Proceedings of the Joint American Society For Composites 2004 / American Society For Testing And Materials Committee D30 – Nineteenth Technical Conference

Session M1: Nanotechnology I

• Helium Gas Permeability of Carbon Nanotubes Dispersed Epoxy
• Modeling Compressive Failure of Nanoclay—Enhanced Fiber Composites
• Nanotube-Reinforced Composites: Characterization and Modeling

Session M2: Manufacturing and Processing I

• Composites Materials Reinforced by Flax Fibres Correlation between Adhesion of Fibre/Matrix and Mechanicals Properties of Laminates According to Chemical Treatments of Fibres
• Fabrication and Characterization of PLA Fabric Insert Injection Molded Biodegradable Composites
• Bismaleimide and Cyanate Ester Sequential IPNs for High Temperature Composite Liquid Molding Applications

Session M3: Nondestructive Evaluation

• Ultrasonic Characterization of Bond Line Parameters in Adhesively Bonded Carbon-Epoxy Composites
• Self-Diagnosis of Damage in Fibrous Composites using Electrical Resistivity Measurements
• Damage Evolution of a Woven Sandwich Composite by AE NDE

Session M4: Numerical Methods I

• A Unified Approach for Evaluating Stiffness and Ply Stresses of Composite Beams with Various Cross-Sections
• Transient Thermoelastic Deformations of Functionally Graded Beams by the Meshless Local Petrov-Galerkin Method
• Higher-Order Finite Element Formulation for Dynamic Analysis of Laminated Composite Beams

Session M5: Comp Design I

• On the Fundamental Limitations of Data and Models—Lessons from the Composites World
• Modeling Mechanical Joints in Otherwise Linear Structures
• Design of Efficient Bonded Joints for Thin-Walled Composite Structures

Session M6: Nanotechnology II

• Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposite Fibers: Process-Morphology-Property Relationships
• Cross-Linked Nanotube Materials with Variable Stiffness Tethers
• Adhesive Bonding Reinforced by Nanofibers for Materials and Structural Joints

Session M7: Manufacturing and Processing II

• Development of Bamboo Fiber/Biodegradable Polymer Composites
• Filament Winding: Analytical Kinematic Solutions and Collision Control
• Filament Winding: Process Optimisation through Application of Dynamic Programming

Session M8: Embedded Sensors

• Delamination Detection in CFRP Laminates using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors as Lamb Wave Receivers
• Failure Mechanisms of Cu Embedded Multifunctional Composite Structures
• Measurement of Strain in the Skin and Core Layers of Composite Laminates using A-EFPI Optical Fiber Sensor

Session M9: Numerical Methods II

• A Nonlinear Sublaminate Model for the Viscoelastic Analysis of Multi-Layered FRP Composite Structures
• The Influence of Geometric Nonlinearities on the Deformations of Inplane-Loaded Flat Semi-Infinite Unsymmetric Laminates
• Predicting Stress-Strain Response in Composite Laminates

Session M10: Comp Design II

• A Study on the Flexible FR-4 Application for Memory Chip Packaging
• Dynamic Behavior of Advanced Gun Barrels in Response to Launch of a Projectile

Session M11: Fracture and Failure I

• Failure Mechanisms in Polymer Composites Containing Micro and Nano Particles
• Effects of Friction, Geometry and Fixture Compliance on the Perceived Toughness from Three and Four Point Bend End Notched Flexure Tests
• Failure Analysis and Fatigue Life Prediction of a Composite Structural Beam
• Mode I Fracture Toughness of Advanced Polymers in a Cryotank Environment

Session M12: High Performance Composites for High Performance Cars I

• Composite Design and Manufacture of the Swift Toyota Atlantic Race Car
• Safety and Weight Tradeoffs Achieved using Advanced Composite Materials in Racing Cars
• SP Systems Sprint Technology for the MG X-Power SV
• Advanced Composites on the Ford GT

Session M13: Micromechanics I

• Micro to Macro Structural Mechanics
• Asymptotic Homogenization Model for Prediction of Effective Properties of Composite and Heterogeneous Structures
• Thermo-Viscoplastic Modeling of Composites Exposed to Fire or High Temperature

Session M14: Modeling I

• Buckling of Thin-Walled Composite Beam-Columns with Stochastic Properties
• The Effect of Non-Classical Behaviors on the Measurement of the Timoshenko Shear Stiffness
• Nonlinear Constitutive Modeling of FRP Composites using Artificial Neural Networks
• Validation of a Woven Fabric Analyzer using Composite Material Strain Measurements from a Digital Image Correlation System

