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My Laminate is a thin (maximum a thickness of 1 mm) Glass/Epoxy. Also, One other doubt is, How can we test the Strength (life) under Fatigue Loading ?
04 August 2017 1,406 3 View
The hardness of Al/CNT composites tested by Micro vickers hardness testing M/c. further any method to confirm the tested values
03 August 2017 10,137 2 View
I need approximately 100 samples of sizes varying between 50x50 mm to 100x200 mm which will exist out of 4 layers of carbon prepreg. I am doubting between two options: - make each sample...
03 August 2017 7,768 9 View
I am currently conducting research on the buckling of thin plates and simulating a range of materials in abaqus. It seems according to my results that Aluminium gives a higher buckling load...
27 July 2017 9,919 4 View
Which two natural fibres can be hybridized and what type of tests to be carried out on the resulting composite.
18 July 2017 8,028 3 View
Hi, how I can fix the properties of the interface element between masonry and fiber reinforced? the properties have to be the same on varying the curvature of the masonry. Thanks
17 July 2017 2,703 2 View
How can I model Hashin composite damage in ABAQUS?please send me information about hashin or ABAQUS files at [email protected] you
13 July 2017 7,227 2 View
I m modelling the GFPP Composites in ABAQUS. I need these values for Damage Evolution in ABAQUS. How does these value vary depending on the Fibre Volume Content as I m also considering...
12 July 2017 1,074 4 View
Properties means Chemical and mechanical
12 July 2017 2,897 1 View
Anti-Sinking Composite Materials for Ships.
11 July 2017 9,249 3 View
I am looking to find commercial available Flame retardant materials so that I can implement them in my plastic pallets which are HDPE-silica composite. The presence of silica do enhance the FR...
10 July 2017 3,069 1 View
Can we predict hyperelasticity properties (for example Mooney-Rivlin coefficients) of a particle reinforced compostie using Rule of mixture? Especially when the particles are not hyperelastic,...
08 July 2017 6,201 1 View
For aerospace adhesive formulation, I would like to use dicyandiamide as hardener. But I couldn't dissolve the hardener particles in the epoxy. Please suggest the method to dissolve them. I used...
05 July 2017 4,718 4 View
Kanaun-Jeulin methodology Estimate based upon energy-based effective strains Effective Field method Mori–Tanaka method (Multi-Phase and Multi-Step Approaches) Benveniste approach
29 June 2017 9,939 3 View
currently i am working on impact analysis of a Armour.I am using ANSYS autodyn for simulation but i am stuck in calculation of residual velocity.
29 June 2017 9,919 1 View
Composite materials volume fraction = volume of fiber /volume of composite Weight fraction = weight of fiber / weight of composite
28 June 2017 4,066 4 View
I have developed with E-glass fiber/epoxy composite and tried to make hole with CNC drilling based on the optimum condition. But delamination and poor surface roughness were observed. So, kind...
20 June 2017 1,091 7 View
It‘ s a dissertation
15 June 2017 9,925 3 View
Recently various papers were published about micro structures based on various theories such as strain gradient and couple stress. What is the best reference for material properties of various...
12 June 2017 4,226 2 View
Hi all During hot press I am facing major problems in EPDM composites fabrication. Mixing temperature: 190 degree C for 15 minutes and hot press 200 degree C,. After the hot press, the EPDM cross...
08 June 2017 5,510 2 View
My research is related to the thermal performance (thermal conductivity and thermal resistivity) of concrete slabs and wall panels under elevated temperatures using ABAQUS (finite Element Analysis...
07 June 2017 9,795 1 View
I am about to test small scale prism specimens for flexural strength. However the machine broke down, henceforth is it acceptable if I take out the prism from the water bath (after 28 days) and...
06 June 2017 751 3 View
modeling,elastic modulus, hybrid reinforcements, polymer matrix composites
04 June 2017 2,728 5 View
How can I calculate the properties of a woven composite? Considering that for a unidirectional we can use rule of mixture, is there any similar relation or equation that can be used to calculate...
01 June 2017 7,615 3 View