Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 2007-Twenty-Second Technical Conference

T. K. O’Brien Honorary Symposium

• An Approach for Assessing Delamination Propagation Capabilities in Commercial Finite Element Codes
• Delamination Resistance Testing of Glass-Fiber Composite Laminates
• Micromechanics-Based Simulation for the Fracture of Composite Materials with Cohesive/Volumetric Finite-Element Schemes
• Structural Response of Composite Truss Beams
• Orthotropic Laminates Under Torsional Loading: A Revisit
• An Assessment of Fatigue Limit Predictors of Graphite/Epoxy
• Co-Cured Composite Joints Through Quasi-Static Acoustic Emission Count Peaks
• Total Fatigue Life Modeling for Composite Laminates Under Mode I Loading
• FEA Simulation of Fracture in Z-Pinned Composites
• Torsional Response of Elliptical Composite Cylinders
• Testing and Modeling of Fracture Toughness of Particle Reinforced Composites
• Elastic Response and Failure Studies of Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotube Twisted Yarns
• A Double-Blind Correlation Study for the Test and Analysis of the Single Leg Bend Coupon

Education

• A Standard for Composite Repair Technician Training
• The OIT-Boeing Composite Certificate Program
• Materials Core Competencies for Technicians
• Course Development: Critical Composite Maintenance and Repair Issues
• Nanotechnology Education at Boeing
• Composite Education Through Industry/Academia Partnership
• An Archytypical Pedagogy for Aerospace Education: A Boeing Company Pilot
• Development of an Introductory Graduate Course in Crashworthiness
• Education Regarding Stress Concentrations Around Holes in Anisotropic Plates
• Impact of Experimental Modules on the Student Learning in a Mechanics Course

Laminate Behavior and Analysis Methods

• Auxetic Viscoelastic Curved Sandwich Panels with Designer Functionally Graded Materials Tailored to Minimize Creep Buckling Failure Probabilities
• Analytical and Finite Element Solutions for Spring-in of Curved Composites
• Probabilistic Usage of the Multi-Factor Interaction Model
• Stress Analysis of Thick Composite Laminates Using a Higher-Order
• Shear and Normal Deformable Plate Theory (HOSNDPT) and a Meshless MLPG Method with Radial Basis Functions
• Failure Initiation under Transverse Loading in a Ductile Matrix Unidirectional Composite
• Multiaxial Strength and Stiffness Degradation of Glass/Epoxy Composite
• Damage and Permeability Prediction in Composite Laminates with Stitch Cracks
• The Role of Material Anisotropy in the Optimal Design of Cylindrical Composite Pressure Vessels
• Reliability of Composite Structures with Damage Growth Consideration
• Interfiber Orientation and Volume Fraction Effects in Electronic Composite Boards
• Investigation of the Pumping Action of a Hyperbolic Composite Shell Structure Using the B-Spline Collocation Method
• Detecting and Analyzing Nonuniformity in Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Composite Laminates
• Worst-Case Effects on Thermal Buckling of Spatial Variability in Material Properties
• Unsymmetric Composite Laminates Morphing via Piezoelectric Actuators
• Design of Hygrothermally Stable Laminated Composites for Extension-Twist Coupling
• Multi-Scale Modeling of Ballistic Impact onto Woven Fabrics
• Buckling of Long Clamped Anisotropic Plates under Compression
• Experimental Investigation of Interface Failure in a Discontinuous Sandwich Structure
• A Three-Dimensional Damage Mechanics Model for Composite Laminates under Transverse Impact Loadings
• Numerical Simulation of the Impact Resistance Improvement of CFRP Laminates Due to Through-the-Thickness Stitching
• Three-Dimensional Quadratic Failure Criteria for Thick Composites Using the Direct Micromechanics Method
• Modeling the Ballistic Penetration of Thick-Section Composites and Sandwich Structures
• A Comparison of Composite Failure Theories Through the Numerical Reduction of an Efficient Test Database Part I: Failure within the Matrix Phase
• A Comparison of Composite Failure Theories Through the Numerical Reduction of an Efficient Test Database Part II: Failure within the Fiber Reinforcement Phase
• Failure Analysis of Open-Hole Tension (OHT), Open-Hole Compression (OHC), and Pin-Loaded (PL) Composite Laminates
• A Review of Damage and Failure Modeling for Composites by the Peridynamic Theory

Crashworthiness

• Composite Crash Box: RTM Fabrication and Dynamic Axial Crush Performance
• Strain Rate Effects on the Compressive Behavior of Composites
• Efforts in the Standardization of Composite Materials Crashworthiness Energy Absorption
• Modeling Energy Absorption with a Damage Mechanics Based Composite Material Model
• The Fiber Fragmentation Testing Methodology: New Insights into the Statistics of Sequential Fragmentation

