Design, Manufacturing and Applications of Composites 2010

Preface

GREEN AND NANOCOMPOSITES I

• Advanced Green Composites and Nanocomposites: New Industrial Biomaterials from Biorefinery
• Tensile Properties of Sliver-Based Unidirectional Green Composites with Fluctuation in Fiber Orientation
• Characterization of Polypropylene Composites Reinforced with Flax Fibers Treated by Mechanical and Alkali Method
• Effect of Water Environment on Jute/Polypropylene Composites
• Novel, Low-Cost Water Hyacinth-Polyester Composites Part 1: Processing, Mechanical Properties and FTIR Spectroscopy
• Development of Natural Fiber-Reinforced High Temperature Thermoplastic Composites
• MDF Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites

GREEN AND NANOCOMPOSITES II

• Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites Fabricated by Resin Infusion with Bioresin and Natural Fibers
• Measurement of Cure Index of Nano Carbon Composites by an Optical Fiber Sensor with Dual Light Sources
• Polyethylene/Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposites
• Low Linear Density Polyethylene (LLDPE)/Nanoclay Composites: Process Parameters and Mechanical Properties
• Effect of Addition of Nanoclays on Properties of Vinyl Ester

NANOCOMPOSITES-METAL COMPOSITES

• Electrospun Nanocomposite Fibres: Processing, Properties and Applications
• Structure and Properties of Superparamagnetic Composite Nanofibre
• Fatigue Damage and Life Evaluation of Particle-Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composites of Al6061/Al2O3 and Al6061/SiC under Uniaxial and Multiaxial Loading Conditions
• Low Pressure Infiltration of Molten Aluminum Alloy to C/C Preform with Nickel Plating
• Fabrication and Characterization of Unidirectional Cf/Al Composites
• Tensile Strength and Fracture Behavior of Partially Siliconized Carbon-Carbon Composite Up to 2273 K

CHARACTERIZATION I

• Consolidation Quality and Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Composite Manufactured by Pull-Braiding
• The Effects of Hygrothermal Aging on Mode II Delamination Propagation in G40-800/5276-1 Graphite/Epoxy Composite
• In-Line Compounding of Direct Long Fibre Thermoplastics: Injection Versus Compression Moulding

CHARACTERIZATION II

• Using Fiber Optic Strain Sensors for Elevated Temperature Fatigue Testing of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
• Free Vibration Analysis of Delaminated Layered Beams: A Dynamic Finite Element (DFE) Technique
• Low-Speed Impact Test for Foam Supported Composite Laminates
• Determination of Interlaminar Crack Initiation Criteria Envelope in Composite Materials Using Acoustic Emission Monitoring

CHARACTERIZATION III

• Effect of Interfacial Property on CF/PP Continuous Fiber Reinforcement Thermoplastic Composite
• Suppression of Delamination Propagation in Carbon/Epoxy Laminates by the Use of Superelastic Stitching Wires: Preliminary Results
• Tensile Properties of New Glass Fiber Reinforced Composite Laminates Produced by the Filament Winding Wet Technique

MANUFACTURING I

• Detection System of Foreign Object in Injection Molding Products
• Thermoelastic Spring-in of Curved Composite Parts Manufactured by Flexible Injection
• Laser-Ultrasonics and Laser-Tapping for the Inspection of Aerospace Composite Structures

MANUFACTURING II

• Long Fiber Thermoplastic PET Composites: Fiber Content and Consolidation Pressure
• Smart Composites-—Applications and Perspectives
• Optimal Production Planning for Composite Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing

DESIGN

• Increase of Bending Strength and Maximum Deflection of Concrete Reinforced with CFRP Strip
• Influence of CFRP Cable Design on Structural Performance of Hybrid Long Span Cable Stayed Bridges
• Manufacturing of Everyday Items Using Composite Materials with Japanese Mingei Design Influences

MECHANICS OF COMPOSITES

• Damage Accumulation and Failure of Composite Laminates with an Open Hole Under Compression
• Free Vibration and Buckling Response of Width-Tapered Laminated Composite Beam-Columns Using Rayleigh-Ritz Method
• An Exact Dynamic Stiffness Matrix (DSM) Formulation for Free Vibration Analysis of Delaminated Beams
• Non-Linear Buckling Analysis of Tapered Curved Composite Plates
• Relationship Between Impact Characteristics and Take-Off Action in the Rugby Tackle by Players with Different Age and Competitive Level

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