Book of Abstracts

R. Joffe, L. Pupure, J. Varna, L. Wallström (Editors)

BEARING FATIGUE LIFETIME AND CAI CAPABILITY OF FIBRE METAL LAMINATES (ID 103)

B. Fiedler1, R. Adelung2, M. Baytekin-Gerngross2, E. Sprecher1, J. Wegner1, M.-D. Gerngross2, J. Carstensen2, B. Bosbach1

11Institute of Polymer and Composites, Hamburg University of Technology, Denickestr. 15, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
2Chair for Functional Nanomaterials, Faculty of Engineering, Kiel University, Kaiserstr. 2, 24143 Kiel, Germany

Keywords: Hybrid, FML, impact behaviour, surface treatment, nanoscale sculpturing

CHARACTERISATION OF BEARING ENERGY ABSORPTION OF THIN-PLY BASED DISCONTINUOUS COMPOSITE (ID 116)

Sachin Francis1, Christopher Cameron1, Leif E. Asp2 and Maciej Wysocki3

1RISE SICOMP, Argongatan 30, SE 431 53, Gothenburg, Sweden
2Department of Industrial and Material Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Hörsalsvägen 7A, SE 412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden
3RISE Research Institute of Sweden, Box 857, SE 501 15, Borås, Sweden

Keywords: Discontinuous Composite, Bearing, Mechanical properties, Energy absorption

CRACK MIGRATION: EXPERIMENTS AND NUMERICAL MODELLING ON ANGLE-PLY LAMINATES (ID 120)

Miguel Herráez1, Georgios Pappas1, Charlie Blondeau1, John Botsis1

1Laboratory of Applied Mechanics and Reliability Analysis (LMAF-STI), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland

Keywords: Crack migration, Angle-ply laminates, Fibre-reinforced polymer, Cohesive zone model

DEFORMATION RATE EFFECTS ON TENSILE PROPERTIES OF NaOH TREATED RAMIE FIBER/PLA/PBAT COMPOSITES (ID 118)

Masahiro Nishida1, Shigeru Bito1, Hiroaki Ito2 and Norio Fukuda3

1Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
2Aichi Center for Industry and Science Technology, Owari Textiles Research Center, 35 Aza-Miyaura, Mabiki, Yamato-cho, Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan
33Aichi Center for Industry and Science Technology, Industrial Research Center, 1-157-1 Onda-cho, Kariya, Aichi, Japan

Keywords: Natural fiber, Fiber treatment, Green Composites, Polymer blend

DEVELOPMENT AND FINITE ELEMENTS ASSESSMENT OF STACKING SEQUENCES FOR INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TESTING OF ANGLE-PLY INTERFACES (ID 111)

Torquato Garulli1,2, Anita Catapano3, Daniele Fanteria2 and Julien Jumel1

1University of Bordeaux, Laboratory I2M CNRS UMR 5295, 33400 Talence, France
2University of Pisa, Civil and Industrial Engineering Department, Aerospace Section, 56122 Pisa, Italy
3Bordeaux INP, University of Bordeaux, Laboratory I2M CNRS UMR 5295, 33400 Talence, France

Keywords: Delamination, Fracture toughness, Laminated composites, Finite elements analysis, Angle-ply interfaces

DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW HYBRID COMPOSITE PEDICLE SCREW: NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION (ID 106)

Yves N. Becker1, Nicole Motsch1 and Joachim Hausmann1

1Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße, Geb. 58, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany

Keywords: CF-PEEK, Finite element modelling, Hybrid structure, Parametric optimization, Pedicle screw