Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 2009-Twenty-Fourth Technical Conference

CHOU SYMPOSIUM

• Unusual Characteristics in Continuum Modeling of 2D Anisotropic Metacomposites
• The Trade-Off Between Damage and Strength: Why Weaker May Mean Stronger
• Numerical Analysis on the Damage Initiation and Perforation Behavior in Composite Fan Blades Subjected to a Bird Strike
• Conductive Nanocomposites Based on Mass Produced Carbon Nanotubes and Epoxy Resin
• Test Methods for the Measurement of Preform Compaction
• High Performance Fiber-Optic Sensing Systems Applied to Composite Materials
• Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes in a Vertical Tube Furnace and Their Applications in Electromagnetic Interference Shielding
• Multifunctional Polymer and Aligned Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites
• Polymers and Advanced Polymer-Matrix Composites Reinforced with Aligned Carbon Nanotubes
• Characterization of Carbon Nanotube and Carbon Nano Fiber Reinforced Multiscale Hybrid Composites
• Fracture Behavior of Carbon Nanotubes
• Starting from Nano: Creating Multifunctional Composites from (Almost) Nothing
• Finite Element Stress Analysis of the Outwater-Murphy (OM) Specimen
• Numerical Green’s Functions for Finite-Sized Composites
• A Sinusoidal Unit-Cell Model for Plain-Weave Fabrics
• Material Modeling and Dynamic-Response Analysis of Resin-Starved Cross-Collimated Compliant Composites
• Damage Analysis of Three-Dimensional Braided Composites Using Carbon Nanotubes
• Reactive Melt Infiltration of Ultrahigh Temperature Refractory Carbide Composites
• Carbon Nanofiller Modified Neat Epoxies and Fiber Reinforced Composites with a Matrix as Self Sensing Material
• A Robust Structural Health Monitoring Technique for Airframe Structures
• Interfacial Self-Healing for Advanced Composites
• Mechanical and Interfacial Properties of Ramie Fiber-Reinforced Green Composites with Soy Protein Resins
• Nano Scale Physical Property Measurement of Carbon Fibers and Polymers with Electron Emission Loss Spectroscopy (EELS)
• An Ionic-Liquid-Functionalized MWNT/Epoxy Composite
• Self-Healing Epoxy and Epoxy Based Composites
• Three Dimensional Braiding from Magna Weave to Hexagonal Braiding
• Elastic Bending Behavior of Solid Orthogonal Woven 3-D Carbon-Carbon Composite Beams

JOINING AND REPAIR

• Surface Treatment and Adhesive Bonding of High Temperature Composite Materials
• Strain Energy Release Rate Analysis of Adhesive-Bonded Composite Laminate Joints with a Cohesive Crack
• Fatigue Damage Monitoring in Adhesive Joint by Using Guided Waves
• Strength Enhancement of Hybrid (Bonded/Bolted) Joints for Composites Using Attachments
• Effects of Edge Distance, Hole Size Ratio and Hole Spacing on Peak Stresses of Composite Laminate with Multiple Holes
• Damage Evolution Mechanism in BOlted Joints of CFRP Lamainates
• Performance of Bolted Joints in Discontinuous Ceramic-Cored Sandwich Structures
• Investigation into the Source of Temperature Variations in SIlicone Heat Blankets for Composite Structural Repair
• Test and Analysis of Adhesive Bonded Repairs to Fuselage Structure
• Composite Aircraft Repair: An Assessment of Non-Standardized Repair Methodology
• Parametric Study on the Response of Composite Repaired Pipelines under Combined Loading Conditions
• Cost Analysis for Manufacturing of Composite Aerospace Products with Uncertainties

APPLICATIONS

• An Analytical Approach to Predict Elastic Properties of Filament-Wound Tubes
• Stress Distributions of Thermoplastic Composite Tubes Subjected to Four-Point Loading
• Full-Scale Testing, Inspection, and Modeling of Damaged Honeycomb Sandwich Composite Fuselage Panels
• Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Aerospace Composites
• Composite Power-Train Components: Reducing Warranty Costs and Improving Part Quality

