The present study concerns experimental and fin ite element analysis of carbon epoxy and carbon epoxy carbon nanotube composites to estimate interlaminar shear strength. Mechanical properties such as elastic ratios, thickness are varied for double notched specimen and the corresponding deflections and interlaminar shear strengths are estimated by ANSYS. From simple ru le of mixtures, equivalent...

The interlaminar toughening of a carbon fibre reinforced composite by interleaving a thin layer (~20 microns) of poly(hydroxyether of bisphenol A) (phenoxy) nanofibres was explored in this work. Nanofibres, free of defect and averaging several hundred nanometres, were produced by electrospinning directly onto a pre-impregnated carbon fibre material (Toray G83C) at various concentrations between...

Electrophoretic process was applied to the deposition of carbon nanotubes on the surface of carbon fabrics in order to enhance the properties of CNT/carbon fabric hybrid composites. Carbon fabrics were modified by two methods: Cu deposition by cathodic method and Cu coating by thermal vaporization method. CNTs were modified by PEI and oxidation treatment. The effects of carbon fabric and CNTs m...

The mechanical and physical properties of composite materials are greatly influenced by the structure and properties of fiber/matrix interface. Short beam shear test is often performed to evaluate the laminar interface properties in real applications, especially for studying them after a given hydrothermal treatment. However, the results depend on the interface and the matrix properties, so the...

The behaviour of a piezoelectric actuator is strongly affected by the bonding condition along the interface between the actuator and the host structure. The current paper represents an analytical study of the static effect of the mechanical and geometrical properties of the adhesive layer on the coupled electromechanical behaviour of a thin piezoceramic actuator bonded to an elastic medium. An ...

The performance of smart structures depends on the electromechanical behaviour of piezoelectric actuators and the bonding condition along the interface, which connects the actuators and the host structures. This paper provides a theoretical study of the effect of partially debonded adhesive layers on the coupled electromechanical behaviour of piezoelectric actuators subjected to high-frequency ...

The behaviour of a piezoelectric sensor is strongly affected by the bonding condition along the interface between the sensor and the host structure. The current paper represents an analytical study of the static effect of the mechanical and geometrical properties of the adhesive layer on the coupled electromechanical behaviour of a thin piezoceramic sensor bonded to an elastic medium. A sensor ...

A glass fiber reinforced plastic laminate, which consists of half-overlapped wrapped Kapton/R-glass-fiber reinforcing tapes vacuum-pressure impregnated in a cyanate ester/ epoxy blend, is proposed as the insulation system for the ITER Toroidal Field coils. In order to assess its mechanical performance under the actual operating conditions, cryogenic (77 K) tensile and interlaminar shear tests w...