Center of Excellence for Materials Research.

Abstract

This report includes two projects that were funded under Center of Excellence for Materials Research. In case of Thermomechanics of Fiber-Reinforced Composites, a new apparatus to perform multiaxial thermomechanical tests on small samples has been developed. This report includes our design process, that is, the theoretical ideas and developments that motivated the overall design, the preliminary tests that verified some early hypotheses, the various design alternatives that were considered, and details on the final system that was assembled. In the second project entitled 'High Strain-Rate Behavior and Damage Measurements in Glass-Reinforced Plastics', experimental results are reported over a wide range of strain-rate and in test samples of three orientations. Elastic constants and strengths in two orientations in direction of woven fibers and one perpendicular direction, are reported along with failure mechanisms during quasi-static and impact loading of this material.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 1996
Accession Number
ADA313784

Entities

People

  • A.s. Khan
  • J. D. Humphrey
  • M. G. Da Silva
  • N. T. Wright
  • P. Centala

Organizations

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Elastic Properties
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Heat Transfer
  • Laminates
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Plastics
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Resins
  • Thermodynamics
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.