Marcus Vinicius Tavares da Costa

Mechanics of load-bearing sustainable materials

Novel load-bearing materials from forest, e.g., paper fibre materials, cross-laminated timber (CLT), etc, are important materials for bioeconomy as they can store carbon for long-term commitment, but they are complex in nature having anisotropy, environmental sensitivity and other factors that affects their mechanical performance. This project focus on further research on mechanical characterization of such […]

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Mechanical aspects of bio based composites

The work consists of understanding the mechanical aspects of novel bio-based composites by exploring microstructures, weak interfaces, anisotropy, and lamella thickness. My current projects are (i) in situ mechanical tests with Deben microtester and scanning electron microscopes on a thin layer of montmorillonite clay on hydroxyethylcellulose films to investigate interfacial (adhesion) properties between the constituents,

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