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AUTHOR
G. Epasto
On the Use of Two Emerging Laser-Based Flaw-Detection Techniques – Considerations and Practicalities
The pursuit of non-contact techniques for detecting ultrasonic waves propagating on the surface of solids is stimulated by the possibility of gaining some advantages over conventional contact methods. Non-contact methods are becoming a milestone in performing non-destructive evaluation in several industrial fields, where hazardous environments, narrow spaces, high temperatures, and complex geometries are encountered. Such methods exploit photo-acoustic interactions between light and sound waves. This work compares two non-contact laser-based methods for detecting artificial flaws of different sizes in metallic specimens. It uses multi-signal homodyne interferometry and single beam deflectom…
VALUTAZIONE DEL COMPORTAMENTO ALL’IMPATTO DI BIOCOMPOSITI RINFORZATI CON FIBRE DI AGAVE
The growing attention on environmental issues has led to a recent research interest in eco-sustainable and renewable materials, among which biocomposites play an important role. Biocomposites are materials consisting of a matrix with low environmental impact or renewable, reinforced with natural fibres. Several research activities reported in literature, deal mainly with the static mechanical properties. Just few works are instead devoted to the assessment of their dynamic properties, such as fatigue strength, impact strength, etc. In order to give a contribution to the knowledge of the impact behaviour of green epoxy matrix biocomposites reinforced with agave fibres, in this paper a system…
CARATTERIZZAZIONE ALL’IMPATTO DI COMPOSITI IBRIDI CARBONIO-ARAMIDE USATI PER LA REALIZZAZIONE DI COMPONENTI DI AUTOVETTURE SPORTIVE
Through a systematic experimental analysis, the impact characterization of carbon-aramid hybrid composites, typically used in the automotive sports field, has been performed. CFRP laminates object of this study have been produced by adding a hybrid foil obtained using a fabric of twill type, so-called carbon-kevlar. In order to highlight the effects of hybridisation, that is, the different properties of kevlar fibre with respect to carbon, a comparative analysis was also carried out considering a CFRP laminate with the same lay-up. The analysis of the experimental results obtained through preliminary tensile tests and subsequent low-velocity drop-weight impact tests integrated with x-ray to…