Analysis of the viscoelastic deformation behaviour of continuous fibre-reinforced polymers subjected to the automotive painting process

The automotive industry has developed an interest in manufacturing structural parts from continuous fibre-reinforced polymers because legislation is becoming more strict on the permissible CO₂ emission of newly produced vehicles. Additional requirements on the level of recyclability has raised the question if composite materials with...

Compression-Compression and Tension-Compression Fatigue of Textile Carbon-Epoxy Composites: Experimental Testing and Instrumentation

Efficient design of woven composite structures is limited by a knowledge gap in predictive modeling of their behaviour. Fatigue modeling in particular is difficult and limited by a lack of experimental data. For compression-compression (C-C) or tension-compression (T-C) fatigue, experimental results in literature are uncommon. In this master...