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• Effects of Specimen Size and Geometry on Dispersion Quality and Properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Composite Films
• Influence of Carbon Nanofibers Dispersion Method on the Thermomechanical Properties of Multiscale Carbon Nanofiber/Carbon Fiber Composites
• Development of a Processing and Properties Map of Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Thermoplastic Fibres
• Growth Mechanism of MWCNTs Using Nanoparticles as Catalysts
• Response Surface Study of Vapor-Grown Carbon Nanofiber/Vinyl Ester Nanocomposites Fabricated Using High-Shear Mixing Nanoclay Reinforced PLA Nanocomposite by Electrospinning
• Quantitative Characterization of SWNT Dispersions
• Carbon Nanotube Buckypaper Composites with High Nanotube Concentration and Improved Alignment for Structural and Multifunctional Applications
• High Frequency Shielding Properties of Multiwall Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT) Composites
• The Influence of Carbon Nanotube Aspect Ratio on the Bubble Densities of Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Composite Foams
• Characterizing Fracture Parameters of a Graphene Sheet Using Atomistic Simulation and Continuum Mechanics
• Carbon Nanotube Array-Reinforced Laminated Composite Materials: Interphase and Mechanics of Deformation
• Characterization of Carbon Nanofiber Filled Carbon/Epoxy Composites by the Nanoindentation Technique
• Nanoindentation of High Performance Fibers
• Measuring the In situ Properties of Fiber Reinforced Composites Using Nanoindentation—A Virtual Experiment
• A Performance Investigation on Nano-Modified Adhesive: The Single Lap Joint Case
• Using Surface Energy Values to Predict Mechanical Performance in Nanocomposites
• Cyanate Ester Nanocomposites with Enhanced Dimensional Stability
• Synthesis of High Temperature Bismaleimide/Carbonnanofibers Nanocomposites by Thermokinetic Mixing
• Manufacturing Process for 3D Nano-Engineered Composite Materials with Aligned Carbon Nanotubes Grown In Situ

MATERIALS AND PROCESSING

• Effect of Preform Fibre Distribution on the Surface Finish of Composite Panels
• Mechanical Properties of Composite Structures Fabricated with the Vacuum Induced Preform Relaxation Process
• Unsaturated and Saturated Flow in the VARTM Process—An Investigation
• An Experimental Method for Continuous Measurement of In-Plane Fabric Permeability as a Function of Fiber Volume Fraction Using Air Flow
• Experimental Investigation of Dual-Scale Reinforcement Imbibition
• An Acoustical Method of Predicting Permeability of Orthotropic Fibers
• Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of Three-Dimensional Hollow Knitted Fabric Composite
• Process Capabilities for the Infusion of High Viscosity Polyurea Resin Systems for Composite Applications
• Vacuum Infused Anionic Polyamide-6 Composites: A Comparison Study Between Different Mould Heating Strategies
• RTM Process Simulation and Optimization of Composite Fan Blades Reinforced by 3D Woven Fabrics
• Process Variability in Liquid Composite Molding and Its Implications for Predictive Modeling
• Fabrication and Characterization of Vapor Grown Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced Polyester
• Finite Element Simulation of a Thermostamping Process of a Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite
• Extrusion-Compression Molding of Long Carbon Fiber Thermoplastic Composites
• Automated Fibre Placement (AFP) of Aerospace Composite Structures
• Using State-Change Tooling for High-Temperature Composite Fabrication
• Evolution of Laminate Microstructure During Consolidation of Carbon/PEKK Thermoplastic Composite
• Evaluation of an Out-of-Autoclave Curing Prepreg for Potential Aerospace Applications
• An Empirical Model for the Automated Deposition of Thermoset Composite
• Finite Element Simulation for Textile Composite Stamping
• Investigation of Linear Electrospinning Jets
• Evaluation of Low Cost Tooling for Fabricating Thick Section Composites Using Multiple Manufacturing Methods
• Experimental Investigation on Encapsulation of Whispering Gallery Mode Sensors for Smart Materials Applications

