Monotonic and Fatigue Responses of Fibre Reinforced Metal Laminates23. Acoustic and Mechanical Properties of Luffa Fiber Reinforced Biocomposites24. High and Low Velocity Impact on Laminated Hybrid Composite Material25. Interfacial Properties Evaluation and Methods in Fibre Reinforced Composites26. Mechanical characterization of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer specimens for aerospace applications27. Mechanical properties of composites from textiles and 3D printed materials28. Mechanical and Physical testing of sisal fibre and sisal based hybrid polymer composites