Oxford Silk Group : Team : Darshil Shah : Publications

2014 Shah, D.U., Porter, D. & Vollrath, F. - Silk cocoons as natural macro-balloon fillers in novel polyurethane-based syntactic foams. Polymer. access

2014 Shah, D.U., Porter, D. & Vollrath, F. - Can silk become an effective reinforcing fibre? A property comparison with flax and glass reinforced composites. Composites Science and Technology, 101: 173-183. access

2014 Shah, D.U., Vollrath, F., Porter, D., Stires, J. & Deheyn D.D. - Housing tubes from the marine worm, Chaetopterus sp.: biomaterials with exceptionally broad thermo-mechanical properties. Journal of Royal Society Interface, 11(98): 20140525. access

2014 Shah, D.U. - Natural fibre composites: Comprehensive Ashby-type materials selection charts. Materials and Design, 62: 21-31. access

2014 Shah, D.U., Vollrath, F. & Porter, D. - Opportunities for silk textiles in reinforced biocomposites: Studying through-thickness compaction behaviour. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 62: 1-10. access

2014 Shah, D.U., Schubel, P.J., Clifford, M.J. & Licence, P. - Mechanical property characterization of aligned plant yarn reinforced thermoset matrix composites manufactured via vacuum infusion. Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 53 (3): 239-253. access

2013 Shah, D.U. - Developing plant fibre composites for structural applications by optimising composite parameters: a critical review. Journal of Materials Science, 48 (18): 6083-6107. access

2013 Shah, D.U., Schubel, P.J. & Clifford, M.J. - Can flax replace E-glass in structural composites? A small wind turbine blade case study. Composites Part B, 52: 172-181. access

2013 Shah, D.U., Schubel, P.J., Licence, P. & Clifford, M.J. - Fatigue life evaluation of aligned plant fibre composites through S-N curves and constant-life diagrams. Composites Science and Technology, 74: 139-149. access

2013 Shah, D.U., Schubel, P.J. & Clifford, M.J. - Modelling the effect of yarn twist on the tensile strength of unidirectional plant fibre yarn composites. Journal of Composite Materials, 47 (4): 425-436. access

2012 Shah, D.U., Schubel, P.J., Licence, P. & Clifford, M.J. - Determining the minimum, critical and maximum fibre content for twisted yarn reinforced plant fibre composites. Composites Science and Technology, 72: 1909-1917. access

2012 Shah, D.U., Schubel, P.J., Clifford, M.J. & Licence, P. - The tensile behaviour of off-axis loaded plant fibre composites: an insight on the non-linear stress-strain response. Polymer Composites, 33 (9): 1494-1504. access

2012 Shah, D.U., Schubel, P.J., Licence, P. & Clifford, M.J. - Hydroxyethylcellulose surface treatment of natural fibres: the new ‘twist’ in yarn preparation and optimization for composites applicability. Journal of Materials Science, 47 (6): 2700-2711. access

2010 Shah, D.U. & Schubel, P.J. - Evaluation of cure shrinkage measurement techniques for thermosetting resins. Polymer Testing, 29 (6): 629-639. access

2015 Shah, D.U., & Clifford, M.J. - 'Compaction, permeability and flow simulation for liquid composite moulding of natural fibre composites', to appear in Manufacturing of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites, Springer-Verlag, New York, USA. access

2014 Shah, D.U., Porter D., & Vollrath, F. - Can silk become a fashionable polymer-reinforcing fibre JEC Composites Magazine, 91. access *Invited*

2013 Darshil's interview on the performance of natural fibres in structural components appears as a cover story in Composites in Manufacturing - Natural Selection, September 2013, p. 42-43. access here and here *Invited*

2013 Darshil and Dr Peter Schubel test a flax fibre reinforced wind turbine blade to failure, featuring in Test Tube film. View video here

2013 Shah, D.U. & Schubel, P.J. - Can flax replace E-glass in small wind turbine blades? JEC Composites Magazine, (Feature Wind Energy) 78: 29-33. access *Invited*

2012 Shah, D.U., Schubel, P.J., Clifford, M.J. & Licence, P. - Fatigue characterisation of plant fibre composites for rotor blade applications. JEC Composites Magazine, (Special JEC Asia) 73: 51-54. access *Invited*

2014

Is silk suitable for sustainable composites?, in Annual ‘Recent Appointees in Polymer Science’ (RAPS) Conference 2014. Reading (UK), 3-5 September 2014.

Sustainable polymer composites for wind turbine blades, in Leibniz Young Polymer Scientist Forum at the Leibniz Institute of Interactive Materials (DWI-RWTH). Aachen (Germany), 27-28 August 2014.

Natural fibre composites: Can silk become a fashionable reinforcing fibre?, in Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement Institute at Kasetsart University. Bangkok(Thailand), 24 April 2014.

2013

Can flax replace E-glass in structural composites? A small wind turbine blade case study, in 5th International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Polymers and Composites (ECOCOMP 2013). Birmingham (UK), 3-4 July 2013.

Are flax fibres suited to structural applications? A small wind turbine blade case study, in Innovative Composites Summit (in JEC Europe 2013). Paris (France), 12-14 March 2013. *Invited*

2012

Fatigue characterisation of plant fibre composites for small-scale wind turbine blade applications, in Technical Sales Presentations (in JEC Asia 2012). Singapore, 26-28 June 2012. *Invited*

Fatigue characterisation of plant fibre composites for small-scale wind turbine blade applications, in 5th Innovative Composites Summit (in JEC Asia 2012). Singapore, 26-28 June 2012. *Invited*

Fatigue characterisation of plant fibre composites for small-scale wind turbine blade applications, in SAMPE Europe Student Conference 2012 (in SAMPE Europe 33rd International Conference SEICO 12). Paris (France), 24-25 March 2012.

Fatigue characterisation of plant fibre composites for small-scale wind turbine blade applications, in SAMPE/BCS/IOM3 Annual Students’ Seminar 2012. London (UK), 31 January 2012.

2011

Yarn optimisation and plant fibre surface treatment using hydroxyethylcellulose for the development of structural bio-based composites, in 18th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-18). Jeju (South Korea), 21-27 August 2011.

Mechanical characterization of vacuum infused thermoset matrix composites reinforced with aligned hydroxyethylcellulose sized plant bast fibre yarns, in 4th International Conference on Sustainable Materials, Polymers and Composites (ECOCOMP 2011). Birmingham (UK), 6-7 July 2011.