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Assessing Damage in Composite Materials
Author Info
Baker, Christopher R
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1390315001
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Year and Degree
2014, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Mechanical Engineering.
Abstract
The exceptional mechanical (stiffness, strength, etc.) and physical (density, thermal stability, etc.) properties of engineered composite materials make them an excellent candidate for aerospace applications. However, damage development in composites is much different than that of traditionally used materials and is usually very complicated. With the aim at better understanding the damage initiation, development and accumulation in composite materials, various ceramic fiber reinforced ceramics and carbon fiber reinforced polymers were tested and various non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques were investigated. Tensile, low cycle fatigue, and high velocity impact damage scenarios were all investigated. Multi-scale models of damage accumulation were developed and implemented and show reasonable agreement with experimental results.
Committee
Gregory Morscher, Dr. (Advisor)
Tirumalai Srivatsan, Dr. (Committee Member)
Jon Gerhardt, Dr. (Committee Member)
Kevin Kreider, Dr. (Committee Member)
Craig Menzemer, Dr. (Committee Member)
Andrew Gyekemyesi, Dr. (Committee Member)
Pages
154 p.
Subject Headings
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords
Composite Materials
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NDE
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Baker, C. R. (2014).
Assessing Damage in Composite Materials
[Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1390315001
APA Style (7th edition)
Baker, Christopher.
Assessing Damage in Composite Materials.
2014. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1390315001.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Baker, Christopher. "Assessing Damage in Composite Materials." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1390315001
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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