MECHANICS, FRACTURE AND FATIGUE

• The Compressive Response of Tapered Curved Composite Plates
• The Buckling Response of Tapered Curved Composite Plates-II
• Free-Vibration Characteristics of Unsymmetrically Lamianted Composite Plates with Multiple Equilibrium Configurations
• Stress Concentrations Around Irregularities in Anisotropic Plates: Solutions for Arbitrary Boundary Conditions
• On the Continuum Theory of Conformable Robots
• Influence of Adhesive Properties on Stress States in a Discontinuous Ceramic Tile Core Sandwich Structure
• Bending Analysis of Cross-Ply Laminated Conical Shells
• Assessment of Confinement Models for Concrete Confined with FRP Tubes
• Investigation of Hygrothermally Stable Laminates with Bending-Twist Coupling
• Computing Elastic Properties of Short- and Long-Random Fiber Composites Using a Multi-Gauss Point Finite Element Method
• Vibration Characteristics of Thin-Walled Noncircular Composite Cylinders
• Deflection of Multilayered Composites Containing Wavy Fibers
• Designer Viscoelastic Nano-Composite and Sandwich Materials
• A New Coupling Method of Atomistic-Continuum FE Models
• Design of Filament Wound Isotensoid Toroids Based on Non-Geodesic Roving Trajectories
• Optimization of Mechanical Properties of PE Composites Using Central Composite Design and Deposition Formation of Nanofiller
• Damage Propagation in Thermo-Oxidative Environments
• Ablation Model for Reinforced Elastomeric Thermal Shields
• An Orthotropic Hyperelastic Damage Model for Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites: Formulation and Computational Aspects
• Arrested Crack Detection for Foam Core Sandwich Structures Using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors Embedded in a Crack Arrester
• Probabilistic Simulation for Combined Cyclic Fatigue in Composites
• Multi-Scale Simulation of Polymer Nanocomposites Using Statistical Coupling of MD and MPM
• Effects of Notch Location and Fatigue Loading on the Stress Concentration and Reliability of Notched Laminates Based on Probabilistic Approach
• Characterization and Modeling of the Effect of Environmental Degradation on Interlaminar Shear and Flexure Strength of Carbon/Epoxy Composites

CHOU SYMPOSIUM ONR SESSION

• Overview of the ONR Solid Mechanics—Marine Composites Research Program
• Interfiber Failure Criteria for Composite Materials Under Static and Dynamic Loading
• Mechanical Properties of PAN-Derived Carbon Nanofibers for Polymer Nanocomposites
• Permeability Estimation of Nano-Pourous Membranes
• Review of Water Influence of Low Velocity Impact Properties of Polymer Composites
• Damage Evolution and Mechanical Behavior of Hierarchically-Structured Polymer Composites
• Determination of Stress Field in Damaged Composites Using Thermal Imaging
• The Controlling of Debonding in Sandwich Structures
• Fluid-Structure Interaction of Composite Structures Subjected to Dynamic Loading
• Response of Composite Materials to High Pressure Waves
• Integrated Functionally Gradient Syntactic Foams
• Polymer Nanofabric Interleaved Composite Laminates
• Process Optimization and Characterization of Nanoclay Infused Polyurethane Foam
• Creep and Stress Relaxation Modeling of Nanoclay and Graphite Platelet Reinforced Vinyl Ester Nanocomposites
• Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Graphite—Vinylester Nanocomposite and its Constituents
• Auxetic PVC Foam as a New Core Material for Sandwich Structures