Session M15: Energy Absorption And Ballistic Protection

• Analytical/Experimental Investigation of Energy Absorption in Grid-Stiffened Composite Structures under Transverse Loading
• Penetration Failure of Composite Structures: (II) Armor-Grade Composites and Hybrid Systems
• Structural Performance of Laminated Armors for the Army’s Future Combat Systems

Session M16: Fracture and Failure II

• Interlaminar Fracture Toughness and Thickness Effects of IM7/977-2 Composites in a Cryotank Environment
• Characterization of the Edge Crack Torsion (ECT) Test for Mode III Fracture Toughness Measurement of Laminated Composites
• Discrete Spring Model for Predicting Delamination Growth in Z-Fiber Reinforced DCB Specimens
• Damage and Delamination Characteristics in Composite Laminates with Ply Dropoffs under Static and Cyclic In-Plane Loads

Session M17: High Performance Composites For High Performance Cars II

• Moving Closer to the Goal of Cost Effective Complex Geometry Carbon Composite Parts
• The Design of a Funny Car Dragster Body Shell
• Development of Carbon/Epoxy Structural Components for a Topless High Performance Vehicle
• Design and Manufacturing Advanced Automotive Composite Structures

Session M18: Impact and Energy Absorption I

• Analytical and Experimental Investigations of the Impact Response of Grid Stiffened E-Glass/Polypropylene (PP) Composite Panels
• Impact Resistance of Three-Dimensional Woven Fabric Composites
• Hygrothermal Testing and Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Rubber-Glass Particulate Hybrid Composites
• Detecting the Perforation Threshold of Curved Symmetrical CFRP Composite Panels

Session M19: Environmental and Transport Properties

• Damage Initiation and Growth in Composite Laminates under Thermomechanical Loadings
• Effect of Environment and Sustained Load on Fracture Toughness of GFRP-Concrete Bond
• CTE Measurements and Residual Stresses at Cryogenic and High Temperatures
• Use of Percolation Concepts in Materials Design, and Design of Intracellular Sensor Arrays

Session T1: Test Methods I

• An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of a Negative Through-the-Thickness Poisson’s Ratio on Patch Repairs
• A New Test Method in Determining the Mohr-Coulomb Friction Factor and Transverse Shear Strength of Thick-Section Composites
• Tensile Scaling Effects in Notched Composites

Session T2: Fracture and Failure III/Nanotechnology III

• Modeling of the Compressive Failure of Plain Weave Composites
• A Three Dimensional Stress Transfer Model of Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composites
• Evaluation of Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Nanophased Carbon Prepregs

Session T3: Micromechanics II

• A Parametric Study of Commingled Glass/Polypropylene Woven Fabrics during Shear
• Mechanical Properties of Matrix Blend Composites

Session T4: Impact and Energy Absorption II

• A Multi-Parameter Approach to Impact Performance Characterization
• Dynamic Axial Crush of Automotive Rail-Sized Composite Tubes Part 4: Plug vs. Non-Plug Crush Initiators

Session T5: Comp Design III/Processing I

• Bending Performance of Low-Cost Sandwich Panels: Predictions and Measurements
• Effect of Sandwich Design on Effective Properties of Honeycomb Core
• Development of Residual Stresses and Distortion during the Cure of Polymer Matrix Composites

Session T6: Test Methods II

• Interlaminar Strain Measurement for the Determination of TiGr Residual Stresses in Ti-15-3
• Development and Characterization of ECLIPSE Actuators
• Edge Modifications for Fiber Pushout Experiments

Session T7: Nanotechnology IV

• Carbon Nanofiber Modified Carbon-Carbon Composites
• Analytical Modeling of Fracture Behavior in Carbon Nanofiber Reinforced Polymer Composite through Crack-Nanofiber Interaction Problem
• Studies on the Microwave Curing and Characterization of SC-15 Epoxy Reinforced with ZnO Nanoparticles

Session T8: Sandwich Composites/Textile Composites

• Effect of Explosions on Sandwich Structures
• Thermostamping of Woven Commingled Glass-Polypropylene Composite Fabrics: FEA with User-Defined Subroutines in ABAQUS
• Hybrid Finite Element Model of Woven-Fabric Composites

Session T9: Infrastructure Composites

• Effect of Variability of Composite Properties on Wet Layup Based Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures
• Use of Thermography as a NDE Tool for Detecting Damage in FRP Rehabilitated Concrete Structures
• Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP)—Autoclave Aerated Concrete (AAC)

