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Simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain in glass fiber/epoxy composites by embedded fiber optic sensors: I. Cure monitoring

2007

In this paper (Part I) the use of fiber optic sensors for real-time monitoring of the cure kinetics of GFRP composites is explored. The proposed sensing system allows the simultaneous measurement of both temperature and strain by monitoring the change in reflected wavelength from two coupled fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors that have been embedded into the composite laminate. Instrumented GFRP laminates with 12, 18 and 24 reinforcing plies, respectively, were prepared by means of the vacuum bagging technique. Samples were cured in a thermally controlled oven at 80 degrees C and 30 kPa for 240 min (isothermal stage) and then cooled down to ambient temperature by turning off the heating sour…

Determination of lifetime probabilities of carbon fibre composite plates and pressure vessels for hydrogen storage

2011

International audience; It is shown that an analogy can be made between the failure of unidirectional carbon fibre reinforced epoxy plates and filament wound carbon fibre composite pressure vessels and that their strengths and failure probabilities can be determined. Fibres in filament wound composite structures are placed on geodesic paths around the mandrel, which becomes the liner; so that when the structure is pressurised the fibres are only subjected to tensile forces, as in a unidirectional composite. Multiscale modelling reveals that composite failure is controlled by fibre breakage and that clustering of fibre breaks determines ultimate reliability of the structure. Time dependent r…

From the Powder to the Electro and/or Magnetic Ceramic Component: Fine Grain Size and Properties

1997

Fluxon dynamics in Li–Al codoped by microwave surface resistance measurements

2010

Abstract The magnetic-field-induced variations of the microwave surface resistance, R s , have been investigated in ceramic Mg1−x(LiAl)xB2, with x in the range 0.1 – 0.4 . The measurements have been performed on increasing and decreasing the DC magnetic field, H 0 , at fixed temperatures. At low temperatures, we have observed a magnetic hysteresis in the R s ( H 0 ) curves in all the investigated samples. On increasing the temperature, the range of H 0 in which the hysteretic behavior is visible shrinks; however, in the sample with x = 0.1 it is present up to temperatures close to T c . We show that the field dependence of R s can be quantitatively justified taking into account the critical…

Prediction of crack onset strain in composite laminates at mixed mode cracking

2009

Failure process of continuous fiber reinforced composite laminates in tension usually starts with appearance of intralaminar cracks. In composite laminates with complex lay-ups and/or under combined loading, intralaminar cracks may develop in plies with different reinforcement directions. A necessary part of mixed mode cracking models is the criterion of failure. For propagation-controlled fracture it is usually formulated in terms of energy release rates and their critical values of the particular composite material. Intralaminar fracture toughness of unidirectionally reinforced glass/epoxy composite was experimentally determined at several mode I and mode II ratios. It is found that the c…

Wear Analysis During Friction Stir Processing of A359+20%SiC MMC

2009

Metal Matrix Composites (MMC) are very interesting materials for applications in the automotive and aerospace fields, since they combine the lightness of Aluminium with the strength of the ceramic reinforcement. These materials are very difficult to join and conventional welding techniques are not applicable, whereas solid-state welding techniques, like Friction Stir Welding (FSW), could be a solution. However very hard tool materials will need to be chosen in order to overcome the problem of heavy abrasive tool wear. In this work the wear behaviour of coated and uncoated steel tools has been investigated in the Friction Stir Processing of extruded bars in A359 + 20%SiC. AISI 1040 steel was…

Design of Hierarchical Architectures in Metal–Oganic Frameworks for Catalysis and Adsorption

2020

A key factor to improve the performance of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is the design and synthesis of hierarchical interconnected porosity at different length scales. The presence of secondary ...

Time dependent viscoelastic rheological response of pure, modified and synthetic bituminous binders

2016

Bitumen is a viscoelastic material that exhibits both elastic and viscous components of response and displays both a temperature and time dependent relationship between applied stresses and resultant strains. In addition, as bitumen is responsible for the viscoelastic behaviour of all bituminous materials, it plays a dominant role in defining many of the aspects of asphalt road performance, such as strength and stiffness, permanent deformation and cracking. Although conventional bituminous materials perform satisfactorily in most highway pavement applications, there are situations that require the modification of the binder to enhance the properties of existing asphalt material. The best kn…

Metal−Metal Bonding and Metallic Behavior in Some ABO2 Delafossites

1998

We present results of ab initio band structure calculations on some ABO2 delafossite oxides that have both the A and B sites occupied by transition metals. This class of materials includes insulators as well as some of the most conducting oxides. The calculations have been performed in order to understand the nature of the metallic and insulating states and the extensive metal−metal bonding displayed by these materials. The effect of polytypism on the electronic structure is examined. Among the interesting aspects of the electronic structure of these materials are the contributions from both A and B atoms to states near the Fermi energy and the highly disperse nature of bands derived from t…

Hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanostructures in supercritical domain: Effect of the metal salt concentration (Zn(NO3)2) in alkali medium (KOH)

2015

Abstract The metal salt concentration effect on the size and morphology of ZnO NPs was highlighted through its synthesis thanks to a continuous one-step method at 401 ± 15 °C and 306 ± 8 bar. Experiments were performed from Zn(NO3)2 and KOH as reactants in concentration ranges of 10–480 mM and 40–1920 mM, respectively. A constant [KOH]/[Zn(NO3)2] ratio of 4 was fixed in order to maintain a constant pH value between 12.5 and 13.0. The as-prepared NPs were characterized by X-ray diffraction and (high-resolution) transmission electron microscopy. Based on Louer's method, ZnO crystal exhibiting a hexagonal structure was considered as cylinder with a diameter D and a height H. The D/H parameter …