Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 2013-Twenty-Eighth Technical Conference

 

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING—ELECTRICAL

• Mode II Delamination Detection in Laminated Composite Materials Using Carbon Nanotube Yarn: State-of-the-Art and Challenges

J. L. ABOT, K. WYNTER, K. BELAY, M.-D. LAMOS, G. SEIDEL and B. VONDRASEK

• Enhanced Damage Detection in Conductive Polymer-Based Composites Through Piezoresistive Coupling

T. TALLMAN, F. SEMPERLOTTI and K.-W. WANG

MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES

• Self-Sealing Composite Sandwich Structures

C. L. MANGUN, S. R. WHITE, N. R. SOTTOS, H. JIN and J. L. MOLL

• Biomimetic Vascular Pathways Embedded within Multifunctional Sandwich Composites

J. TYE and C. HANSEN

• Dispenser Printed Circular Thermoelectric Devices for Wireless Condition Monitoring Sensor Applications

D. MADAN, Z. WANG, A. CHEN, P. K. WRIGHT and J. W. EVANS

INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS ENGINEERING (ICME)

• An Intrinsic Flaw Model for Failure-Site Prediction

J. GOODSELL and R. B. PIPES

• The Effect of Fiber Strength Stochastics and Local Fiber Volume Fraction on Multiscale Progressive Failure of Composites

T. M. RICKS, T. E. LACY, JR., B. A. BEDNARCYK and S. M. ARNOLD

• Multiphysics Analysis of Mechanical and Physical Property Changes During Progressive Damage of Composite Materials

K. REIFSNIDER, R. RAIHAN and Q. LIU

• Prediction of the Delamination Area of a Composite Panel Subjected to Lightning Strike: Effects of Temperature-Dependent Fracture Properties

P. NAGHIPOUR, E. J. PINEDA and S. ARNOLD

• Development of an ICME-Based Airframe Digital Twin Model of an All-Composite Air Vehicle

K. MCWILLIAMS, T. E. LACY, JR., S. ROY and R. JHA

• Multiscale Modeling for Initial Cracking at the Free Edge of Angle-Ply CFRP Laminates

Y. SATO, T. OKABE and K. YOSHIOKA

• Modeling Composite Damage Process with Peridynamics

T. JIA and D. LIU

• Modeling of Fracture Properties in Nano-Particle Reinforced Polymers Using the Atomistic J-Integral

S. ROY and A. R. AKEPATI

• Micro-Level Simulation of Mode I Fracture in Polymer Matrix Composites

D. MOLLENHAUER, T. BREITZMAN, E. IARVE, K. HOOS, M. SWINDEMAN and E. ZHOU

• Numerical Predictions of Damage and Failure in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Laminates Using a Thermodynamically-Based Work Potential Theory

E. J. PINEDA and A. M. WAAS

• Energy Based Multiscale Modeling with Non-Periodic Boundary Conditions

C. CATER and X. XIAO

• Study on Mechanical Properties for Epoxy Resin by Molecular Dynamics Simulations

M. ONODERA, T. OKABE, M. HASHIMOTO and K. YOSHIOKA

• Multi-Scale Finite Element Simulation of Triaxially Braided Composite

C. ZHANG and W. K. BINIENDA

TESTING—INTERLAMINAR

• The Effects of Voids on Delamination Behavior Under Static and Cyclic Mode I and Mode II

N. ABDELAL and S. L. DONALDSON

• Methods for Assessing Interlaminar Tensile Properties in Composite Materials

MAKEEV, Y. NIKISHKOV, G. SEON and E. ARMANIOS

• Estimation of the Remaining Strength of a Z-Pinned Composite Laminate with a Fully-Developed Crack Through the Z-Pin Field

V. RANATUNGA and S. CLAY

ANALYSIS—SHELL STRUCTURES

• Behavior of Thick Composite Tubes Under Pure Bending Load

M. I. EL-GEUCHY, S. V. HOA and F. SHADMEHRI

• Some Observations on the Influence of the Classic Failure Criteria on the Optimal Design of Pressure Vessels