Characterization and Processing

• Recent Developments in 3D Woven Pi Preforms
• Influence of Tow-Drop Ares on the Strength and Stiffness of Tow-Placed, Variable-Stiffness Laminates
• Evaluation of a Highly Anticlastic Panel with Tow Overlaps
• Lamina Variability Method for Determining Laminate Basis Values
• Evaluating the High Rate Behavior of a Shear Thickening Fluid (STF)
• Minimizing Camber by Controlling the Influence Factors in Powder Processing of Zirconia/Alumina Functionally Graded Material
• A Re-Look at the DMA Testing of Fiber Reinforced Composites
• The Influence of Powder Properties on Sintering Behavior: Alumina Powder Mixture System
• Mechanical Properties of PP Knit Fabric/Foamed PP Composites
• Fracture Toughness Enhancement of Fly Ash Based Eco-Core by Glass Fiber Reinforcement
• Multi-Scale Analysis of Diffusivity in Polymers and Polymeric Matrix Composites
• A Parametric Study of Fracture Toughness of Foams with Tetrakaidecahedron Unit Cells

Hybrid Laminates

• The Shear Properties of Carbon/Carbon Composites with Flat Braided Reinforcement
• Fatigue Damage Development of Open-Hole Ti/GFRP Laminates
• Impact Damage in GLARE Laminates: Experiments and Simulation
• Evaluation of Crack Growth Characteristics in Hybrid Titanium Composite Laminates Via In-Situ Radiography
• Hole Quality in Drilling of Hybrid Titanium Composite Laminate (HTCL)
• Bearing Strength Analysis of Hybrid Titanium Composite Laminates
• Dynamic and Quasi-Static Stab Resistance of Thermoplastic and Silica-Polyethylene Glycol Gel Infused Fabrics
• Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Notched Fiber Metal Laminates Under Constant-Amplitude Loading
• Modified Exit-Ply Delamination Model for Drilling FRPs

Applications

• Process Analysis and Tool Compensation for a Complex Composite Panel
• Composite Materials for Structural Landing Gear Components
• Static Response of a Composite Wing Under a Whiffletree Loading
• Flexible Surface Deturbulator to Enhance Lift to Drag Ratios of Airframes
• Process Development Issues of Glass-Carbon Hybrid Reinforced Polymer Composite Wind Turbine Blades

Thermoplastics

• Enhancing the Surface Finish of LFT Compression Molded Parts
• Induction Consolidation of Thermoplastic Composites Using Smart Susceptors
• Study of Compressibility and Resin Flow in the Development of Thermoplastic Matrix Composite Laminates by Film Stacking Technique
• Thermal Mechanical Testing of Low Density Thermoplastic Foam

Damage Tolerance

• Prediction of Low Velocity Impact Damage in a Composite Sandwich Using a Progressive Failure Methodology
• A Robust and Autonomous Impact Detection System for Composite Structures
• Effects of Fiber Geometry on Energy Absorption of Arched Composites
• Damage Detection of CFRP Using Electrical Resistance Changes with Temperature Rising
• Damage Tolerance Analysis of Composite Laminate Structures
• Nondestructive Inspection of Composites Using Step Heating Thermography
• Impact Damage Monitoring of Sandwich Structure by Distributed Strain Measurement with cm-Order Spatial Resolution
• Monitoring Anisotropic Oxidation Growth in High-Temperature Polymer Matrix Composites
• Finite Element Design and Analysis of a Damage Prone Bonded Patch for Disbond Sensing Applications

Bonded Joints and Repairs

• Characterization of the Effect of Environmental Degradation on Interlaminar Strength of Carbon/Epoxy Composites
• Effect of Surface Preparation on Environmental Durability of Adhesive-Bonded Metallic Surfaces
• Effects of Gas Turbine Lubricant and Thermal Cycling on Mechanical Properties of T650 Carbon/PT30 Cyanate Ester Composite
• Mechanical Characterization of Adhesively Bonded Metallic Insert Joints in Vinyl Ester-Balsa Core Sandwich Panels
• A Common Analysis Capability for Structural Repair
• Patch Aspect Ratio and Load Attraction in Bonded Composite Repairs of Composite Structures
• Accelerating Degradation in Composites and Their Adhesives
• A New Analytical Method for the Analysis of a Scarf or Multiple-Step Joint Under General Loading
• Investigation of the Certification Process for Primary Bonded Structures
• Prediction and Measurement of Residual Strains for a Composite Bonded Joint
• Crack Growth Prediction Methodology for Composite Repairs
• Bondline Thickness Dependent Mixed Mode Fracture of Adhesive Joints
• Effects of Thermal Conditioning on Adhesively Bonded Joint Strength
• Ramp Damage Checker-—Line Maintenance Damage Mapping Device
• Infrared Thermoelastic Analysis Methods for Mixed-Mode SIFs in Composites
• Finite Element Analysis and Test Validation of Composite Repair for 787 Airplanes

