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  • A study of compression loading of composite laminates

    Creator:
    Berbinau, Pierre J.
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    The compressive behavior of continuous fiber composites is not as well understood as their tensile behavior because research and industrial applications have until recently focused on the latter. Furthermore, most theoretical and experimental studies on the compression of composites have examined the case of unidirectional specimens with fibers along the...
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    , Saleh and Tadsbakhsh [30-32] chose to model the composite as an inhomogeneous material by expressing

  • Automated feature extraction for orientation and slicing in microlamination

    Creator:
    Ariastuti, Retna
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    The research is about developing a computerized design system for microtechnology-based energy, and chemical systems (MECS). MECS devices are a part of microfabrication, which primarily focuses on taking advantage of the extremely high rates of heat and mass transfer available in microstructures. It typically consists of intricate arrays of components...
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    of metal, ceramic, or polymeric material. In terms of size, MECS devices are in-between micro-scale

  • Failure analysis of pre-notched composite laminated plates under four-point bending conditions

    Creator:
    Arias Gonzales, Sergio
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    Ever since composite laminate technology was introduced into the aerospace and automotive industry, there has been a need to fully understand the damage progression experienced by composite laminated plates in the presence of a notch. While numerous research studies have been conducted on this matter when subjected to in-plane loads,...
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    6, 2009. Title: Failure Analysis of Pre-notched Composite Laminated Plates under Four- point

  • Three-dimensional, nonlinear viscoelastic analysis of laminated composites : a finite element approach

    Creator:
    Wang, Min
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    Polymeric composites exhibit time-dependent behavior, which raises a concern about their long term durability and leads to a viscoelastic study of these materials. Linear viscoelastic analysis has been found to be inadequate because many polymers exhibit nonlinear viscoelastic behavior. Classical laminate theory is commonly used in the study of laminated...
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    laminated composites : a finite element approach AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Min Wang for the degree of

  • A nonlocal damage theory for laminated plate with application to aircraft damage tolerance

    Creator:
    Nahan, Matthew F.
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    Design of commercial aircraft structure, composed of composite material, requires the prediction of failure loads given large scale damage. In particular, a fuselage of graphite/epoxy lamination was analyzed for damage tolerance given a standard large crack that severed both skin and internal structure. Upon loading, a zone of damage is...
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    A nonlocal damage theory for laminated plate with application