S. KOUSSIOS, L. ZU, I. G. TAPEINOS, A. BEUKERS, M. SIPPEL and A. KOPP

• Analysis of Debonding of Filament Wound Composite Pressure Vessels

V. M. K. AKULA and M. K. SHUBERT

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING—ULTRASOUND

• Simulation of Detecting Damage in Composite Stiffened Panel Using Lamb Waves

J. T. WANG, R. W. ROSS, G. L. HUANG and F. G. YUAN

• Mode Selection for Structural Health Monitoring of Composite T-Joint Using Ultrasonic Guided Waves

B. REN and C. J. LISSENDEN

• SHM of Composite Skin-Stiffener Structures Using Wavelet Spectral Finite Element Method

D. SAMARATUNGA, R. JHA and S. GOPALAKRISHNAN

THERMOPLASTIC MATRIX

• Fiber Orientation Measurement of Injection Molded Long-Glass-Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics

D. SHI, X. XIAO, W. LEE and I. M. JASIUK

• Injection-Molded Long-Fiber Thermoplastic Composites: From Process Modeling to Prediction of Mechanical Properties

B. N. NGUYEN, V. KUNC, X. JIN, C. L. TUCKER, III and F. COSTA

• Evaluation of Adhesive Property in Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Inserted Injection Moldings

C. WANG, P. UAWONGSUWAN, H. MORI, Y. YANG, A. NAKAI and H. HAMADA

• Elevated-Temperature Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of PTFE/PEEK Composite

G. LIU, S. S. WANG and L. C. CULLEN

• Effect of Processing Parameters on the Bending Behavior of Thermoplastic Composite Tubes Made by Automated Fiber Placement Process

J. FORTIN-SIMPSON, M. I. EL-GEUCHY, F. SHADMEHRI and S. HOA

ANALYSIS—NONCLASSICAL LAMINATES

• Snap-Through of Unsymmetric Cross-Ply Laminates

G. A. VOGL and M. W. HYER

• Cure Induced Curvature of Unbalanced Carbon Fiber Laminates Due to Processing Thermal Variations

S. STAIR, R. MAILEN and D. A. JACK

BIO-BASED COMPOSITES

• Short- and Long-Term Mechanical Characteristics of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Made of Furfuryl Alcohol Bio-Resin

A. FAM and A. ELDRIDGE

• Mycology Matrix Composites

S. TRAVAGLINI, J. NOBLE, P. G. ROSS and C. K. H. DHARAN

• Thermo-Mechanical Characterization of Sustainable Composites Made from Bio-Based Polyester Resins and Nitroxide Mediated Hydroperoxide Initiators

E. D. TRIGGS, II, A. TCHERBI-NARTEH, M. V. HOSUR and S. JEELANI

• Acoustic and Damping Performance in Natural Cork Core Sandwich Composite Structures

J. L. WALSH, H.-I. KIM, J. J. SARGIANIS and J. SUHR

• Effect of Surface Functionalization of Hemp Fiber on Mechanical Properties of Fiber and Composites with Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) Matrix

S. OZA, A. CARLSON, M. G. TAJABADI and N. LU

• Effect of Compaction Pressure on Water Absorption Behaviour and Mechanical Properties of Hemp Fiber Reinforced Vinyl Ester Composites

H. N. DHAKAL, Z. Y. ZHANG and H. GHASEMNEJAD

• Mechanical Properties and Prediction of Elastic Modulus of Glass Short Fiber/Wood Powder/Polypropylene Hybrid Composites

Y. YU, Y. YANG, M. NOMURA and H. HAMADA

THERMAL/ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

• Measurement of Thermal Conductivity of Carbon Fibers Using Wire-Based 3-omega Method

J. LIANG, M. C. SAHA and M. C. ALTAN

• Modeling and Characterization of the Through-Thickness Thermal Conductivity of Polymer Composites Using Infrared Camera

H. YU, A. NONN, D. HEIDER and S. ADVANI

• Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Properties of Graphene/Epoxy Nanocomposites: An Experimental and Theoretical Study

