Book of Abstracts

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

NONDESTRUCTIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF DAMAGE IN POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES FOR ENHANCED LIFE MANAGEMENT (ID 117)

Eric A. Lindgren1, John Aldrin2, John Wertz1, Norm Schehl3, John Welter1, David Zainey3, Victoria Kramb3, Michael Uchic1, and Sarah Wallentine1

1US Air Force Research Laboratory, 2230 10th Street, WP AFB, OH 45433, USA
2Computational Tools, Gurnee, Il 60031 USA
3University of Dayton Research Institute, 2230 10th Street, WP AFB OH 45433

Keywords: Polymer composites, Nondestructive evaluation, Ultrasound, Life management

NUMERICAL METHODS FOR TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISATION OF CFRP INTERFACE BEHAVIOUR USING CURRENT INSERTION TESTS (ID 122)

Juan P. Márquez Costa1, Cédric Huchette1 and Damien Halm2

11DMAS, ONERA, Université Paris Saclay, 29 Avenue de la Division Leclerc, 92320 Châtillon, France
2DPMM, Institut P’ – ISAE-ENSMA, Téléport 2, 1 Avenue Clément Ader, 86360 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France

Keywords: Polymer composites, Delamination, Viscous interface behaviour, Temperature analysis

NUMERICAL STUDY ON EFFECT OF FIBRE MISALIGNMENT AND VARIATION OF COHESIVE PROPERTIES ON FIBRE/MATRIX DEBONDING (ID 149)

Pavel Druzhinin1,2, Qiang Liu3, Stepan V. Lomov2,3 and Dirk Vandepitte1

1Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 300 bus 2420, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
2SIM vzw, Technologiepark 935, B-9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
3Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 44 bus 2450, 3001 Leuven, Belgium

Keywords: Variability of fibre reinforced composites, Representative volume element, Embedded region, Cohesive zone, Parametric study

OFF-AXIS IBUS TEST FOR HIGH STRAIN RATE TESTING OF UD COMPOSITES (ID 104)

Xavier Régal1, Fabrice Pierron1

1Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK

Keywords: High strain rate, high speed imaging, Virtual Fields Method, Grid Method, ultrasonics

ON OPTICAL FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS FOR IN-SITU CURE-INDUCED STRAIN MEASUREMENTS (ID 139)

Lars P. Mikkelsen1, Jonas Huether1,2, Gilmar Pereira1 and Hans Lilholt1

1Composite Mechanics and Structures, DTU Wind Energy, DTU Risø Campus, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
2Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Applied Materials, Hybrid and Lightweight Materials, Kaiserstraße 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

Keywords: Residual stresses, Fatigue, Glass-fibre composites, Wind turbine blades

ON THE IN-SITU EFFECT UNDER TRANSVERSE SHEAR AND THE ASSOCIATED THIN-PLY LAMINATE IMPACT RESPONSE (ID 143)

S.M. García-Rodríguez1, J. Costa1, V. Singery2, A. Sasikumar1

1AMADE research group, University of Girona, Av. Universitat de Girona, 4. 17003 Girona, Spain
2Chomarat, 39 Avenue de Chabannes, 07160, Le Cheylard, France

Keywords: X-ray tomography, thin-plies, impact, in-situ effect