Nanocomposites

• The Influence of Waviness on the Modal Vibration Response of Carbon Nanotubes
• Enhancement of Thermomechanical Properties of Carbon/Epoxy Composite with Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
• Investigating Mechanical Behaviors of Nanoparticle Reinforced Composites
• Compressive Strength of Unidirectional Glass/Epoxy Composites with Silica Nanoparticle-Enhanced Matrix
• Nano Fluidic Thermal Management for Polymeric Composite Aero Structure
• Magnetic and Transport Behavior of Fe2O3/Polypyrrole Nanocomposites
• Multiscale, Multifunctional Composites
• Influences of Clay Loading and Nanoclay/Matrix Interface on Exfoliation of Nanoclays in Epoxy Matrices
• Low Velocity Impact Properties of Nanoparticulate Syntactic Foams
• Observation and Direct Measurement of Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Interfacial Properties by In-Situ SEM and TEM
• Thermo-Oxidative Studies of Nanomodified Carbon/Carbon Composites for Intermediate Temperatures
• Electrically Aligned Carbon Nanofiber/Epoxy Composites
• Dynamic Characterization of Nylon 6,6/MWCNT Nanocomposites
• Microstructure and Thermal Conductivities of Polymer Nanocomposite Foams
• A Novel Thermal Interface Material Concept for Enhancing Through-Thickness Thermal Conductivity in Adhesive Joints
• Tensile Properties of UHMWPE/Nanofiber-Epoxy Bundle Composites
• Developing a Stochastic Model to Predict the Strength and Crack Path of Random Composites
• Novel Nanoreinforced Laminated Composite Material: Concept and Recent Progress
• Statistical Analysis on Dispersion of Multi-Walled CNT in Epoxy
• The Nano-Structured Composites Response to Ballistic Experiments

Foam

• Dispersion, Mechanical Properties and Raman Spectroscopy Analysis of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites
• Interfacial Chemistry of Epoxy/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites
• Experimental Investigation on Mode-I Fracture Toughness of Polyurethane Foams with Nanoparticles
• Impact Properties of Nanoparticulate Adhesively Bonded Graphite/Epoxy Composites
• Characterization of Vinyl Ester-Glass Microballoon Syntactic Foams for Marine Applications
• Damping Capacity of Syntactic Foams
• Processing, Morphology, and Biocompatibility of Hydroxyapatite and Carbon Foam Reinforced Bioresorbable Polymer
• High Strain Rate Properties of Nanoparticulate Syntactic Foams

Multifunctional

• Microwave Properties of Graphite Nanoplatelet/Epoxy Composite
• Embedding Thin-Film Lithium-Ion Energy Cells in Structural Composites
• Electrical Characterization of Electrified Composites Plates, Part I
• Self-Healing CFRP for High Performance Applications
• On the Role of the Current-Induced Heating in the Impact Response of Electrified Composites

Health Monitoring

• Service Life Assessment Methodology for Composites
• An Adaptive Pattern Recognition Methodology for Damage Classification in Composite Laminates
• Application of Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators in the Development of Smart Materials
• Integration of Microstructural and Embedded Sensor Designs for Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Materials

Bio-Applications

• Assistive Technology Research in Occupational Therapy
• Laboratory and Clinical Studies on Nano-Structured Composites for Orthesis
• Rehabilitation Science and Bioengineering: A New Interface

Natural Biocomposites and Wood Composites

• Damage Accumulation and Failure of Different Types of Wood-Panels Under Tensile Loading
• Fracture Toughness of MDF and Other Materials with Fiber Bridging
• Influence of Structure on the Elastic Behavior of Engineered Strand Composites
• Novel High Performance Structural Bio-Composite Based Natural Fibers
• Metaheuristic Methods Applied to the Environmentally Conscious Optimization of Wood-Plastic Composites
• Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of JUTE/PLA Composite
• Mechanical Properties of GF/JUTE Fiber Hybrid Textile Composite Materials
• Study of the Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV)/Cellulose Whisker Nanocomposites
• Co-Injection Molded Bamboo-Biopolymer Composites
• Commingled Flax-Polypropylene Flax-Poly-lactic Acid Knitted Fabric Composites and Their Performance Evaluation
• Natural Fiber Retting and Inorganic Nanoparticle Impregnation Treatment for Natural Fiber/Polymer Composites
• Microwave Properties of Graphite Nanoplatelet/Epoxy Composite
• Characteristic of a Bamboo Bow with Hybrid Structure
• Electrospun Nano Fibers with Wool Keratin and PEO

New Material Forms

• The Effect of Fiber Orientation on the Elastic Properties of Discontinuous Fiber Composites
• Characterization of Discontinuous Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Systems for Aerospace Applications: Part I
• Internal Structure and Mechanical Properties of Braided Composite Tube
• Water Effects on the Transverse Mechanical Properties of Carbon/Vinylester Composites

Author Index