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.... The paper ends with summary and conclusion; suggestions for further work are also presented. 13 03 2011 13 07 2011 20 10 2011 20 10 2011 carbon fibre reinforced plastics composite materials condition monitoring mean square error methods piezoelectric transducers surface...

..., which have been conducted for this purpose. When used in the ABAQUS software, the model gives a realistic picture of the axial crushing of a braided tube by a divergent plug. 16 11 2009 16 09 2010 24 03 2011 24 03 2011 composite materials cracks elastic constants finite...

... its crystals account for 77% of organic stroma the bones are made of. bioceramics bone calcium compounds composite materials cracks deformation grain size internal stresses porosity zirconium compounds 11 12 2009 06 09 2010 04 03 2011 04 03 2011 2011...

... with the pulse-on time. This study showed that Al 2 O 3 – SiC w – TiC could be efficiently machined without causing a significant loss to the surface integrity. 13 10 2009 25 08 2010 03 03 2011 03 03 2011 aluminium compounds ceramics composite materials...

...) results were published ( 5 10 ). Composite materials with polyurea as the matrix have not been addressed in literature either. Hence, the main goal of the present work is to develop polyurea matrix composites and study the dynamic mechanical properties of both the matrix and the composites. The filler...

... reaction yield at every length scale when compared with a monomodal three-phase microstructure with the same constituent loading. 08 02 2010 22 06 2010 01 12 2010 01 12 2010 composite materials crystal microstructure reaction kinetics segregation multiscale...

... 11 2010 aerospace materials composite materials cracks finite element analysis fracture Accurate prediction of composite strength from constituent material properties, i.e., matrix, fiber, and matrix-fiber interface, remains a difficult task despite extensive research efforts...

... predicted by the four models and its comparison with the experimental data 31 01 2010 13 05 2010 23 11 2010 23 11 2010 composite materials fabrics Maxwell equations rubber stress relaxation viscoelasticity ballistic fabrics stress relaxation viscoelasticity...

..., and stainless steel alloys. aluminium composite materials plastic deformation shear strength tensile strength tensile testing titanium ultrasonic bonding ultrasonic welding 16 01 2010 18 06 2010 29 09 2010 29 09 2010 2010 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... objective of the experimental study was to evaluate the flexural performance of glass/carbon hybrids relative to laminates manufactured from a single fiber type. Because cost and density of aerospace composite materials are significant concerns amid rising fuel prices, different types of carbon fabrics were...

... of glass, and nonlinear stress distribution between individual fibers owing to sliding resistance of matrix. The model was also used to predict the residual strength of the bundle as a function of load and time. 15 08 2008 20 08 2009 01 12 2009 01 12 2009 composite materials...

... . 2004 , “ Guideline and Recommended Standard for Geofoam, Applications in Highway Embankments ,” NCHRP Report No. 529. 14 01 2009 12 05 2009 05 11 2009 05 11 2009 biomechanics biomedical materials biomimetics brittleness composite materials dentistry elastic moduli...

...Th. Zisis; A. Kordolemis; A. E. Giannakopoulos Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are composite materials that exhibit a microstructure that varies locally in order to achieve a specific type of local material properties distribution. In recent years, FGMs appear to be more interesting...

... composite materials elastic moduli finite volume methods inhomogeneous media micromechanics porous materials finite-volume theory parametric mapping homogenization heterogeneous materials local stiffness matrix A major objective of micromechanics is to predict average (also called...

... 10 06 2008 clay composite materials curing elasticity glass transition polymers scanning electron microscopy shear deformation spectrochemical analysis tensile strength tensile testing Polymeric composites containing nanoscale constituents, such as nanotubes or nanoclays...

... titanium graphite composite materials drilling cutting aerospace materials The aircraft industry is making a major effort to incorporate increasing amounts of composite materials into airframes. The next generation aircraft requires higher strength/weight ratios and better performance when...

... of representative volume element using classical averaging schemes assuming the isotropy of constituent. Finally, effect of the thickness and stiffness of interphase on the global behavior of real composite materials are examined. Comparisons with experimental results show a good agreement. 23 03 2006 24...

...G. Georgiades; S. O. Oyadiji; X. Q. Zhu; J. R. Wright; J. T. Turner This paper is on the characterization of the mechanical properties of Newtonian-type shock absorbing elastomeric composites. This composite material is a blend of elastomeric capsules or beads in a matrix of a Newtonian liquid...

... reducing agent. When viscoelastic nonlinearity is considered such contradictory effect is played by stress itself, in which case an initial stress may have a beneficial effect. 11 10 2005 14 07 2006 viscoelasticity thermomechanical treatment internal stresses composite materials...