R. RAHMAN, D. A. HAWKINS, JR., D. DONEWAR and A. HAQUE

DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR

• Design of a Fluidic Flexible Matrix Composite Damping Treatment for a Cantilever Beam

B. ZHU, C. D. RAHN and C. E. BAKIS

• Performance of a Composite Softball Bat as a Function of Ball Type and Bat Construction

J. YEE, J. SHERWOOD and S. FITZGERALD

• Free Vibrations of Variable-Thickness Variable-Width Laminated Composite Beams with Elastic Supports

P. SALAJEGHEH and R. GANESAN

• Rotordynamic Response of Tapered Composite Driveshaft Based on a Conventional Composite Timoshenko Finite Element

M. A. MUSLMANI and R. GANESAN

ANALYSIS—DAMAGE AND FAILURE

• Micromechanistic Analysis of Ply Thickness Effect on Transverse Cracking

E. HUSSIEN and C. T. SUN

• Analysis of the Shear Modulus Reduction of a Cracked Composite Laminate Including Crack Surfaces Friction

M. SALAVATIAN and L. V. SMITH

• Improving On and Off-Axis Tension Behavior of Woven Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite with ZnO Grown Nanowires

N. MASGHOUNI and M. AL-HAIK

• Probabilistic Investigation of Composite Damage Progression and Failure Predictions

R. HAYNES, M. SHIAO and K. C. LIU

TEXTILE ARMOR

• Modeling the Transverse Compression Response of Kevlar KM2

S. SOCKALINGAM, J. W. GILLESPIE, JR. and M. KEEFE

• Continuous Filament Knit Aramids for Extremity Ballistic Protection

A. DWIVEDI, M. W. DALZELL, L. R. LONG, K. A. SLUSARSKI, S. A. FOSSEY, J. PERRY and E. D. WETZEL

TESTING–COMPRESSION

• Characterization of Compressively Loaded Filament Wound Composite Cylinders Using Digital Image Correlation

T. C. HENRY, C. E. BAKIS, R. P. EMERSON and J. C. RIDDICK

• Compression Behavior of Ultra High-Modulus Carbon/Epoxy Composites

M. C. GLATH, K. L. KOUDELA and E. C. STRAUCH

• Crushing Performance of Carbon/Aramid Hybrid Composite Tube

Y. MA, Y. YANG, T. SIGAHARA and H. HAMADA

ACTIVE COMPOSITES

• Nonlinear Time Dependent Finite Element Model for Active Composites

A. SOHRABI and A. MULIANA

• A Micromechanical Model for Analyzing Responses of a Piezoelectric Hybrid Composite

C.-H. LIN and A. MULIANA

• Non-Uniform Electric Field and Nonlinear Piezoelectric Behavior in Active Fiber Composites

H. B. ATITALLAH, Z. OUNAIES and A. H. MULIANA

ANALYSIS—INTERLAMINAR

• Development and Applications of Benchmark Examples for Static Delamination Propagation Predictions

R. KRUEGER

• A Micromechanical Viscoelastic Cohesive Layer Model for Predicting Delamination in High Temperature Polymer Matrix Composites

P. UPADHYAYA, S. ROY, M. H. HAQUE and H. LU

• Stress Recovery in Composite Laminates for Periodic Dynamic Loading

T. B. HARTMAN, M. W. HYER and S. W. CASE

3D REINFORCEMENT

• Comparison of 2D and 3D Composites to Confined Crush Loading

M. PANKOW, C. F. YEN and A. M. WAAS

• Flexural Response of 3D Hybrid Textile Composites

D. ZHANG, A. WAAS and C.-F. YEN

• Improvements to the Processing and Characterization of Needled Composite Laminates

R. EMERSON, B. LAWRENCE, A. MONTGOMERY and S. SAFRIET

TESTING—MICRO

• In-Situ Micro-Compression Testing for Characterizing failure of Unidirectional Fiber Composites

