Quality Control and Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques for Composites. Part 1. Overview of Characterization Techniques for Composite Reliability

Abstract

Advanced composite materials technology has undergone a fundamental transition in the last decade and is now implemented in a wide range of large scale primary structures ranging from composite helicopter rotor blades to composite cargo bay doors for Space Shuttle orbitor. Part of this technology development for composite reliability is a highly organized advancement in the methods and management of characterization methodologies. These characterization methodologies can be listed in the approximate order of their implementation as follows: Chemical Quality Assurance Testing; Processability Testing; Cure Monitoring and Management, Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE); Performance and Proof Testing; and Durability Analysis and Service Life Prediction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA118410

Entities

People

  • D. H. Kaelble

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Analysis
  • Composite Materials
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Manufacturing
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Plastics
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.

Technology Areas

  • Space