MATERIALS AND CHARACTERIZATION

• Characterization and Modelling of Cure Behavior of Cycom RTM 890 Resin System
• Characterization of the Influence on Thermomechanical Behavior of Shape Memory Polymer Due to Fiber Reinforcement
• Role of ac-Relaxation in High Temperature Polymer Deformation
• Modeling Quasi-Static Indentation of 3D Woven Composites
• Cryogenic Mechanical Properties of Core-Shell Rubber Toughened Epoxy Polymers
• The Effects of Environmental Conditioning on High Performance Aramid Fibers
• Thermo-Oxidative Degradation of High Temperature Polymer Matrix Composites: Modeling and Testing
• Heat of Formation Concept Used on the Characterization of a Copper-Aluminum Graded Constitutional Intermetallic Interface
• On the Application of a New Characterization and Yield Definition to the Tensile Testing of Fibre Metal Laminates
• Metal Onto Polymer Composite Casting: Degradation Behaviour and Mechanical Performance
• Effects of Environment on the Pull-Out Properties of Carbon Fiber Tow Embedded in Epoxy Resin: An Experimental and Finite Element Analysis
• Mechanical and Interfacial Properties of Individual Vapor Grown Carbon Nanofibers in Epoxy Matrices
• Study of Reactivity in Particulate Al-Mg Alloy Composites Using XANES and XRD
• The Off-Axis Tensile Test Revisited
• Modeling Fatigue Damage in Long-Fiber Thermoplastics
• Mechanical Property of CF/CF Hybrid Unidirectional Composites
• Alkylammonium Functionalized Montmorillonite-Epoxy Composites: Improvements in Mechanical Properties
• Using a Spectrum Function to Characterize the Creep Behavior of Composite Beams in Flexure
• Characterization of Polymer Morphology and Subsequent Reconditioning of Embrittled Continuous Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastic Polyurethane Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
• The Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Behaviour of Particle-Reinforced Al-Mg Alloy A535 Composites
• Effect of Woven Fiber Architecture on the Interlaminar Mechanical Response of Composite Materials: An Experimental Study
• Size Effect of G/VE Textile Composites
• Mechanical and Thermal Behaviors of Triaxally Woven Fabric Composite for Deployable Structures
• Pultrusion of Continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Tube with Braiding Technique and Its Mechanical Properties
• Explicit Digital Element Approach with Periodic Boundary in Determining Textile Micro-Geometry
• A New Lamination Theory for Layered Textile Composites that Account for Manufacturing Induced Effects
• Thermal Characterization of Plain and Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Syntactic Foams
• Influence of Carbon Nanotubes on Fatigue Delamination Growth in Filament Wound Composites with Rigid and Flexible Matrix Materials

DYNAMIC RESPONSE

• High Strain Rate Characterization of Woven Carbon/Epoxy Composites
• Comparison of Low Velocity Impact Behavior of Conventional Glass-Polyester and CNF-Filled Glass Polyester Nanophased Composites
• Multi-Needle Stitching/Tufting of Sandwich Composites for Improved Damage Tolerance
• Role of Interlayer Between Ceramic Tiles and Thick Section Composites Subjected to Impact Loading
• Effect of Strain Rate on the Mechanical Behavior of Hydrolyzed Tricalcium Phosphate/Poly(L-lactide) Composites
• Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation and Condensation on Static and High Strain Rate Behavior of Nanophased Glass/Epoxy Composites
• Crush Behavior of Thin Composite Plates
• Criteria Evaluation of Cavitation Induced Failure Under Transverse Loading in Multi-Fiber Composites
• Fracture in Glass/Epoxy Multilayers from Low-Velocity Impact
• Modeling of Low Velocity Impact Damage in Injection-Molded Long Fiber Composites
• Blunt Impact Damage Initiation in Composite Laminates
• Assessment of Impact Response of Composite Aircraft Structures Under High Velocity Loading
• Impact, Damage and Penetration Modeling of Thick-Section Composites Using LS-Dyna MAT162
• Sources of Nanoparticle Improvement to Fabric Composite Properties: Shear-Thickening Fluids and Particle Hardness
• Cut Behavior of High Performance Fibers
• An Experimental and Numerical Study of the Impact Response (V50) of Flexible Plain Weave Fabrics: Accounting for Statistical Distributions of Yarn Strength
• Mapping of Pressure Gradients Due to Ballistic Impact on Layers of Unidirectional HMPE Fibers by Wide-Angle X-Ray Diffraction
• Early Dynamic Behaviour of Aramid Textile Armour Subjected to Ballistic Impact: An Experimental Investigation
• Penetration Resistance of Thick-Section Composites: Effect of Projectile Diameter and Mass
• Effect of Interlayer Properties on Stress Wave Propagation in Discontinuous Ceramic-Cored Sandwich (DCCS) Composites
• Simplified Analytical Modeling of Composite Sandwich Panels Under Blast Loading
• Geometric Optimization of Cellular Sandwich Panels for Maximum Energy Absorption and Blast Resistance
• Energy Absorption Capability of CFRP Tube Using Load-Control Attachment
• Cure Kinetics and Dynamic Viscoelastic Shear Behavior of Rigid Polyurethane Foams at Different Temperature
• Influence of z-Yarns on the Inter-Laminar Shear Strength of 3D Woven Composites
• Vibrations of a Three-Segment Composite Shaft with a Lumped Mass