Y. C. LU, R. WHEELER, G. P. TANDON and G. A. SCHOEPPNER

• Micromechanics of Fracture in a Toughened Epoxy

M. FORSTER, C. CLERICI, A. BLOND and D. L. HUNSTON

ELECTRIC/DIELECTRIC NANOCOMPOSITES

• In-Situ and Ex-Situ TiO2-Based Dielectric Polymer Nanocomposites

P. KHODAPARAST and Z. OUNAIES

• Effect of Graphene Oxide on the Ferroelectric Properties of P(VDF-TrFE) (56/44)

N. SIGAMANI, Z. OUNAIES and H. SODANO

• Improvement of Electrical Conductivity in Polymer Nanocomposites Featuring Heterogeneous Nanofillers Distribution

R. D. FARAHANI, J. E. KLEMBERG-SAPIEHA and D. THERRIAULT

ANALYSIS

• A Methodology for a Continuous Map of the Composite Material Properties of a Wind Turbine Blade

C. J. MITCHELL, J. A. SHERWOOD and K. A. FETFATSIDIS

• Initiation and Progression of Drilling Damages on Composite Laminates

S. PARK, M. NISHIKAWA, T. OKABE and N. TAKEDA

• Recent Advances in Repair Analysis for Composite Aircraft Structures

J. Z. LIN and C. N. DUONG

TESTING—ELECTRICAL

• Study of Damage in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Due to Electrical Current

M. FAISALHAIDER, P. MAJUMDAR and K. REIFSNIDER

• Effects of a Pulsed Electromagnetic Field on the Impact Response of Electrically Conductive Composites

A. BARAKATI and O. I. ZHUPANSKA

• Self-Sensing Time Domain Reflectometry for CFRP Composites

A. TODOROKI, H. KUROKAWA, Y. MIZUTANI and R. MATSUZAKI

TESTING—MULTIAXIAL

• Biaxial Fatigue of E-Glass/Epoxy Laminates Using Arcan-Type Specimens

R. MANDAPATI and P. K. MALLICK

• Investigation of the Leak Response of a Carbon-Fiber Laminate Loaded in Biaxial Tension

W. C. JACKSON and J. G. RATCLIFFE

ANALYSIS—MICROMECHANICS

• Thermal Stress Analysis for Multiphase Composites

S. NOMURA

• Analytical Solution of the Dilute Strain Concentration Tensor for Coated Spherical Inclusions, and Applications for Polymer Nanocomposites

Z. WANG, F. T. FISHER

• Dynamic Stress Concentration Due to a Nanosized Particle Embedded in a Large Matrix

S. BUGARIN, R. PASKARAMOORTHY, R. REID and S. B. PRABU

• Mechanical Properties Identification of Particulate Composites Constitutive Materials Using Virtual Fields Method

B. RAHMANI, E. GHOSSEIN, I. VILLEMURE and M. LEVESQUE

• Influence of Composite Microstructure on Apparent Fiber Properties

M. K. BALLARD, W. R. MCLENDON and J. D. WHITCOMB

• The Interaction of Two Circular Multi-Layered Coated Fibers in a Composite Under Arbitrary Loading/Singularities in Anti-Plane Elasticity

E. HONEIN, T. HONEIN, H. RAI and M. NAJJAR

• Classical Micromechanics Modeling of Functionally Graded Materials Containing Multiple Heterogeneities

J. YU and A. KIDANE

PROCESSING

• Multi-Objective Optimization of Resin Transfer Molding Process Using Genetic Algorithm

J. SATO, T. OKABE and R. MATSUZAKI

• Reaction Kinetics and Flow Simulation of Vacuum-Assisted Resin Infusion Molding Process for Thick Glass/Polyester Composite

Y. HOU and S. S. WANG

• An Investigation on Fast Curing of Braid Reinforced FRP Rebars Using a Finite Element Analysis

H. HOSSEINI, C. AYRANCI and J. CAREY

• Forming of Composites Using Discontinuous Non-Crimp Fabrics

L. DANGORA, J. SHERWOOD, A. PETROV, J. GORCZYCA and C. MITCHELL

• Fabrication of Composite Laminates by Vacuum-Assisted Resin Transfer Molding Augmented with an Inflatable Bladder

