Simulation of thermal cycle aging process on fiber-reinforced polymers by extended finite element method

The simulation of long life behavior and environmental aging effects on composite materials are subjects of investigation for future aerospace applications (i.e. supersonic commercial aircrafts). Temperature variation in addition to matrix oxidation involves material degradation and loss of mechanical properties. Crack initiation and growth...

Rekenprogramma's voor het ontwerpen en dimensioneren van vezelversterkte kunststoffen

This report provides an inventory of computer programs for composite materials which are owned by or known to the members of the NFK-TVK action group. The programs are divided in four groups: general laminate theory; specific laminate problems; general (F.E.) analysis programs; miscellaneous problems. The programs are not discussed in the report...

Thermal conductance measurement of honeycomb sandwich panels with carbon fibre reinforced plastic face sheets

Residual strength characteristics of composite reinforced stiffened panels

Residual strength of kevlar-carbon/epoxy hybrid composite materials

Residual strength tests have been carried out on various Kevlar 49-Carbon epoxy laminate configurations consisting of a carbon/epoxy core with face sheets of Kevlar 49 fabric. The influence of fatigue loading of notched specimens on the residual strength was investigated.

Residual strength of (0, ±45)s and (±45, 0)s carbon/epoxy laminates

Environmental fatigue crack propagation in metal/composite laminates: interim report no. 1

Plight simulation fatigue crack propagation tests with gust spectrum loading were carried out on 2024-T3/carbon-epoxy, 7475-T761/carbon-epoxy and Ti-6Al-4V/carbon-epoxy laminates with nominal weight savings of 30% as compared to equivalent 2024-T3 panels. The performance of the 2024-T3/ carbon-epoxy laminates was much superior to those of the...

Determination of the thermal conductivity of carbon fibre reinforced plastic sheet material

Residual strength properties of carbon/epoxy composite material

Fatigue tests on unidirectional Ca/ep composite material have been performed to investigate whether previous fatigue loading did influence the residual static strength. Residual strength tests were carried out on (0, ± 45)2s and (± 45)2s laminates, while for the (O, ± 45)2s laminate the influence of previous tensile fatigue loading on the...

Tensile failure of unidirectional composite materials