Dr Erdem Selver
Summary
I'm now working on a KTP project with Jiva Materials and the University of Portsmouth. The project's goal is to develop sustainable composites for PCB applications.
My principal research interests include the mechanics of damage and failure in natural or synthetic fiber-reinforced composites, as well as the repair/healing of damaged areas.
I have extensive experience with natural (flax, jute, banana), synthetic (Kevlar, carbon, and glass), and waste fibre-reinforced composites.
I work with both thermoplastic and thermoset materials, having used a range of processes such as compression moulding, injection moulding, film stacking, and thermoset composites (including sandwich).
I have experience analysing composite laminates mechanically (tensile, flexural, impact, compression, compression after impact, etc.) and non-destructively (C-Scan, SEM, X-Ray) to identify failure and damage processes.
Research outputs
2025
Toughening of thermoset composites using glass/polypropylene commingled stitching yarns
Selver, E., Potluri, P., Dhakal, H.
15 Jan 2025, In: Heliyon. 11, 1, 14p., e41431
Research output: Article
2024
The effect of nonwoven reinforcement on flexural strength of glass, carbon and hybrid composites
Tahtali, E., Selver, E.
30 Dec 2024, In: Tekstil ve Mühendis. 31, 136, p. 201-210, 10p.
Research output: Article
Self-healing potential of stitched glass/polypropylene/epoxy hybrid composites with various fibers
Kaya, G., Selver, E.
1 May 2024, In: Journal of Composite Materials. 58, 11, p. 1319-1335
Research output: Article
Sound and thermal insulation properties of sandwich composites made of waste Kevlar® materials
Selver, E., Kaya, G., Dincer, T., Atici, A.
31 Mar 2024, In: Tekstil ve Mühendis. 31, 133, p. 8-13, 6p.
Research output: Article
Glass flakes for enhancing mechanical properties of glass/epoxy composites
Selver, E., Alagoz, E.
3 Jan 2024, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications
Research output: Article
2023
Enhancing the mechanical performance of notched glass/epoxy composite laminates via hybridisation with thermoplastic fibres
Selver, E., Dalfi, H., Potluri, P.
1 Sep 2023, In: Journal of Composite Materials. 57, 23, p. 3703-3721
Research output: Article
2022
Glass/polypropylene hybrid knitted fabrics for toughening of thermoset composites
Uzumcu, E., Selver, E., Oztas, B.
31 Dec 2022, In: Materials Today Communications. 33, 15p., 104279
Research output: Article
Improving the fracture toughness of glass/epoxy laminates through intra-yarns hybridisation
Dalfi, H., Potluri, P., Jan, K., Selver, E.
1 Sep 2022, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications. 236, 9, p. 1699-1924
Research output: Article
Influence of yarn hybridisation and fibre architecture on the compaction response of woven fabric preforms during composite manufacturing
Dalfi, H., Yousaf, Z., Selver, E., Potluri, P.
1 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Industrial Textiles. 51, 3_supp, p. 5062S-5085S
Research output: Article
Influence of yarn-hybridisation on the mechanical performance and thermal conductivity of composite laminates
Dalfi, H., Al-Obaidi, A., Selver, E., Yousaf, Z., Potluri, P.
1 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Industrial Textiles. 51, 3, p. 5086S-5112S
Research output: Article