J. P. ANDERSON, A. J. KELLY and M. C. ALTAN

• An Integrated Process Model for Air Evacuation and Tow Impregnation in Out-of-Autoclave Prepreg Consolidation

R. HELMUS, T. CENTEA, P. HUBERT and R. HINTERHOLZL

• Experimental Investigation of Particle-Filler Distribution in Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Composites Produced via Liquid Molding

T. AYDIL, H. TANABI and M. ERDAL

SANDWICH STRUCTURES

• Specimen Size and Effective Compressive Stiffness of 3D Fiber Reinforced Foam Core Sandwich Structures

Z. T. KIER, A. M. WAAS, J. I. ROME and V. K. GOYAL

• Effect of Temperature and Humidity on Indentation Property of Polymethacrylimide (PMI) Foam Core Sandwich Structures

J. T. SIIVOLA, K. KIKUCHI, S. MINAKUCHI and N. TAKEDA

• Hypervelocity Impact of Honeycomb Core Sandwich Panels Filled with Shear Thickening Fluid

J. WARREN, M. COLE, S. OFFENBERGER, T. LACY, H. TOGHIANI, M. BURCHELL, S. KUNDU and C. U. PITTMAN, JR.

DESIGN

• Design and Testing of a Composite PV Support Structure

T. R. GENTRY, I. STERN, J. GOODMAN and P. IRUDAYARAJ

• Development of a Topology Optimized Upper Body Composite Support Structure

J. J. TIERNEY, J. FAULL, A. KENNEDY, S. YARLAGADDA and J. W. GILLESPIE, JR.

• Methods of Management of Energy Density per Mass and Per Designed Volume in Flywheels

BEYLE, D. L. COCKE and A. GREEN

• New Design Concept of Flight Control Surfaces with External Composite Trailing Edge (ECTE)

G. ONCUL, B. GOZLUKLU and U. KOSEOGLU

COMPOSITE REINFORCEMENT FOR CONCRETE

• Temperature Effect on Subcritical Crack Growth in CFRP Externally Bonded Concrete Systems

E. JENNINGS, J. WANG, K. FRIDLEY and C. CHEN

• Evaluations of CFRP-Concrete Interface Subjected to Accelerated Ageing Test

F. S. IMANI, I. RAY, A. CHEN and J. F. DAVALOS

• Exploratory Study on Mode II Fracture Evaluation of CFRP-Concrete Interface by a Displacement-Based Approach

F. S. IMANI, A. CHEN, J. F. DAVALOS and I. RAY

• Design-Oriented Analysis of Slender RC Columns Strengthened with Longitudinal High Modulus CFRP Laminates

P. SADEGHIAN, T. RICHARDSON and A. FAM

ANALYSIS—STRUCTURES

• Applying a Stitched, Rod-Stiffened Concept to Heavily Loaded Structure

D. JEGLEY

• Numerical Correlation and Strength Prediction of a Hat Stiffened Panel Compression Test

J. F. SCHUTTE, J. C. MEEKER, D. O. ADAMS, G. BULLEGAS and S. B. CLAY

• Buckling and Post-Buckling of Variable Stiffness Fiber Reinforced Textile and Pre-Preg Based Composite Plates

C. J. R. KOSZTOWNY, B. JUSTUSSON and A. M. WAAS

• Torsional Analysis of a Composite I-Beam

V. SANGHAVI and W. S. CHAN

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

• Anomalous Moisture Absorption in Composites: Effects of Diffusion Hindrance on Spatial Moisture Concentration

L. R. GRACE and M. C. ALTAN

• Damage Evolution During Thermal Oxidation of Unidirectional Composite Lamina

J. LIANG and K. V. POCHIRAJU

• The Graphene Shielding Effect Against UV Exposure: The Bonded Joint Investigation

D. T. L. DA CRUZ and A. F. AVILA

• Modeling Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber/Vinyl Ester Composites Degraded by Ultraviolet Radiation and Moisture

