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1828
National Ranking
24

Overview

Remko Akkerman is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a strong emphasis on mechanics of materials, mechanical engineering, and polymers and plastics. Other relevant subfields include automotive engineering and civil and structural engineering.

The scientist's work covers various topics, notably:

  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Epoxy Resin Curing Processes
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Structural Analysis and Optimization

Remko Akkerman has a significant publication record in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials
  • Composites Part B Engineering
  • International Journal of Material Forming
  • Materials

Notable recent papers by Remko Akkerman include:

  • "Analysis of the Thermoplastic Composite Overmolding Process: Interface Strength" (2020), Frontiers in Materials

Other significant papers from the same period, reflecting the broader research community's interests, include:

  • "Experimental and computational analysis of the polymerization overheating in thick glass/Elium® acrylic thermoplastic resin composites" (2020), Composites Part B Engineering
  • "Advances in composite forming through 25 years of ESAFORM" (2022), International Journal of Material Forming
  • "Material characterization of a pultrusion specific and highly reactive polyurethane resin system: Elastic modulus, rheology, and reaction kinetics" (2020), Composites Part B Engineering
  • "The Springer Model for Lifetime Prediction of Wind Turbine Blade Leading Edge Protection Systems: A Review and Sensitivity Study" (2022), Materials

Remko Akkerman frequently collaborates with a consistent group of coauthors, including:

  • W.J.B. Grouve
  • Sebastiaan Wijskamp
  • İsmet Baran
  • Matthijn de Rooij
  • T.C. Bor

Best Publications

  • Characterization of mechanical behavior of woven fabrics: Experimental methods and benchmark results

    J Cao;R Akkerman;P Boisse;J Chen

  • A critical review on recycling of end-of-life carbon fibre/glass fibre reinforced composites waste using pyrolysis towards a circular economy

    S.R. Naqvi;S.R. Naqvi;H. Mysore Prabhakara;E.A. Bramer;W. Dierkes

  • A Review on the Mechanical Modeling of Composite Manufacturing Processes

    Ismet Baran;Kenan Cinar;Nuri Ersoy;Remko Akkerman

  • Formability analyses of uni-directional and textile reinforced thermoplastics

    Sebastiaan Haanappel;R.H.W. ten Thije;Ulrich Sachs;Bert Rietman

  • Large deformation simulation of anisotropic material using an updated Lagrangian finite element method

    R.H.W. ten Thije;R. Akkerman;J. Huetink

  • Carbon composites based on multiaxial multiply stitched preforms. Part 3: Biaxial tension, picture frame and compression tests of the preforms

    Stepan Vladimirovitch Lomov;Stepan Vladimirovitch Lomov;Marcin Barburski;T. Stoilova;Ignace Verpoest

  • Prediction of springforward in continuous-fibre/polymer L-shaped parts

    H.W. Wiersma;L.J.B. Peeters;Remko Akkerman

  • A multi-layer triangular membrane finite element for the forming simulation of laminated composites

    R.H.W. ten Thije;Remko Akkerman

  • Optimization of the tape placement process parameters for carbon–PPS composites

    W.J.B. Grouve;L.L. Warnet;B. Rietman;H.A. Visser

  • Frictional behaviour of high performance fibrous tows: Friction experiments

    Bo Cornelissen;Bert Rietman;Remko Akkerman

  • Non-collinear wave mixing for non-linear ultrasonic detection of physical ageing in PVC

    A. Demcenko;Remko Akkerman;P.B. Nagy;Richard Loendersloot

  • Prediction of the yarn trajectories on complex braided preforms

    J.F.A. Kessels;Remko Akkerman

  • Characterization of the dynamic friction of woven fabrics: Experimental methods and benchmark results

    Ulrich Sachs;Remko Akkerman;Konstantine Fetfatsidis;Emmanuelle Vidal-Sallé

  • Carbon composites based on multiaxial multiply stitched preforms. Part V: geometry of sheared biaxial fabrics

    R. Loendersloot;Stepan Vladimirovitch Lomov;R. Akkerman;Ignace Verpoest

  • A lubrication approach to friction in thermoplastic composites forming processes

    R.H.W. ten Thije;Remko Akkerman;M.P. Ubbink;L. van der Meer

  • Laminate mechanics for balanced woven fabrics

    Remko Akkerman

  • Vibration based Structural Health Monitoring of a composite T-beam

    T.H. Ooijevaar;R. Loendersloot;L.L. Warnet;A. de Boer

  • Material characterization of a polyester resin system for the pultrusion process

    Ismet Baran;Remko Akkerman;Jesper Henri Hattel

  • Modelling the pultrusion process of an industrial L-shaped composite profile

    Ismet Baran;Remko Akkerman;Jesper Henri Hattel

  • Analysis of the mechanical properties of a reinforced thermoplastic pipe (RTP)

    M.P. Kruijer;Laurent Warnet;Remko Akkerman

  • Prediction of spring-forward in continuous-fibre/polymer L-shaped parts

    H.W. Wiersma;L.J.B. Peeters;Remko Akkerman

  • Formability analyses of uni-directional and textile reinforced thermoplastics Part A Applied science and manufacturing

    S.P. Haanappel;R.H.W. ten Thije;U. Sachs;B. Rietman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesper Henri Hattel
Jesper Henri Hattel Technical University of Denmark
Andrew C. Long
Andrew C. Long University of Nottingham
Michael N. Clifford
Michael N. Clifford University of Nottingham
Salman Raza Naqvi
Salman Raza Naqvi Karlstad University
Pierpaolo Carlone
Pierpaolo Carlone University of Salerno
Xiaoming Tao
Xiaoming Tao Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jian Cao
Jian Cao Northwestern University

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