Session T10: Comp Processing II

• Intelligent Processing of Composites

Session T11: Testing Methods III

• Effect of Thickness of Platelet on Load Transfer Efficiency in Platelet-Reinforced Composites
• Metal Matrix Composite Compressive Stress-Strain Response: Correlation of Theoretical Predictions with Experimental Measurements
• Follow Up of Damage Development by Full Field Optical Methods
• In Search of the True Interlaminar Shear Strength

Session T12: Nanotechnology V

• Processing and Creep of Carbon Nanofiber and Nanotube Reinforced Epoxy Composites
• Thermoset Polymer Nanocomposites: The Effect of Nanoparticles on Chemorheology, Morphology and Properties
• Effect of Nano-Reinforcement on Dynamic Mechanical Behaviors of Nylon 6/Clay Nanocomposites
• Buckling Stability of Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Orthotropic Plates

Session T13: Manufacturing And Processing III

• Design of Improved Electron Beam Cured Epoxy Systems
• Mechanical Properties of Multi-Axial Warp Knitted Thermoplastic Composites
• Toughening Vinyl Ester Matrix Composites using Electrospun Polysulfone Mats as an Interlaminar Layer
• Tool-Part Interaction Mechanisms Causing Residual Stresses and Distortion during Cure of Polymer Matrix Composites

Session T14: Numerical Methods III

• Numerical Estimates of the Compressive Strength of Impact-Damaged Sandwich Composites
• Linear Modeling of Aeroelastic Twist of a High Aspect Ratio Composite Wing with Significant Taper
• Optimum Stacking Sequences for Extension-Twist Coupled Strips under Mechanical Loading

Session T15: Novel Materials and Applications I

• Damage Tolerance and Durability of Fiber-Metal Laminates for Aircraft Structures
• Shape Memory Effect in Smectic-C Liquid Crystalline Elastomers

Session T16: Aging and Long-Term Durability

• Investigation of Synergistic Hygrothermal and Sustained Strain Effects on the Durability of Pultruded E-Glass/Vinyl-Ester Composites
• Infrared Thermography for Fatigue Damage Detection in FRP Composites
• Reliability of Lifetime Prediction for Composite Materials under Variable Amplitude Loading
• Probabilistic Fatigue Damage Modeling of Composite Laminates

Session T17: Nanotechnology VI

• Processing of Graphite Nanosheet Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites
• Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Composites: Challenges and Opportunities
• Magnetic Composites for Surface Applications

Session T18: Modeling II

• Nonlinear Analysis for Bonded Patch Repair and Damage Monitoring
• Evaluation of a Gamma Titanium Aluminide as a Potential Matrix Material for High Temperature Applications
• Analysis of the Staggered Beam Isopescu Shear Test

Session T19: Strength Analysis

• Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis and Weibull Statistics Based Strength Prediction in Open Hole Composite Laminates
• Fiber Strength Modeling for Continuous Fiber Composites
• Development of a Failure Criteria for Transversely Loaded Unidirectional Composites

Session T20: Novel Materials And Applications II

• Structure Property Relations of Ultra-High Temperature Polymers and their Composites
• Ribbon-Like and Plate-Like Molecules as Reinforcements for Polymer Matrices
• Lithium-Ion Cells as Multifunctional Structure-Energy Composites

Session W1: Testing Methods III

• Application of Luminescent Photoelastic Coating for Composite Materials
• An Apparatus for Shear Strength and Fully-Reversed Shear Fatigue of Composites and Sandwich Materials

Session W2: Nanotechnology VII/Education

• Structure and Properties of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Nanocomposite Fibrils
• Composite Skateboard Design and Construction Experience for Freshmen Engineering Students

Session W3: Joining

• Mechanical Behavior of Multi-Axial Warp Knitted Fabric Composites with Bolted Joint
• Mechanical Fasteners for Thermoplastic Composite/Steel Bolted Joints Subjected to Peel Loads

Session W4: Biocomposites

• Biodegradable Sweet Potato Starch/Polyethylene Blends and Nanocomposites
• Fatty Acid-Based Monomers for Styrene Reduction in Liquid Molding Resins

Session W5: Nanoscale Materials

• Atomistic Modeling for Static, Dynamic and Thermal Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
• Graphite Nanoplatelets: A Multifunctional Reinforcement for Polymers Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Properties
• Nanocapsules for Self-Healing Composites
• Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Spider Silk—A Model for the Next Generation of Super Strong and Tough Fibers

Author Index