A. AFSHAR and C. S. KORACH

• Behavior of Partially Cured Epoxy Composites Modified with Different Amounts of Montmorillonite Nanoclay Exposed to UV Radiation

A. TCHERBI-NARTEH, M. HOSUR, E. TRIGGS and S. JEELANI

PHASE TRANSFORMING COMPOSITES

• Thermal Properties of BaTiO3/Ag Composites Undergoing Phase Transformation Due to Temperature Changes

J. XING, A. JANG, M. RADOVIC and A. MULIANA

• NiTi-Based SMAs for Self-Post-Tensioned Bridge Girders

A. LANBA and R. F. HAMILTON

ANALYSIS—MOLECULAR MODELING

• Molecular Simulations of the Dynamic Impact of Graphite

S. C. CHOWDHURY, B. Z. HAQUE and J. W. GILLESPIE, JR.

• Molecular Simulations of Silica Surface in Presence of Water

S. C. CHOWDHURY, B. Z. HAQUE, J. W. GILLESPIE, JR., T. L. CHANTAWANSRI,
T. ROSCH and R. L. KARKKAINEN

• Improving Fracture Toughness of Silicon Carbide Ceramics with Nanodiamond Reinforcements

S. F. FERDOUS, A. ADNAN and M. HUDA

VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIOR

• Viscoelastic Properties of Syntactic Foam Reinforced with Short Sisal Fibers

K. GHAMSARI, E. ZEGEYE, T. DALCOURT, K. GRAHAM and E. WOLDESENBET

• Characterization of Viscoelastic Properties of Hollow Glass Microballoon Reinforced Polymer Composites

V. C. SHUNMUGASAMY, D. PINISETTY and N. GUPTA

• Coupled Multi-Inclusion and Multi-Coating Micromechanics Modeling of Viscoelastic Composite Materials

T. M. RICKS, J. YU, T. E. LACY, JR. and R. W. SULLIVAN

• Viscoelastic Creep Compliance of a Vinyl Ester Polymer with Statistical Distribution Functions

J. SIMSIRIWONG, R. W. SULLIVAN, T. E. LACY and H. H. HILTON

• Viscoelastic Characterization of Vinyl Ester Nano-Composites Using Response Surface Modeling

D. A. DRAKE, R. W. SULLIVAN, H. TOGHIANI, T. E. LACY, C. U. PITTMAN, JR., J. DUBIEN and S. NOURANIAN

NANOCOMPOSITES

• Electrospun Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers Containing Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes

B. BARUA and M. C. SAHA

• Simultaneously Strong and Tough Continuous Nanofibers: Improvement of Mechanical Properties in the Intermediate Diameter Range

D. PAPKOV and Y. A. DZENIS

• Poptube Technology: Enabling Next Generation Multiscale and Multifunctional Structural Composites

J. WANG and X. ZHANG

• Improving On and Off-Axis Tension Behavior of Woven Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite with ZnO Grown Nanowires

N. MASGHOUNI and M. AL-HAIK

• Stronger Dental Adhesives Via Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites

J. SUN, D. HUNSTON and A. M. FORSTER

• A Nano-Hybrid Shish Kebab Approach to Modifying the Interface in Carbon Nanotube—Semicrystalline Polymer Nanocomposites

M. NIE and F. T. FISHER

IMPACT

• 2D Elastodynamic Solution for the Impact Response of Laminated Composites

J. XIE and A. M. WAAS

• Compression Strength After Impact of Unidirectional Carbon/Epoxy Rods Consolidated with Aramid Sleeves

D. W. JENSEN, C. A. SIKA, K. HINDS and M. J. JENSEN

• Experimental and Modeling Investigation of Blunt Impact to Stringer-Reinforced Composite Panels

Z. M. CHEN, H. KIM and G. K. DEFRANCISCI

MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR

• Creating More Gradual Failure in High Performance Composites Via Hybridisation

M. R. WISNOM, G. CZEL and M. JALALVAND

• Interlaminar Properties and Failure Strength of Thick-Section, Vacuum-Assisted Resin-Infusion Molded (VARIM) Composites

L. LI and S. S. WANG