NDI

• Damage Location and Identification Using Full-Field Strain Measurement
• Application of Acoustic Emission and Frequency Response Techniques to Detect and Locate Damage in Notched Full-Scale Sandwich Composite Fuselage Panels
• Advanced System to Improve Next Generation Aircraft Composite Damage Inspection, Diagnosis, and Repair
• New Durability Evaluation Method of Fiber Reinforced Plastics
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy—An Emerging NDT Method for Evaluating Degradative Processes in Aircraft Composite
• Wettability and Absorbency of Nanofiber-Based Probes
• Inspection of Miniaturized Interconnections in IC Packages with Nanofocus X-Ray Tubes and NanoCT
• Damage Sensing in CFRP Composites
• Free Space Optical Coupling to Embedded Fiber Bragg Grating
• Sensors Through Panel Surfaces

DESIGN AND ANALYSIS

• The Global and Sub-Model Analysis of Composite Multi-Hull Structure Using Fluid Structure Interaction
• Finite Element Based Multi-Scale Modeling of the Nonlinear Response and Failure of Thick-Section Composite Structures
• Finite Element Modeling of Delamination in Thick-Section Composites Using LS-Dyna
• Analysis of Thick-Wall Composite Cylindrical Pressure Vessels Under the Effect of Cyclic Internal Pressure and Cyclic Temperature
• The Evaluation of Shipboard Composite Structural Integrity from Exposure to Fire
• New Design Procedure for FRP Composites Poles
• Development of a 10 Metre Composite Radio Antenna
• Characterization and Prediction of the Nonlinear Response and Failure in Continuous Fiber Reinforced Alumina/PEEK Composite Laminates
• Simple Accelerated Research Methods for Ranking and Evaluation of Composites for Various Applications

NATURAL FIBER AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES

• Fiber Architecture Concepts from Nature: Literature Review and Comments
• Mechanical and Micro Structural Characterization of Rice Husk Based Fiber Reinforced Composite Concrete
• Hygrothermal Effects on the Tensile Mechanical Properties of Hemp and Coir Fibers
• Application of Continuous Natural Fiber Reinforced Biodegradable Resin Composites for Structural Member
• Flow Modeling in Natural-Fiber Preforms Used in Liquid Composite Molding
• Novel Composites from Recycled Constituents
• The Human Teeth as a Smart Composite Material for Fracture Resistance
• Self-Healing Enhancement through the Addition of Carbon Nanotubes in Single Fiber Polymer Composites
• Shielding Effectiveness Analysis of Reinforced Continuous Carbon Fiber (RCCF) Composites: Numerical and Experimental Study
• Bending Test of a Fiber Reinforced Composite Cylinder
• Assessment of Methods for Increasing the Bearing Capacity of Potted Anchors for Composite Rods
• Influence of Mat Parameters on Manufacturability and Properties of Needle-Punched Hemp Fiber Bio Composites
• A Study of Change in Properties of Polymer Composite After the Replacement of Glass with Jute Fibers

CARDON SYMPOSIUM

• On Line Friction and Wears Damage Monitoring During Soft Tissue Creping Process
• Diffusion-Controlled Moisture Ingression in Sandwich Composites
• Moisture Attack on Adhesive Joints: Roles of Adhesive and Interface Properties
• Multiphysics Paths from Durability to Prognosis of Composite Structures
• Real-Time Full-Field Deformation Analysis on the Ballistic Impact of Polymeric Materials Using High-Speed Photogrammetry
• Improving the Reliability of Electric Grid Infrastructure: Case Study of Firewalls Manufactured with Fiber Reinforced Inorganics (FRI)
• The Genesis of the Time-Temperature-Superposition-Principle and its Application to the Viscoelastic Durability of Polymer Based Composites and/or Adhesively Bonded Structures
• Multiscale Modeling of Glass Fiber Reinforced Viscoelastic Polymers Subjected to Impact Loads
• A 3D Damage Model for Fiber-Reinforced Composite Structures
• Polymeric Composites Interlayer Enablers in the Nano-Scale

Author Index