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Journal of Composites Science, Volume 5, Issue 4

April 2021 - 23 articles

Cover Story: Least-weight design in composite structures is advantaged by unconventional structural concepts, such as the double curved stiffener. In order to automate the fabric layup therefor, a continuous wet draping process is designed. Here, a shape-replicating draping unit provides the basis for this novel layup technology. To achieve an appropriate draping of the UD non-crimp fabric, a geometrical process model is introduced. Length deviations, arising when draping the textile into double curved shape, as well as textile shearing of the pre-laid fabric, can be compensated while consolidating at a predetermined altering draping front. To it, the shape of the draping unit is controlled by the elongation of serial soft actuators manipulated by parallel robot kinematics. View this paper.
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Articles (23)

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,226 Views
23 Pages

Compression testing of continuous fiber reinforced materials is challenging, because a great number of competing failure modes and instabilities on different length scales have to be considered. In comparison to tensile testing, the results are more...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,791 Views
16 Pages

In this study, ultra-lightweight and high strength Engineered Cementitious Composites (ULHS-ECCs) are developed via lightweight filler incorporation and matrix composition tailoring. The mechanical, physical, and micromechanical properties of the res...

  • Review
  • Open Access
70 Citations
10,272 Views
30 Pages

In the last ten years, the Portland cement industry has received wide criticism due to its related high embodied energy and carbon dioxide footprint. Recently, numerous “clean” strategies and solutions were developed. Among these, geopolymer technolo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
6,299 Views
13 Pages

Composite Material of PDMS with Interchangeable Transmittance: Study of Optical, Mechanical Properties and Wettability

  • Flaminio Sales,
  • Andrews Souza,
  • Ronaldo Ariati,
  • Verônica Noronha,
  • Elder Giovanetti,
  • Rui Lima and
  • João Ribeiro

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a polymer that has attracted the attention of researchers due to its unique properties such as transparency, biocompatibility, high flexibility, and physical and chemical stability. In addition, PDMS modification and co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,988 Views
12 Pages

Grafting carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is one of the most commonly used methods for modifying carbon fiber surface, during which complex device is usually needed and the growth of CNTs is difficult to control. Herein, we provide an implementable and contin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,120 Views
17 Pages

Material properties at the vicinity of the cut-outs in composites are not entirely defect-free. The nteraction of multiple cutouts like rivet holes, the repercussion of their configuration on crack propagation, and ultimate strength were predicted us...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,369 Views
16 Pages

Porous carbon films were generated by thermal treatment of polymer films made from poly(acrylonitrile-co-methyl acrylate)/polyethylene terephthalate (PAN/PET) blend. The precursor films were fabricated by a dip-coating process using PAN/PET solutions...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,631 Views
12 Pages

The color stability of interim computer-aided design and computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD/CAM) materials has not been exhaustively investigated. The aim of this study was to compare the translucency (TP) and contrast ratio (CR) of CAD/CAM blocks...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,001 Views
18 Pages

Assessment of Analytical Orientation Prediction Models for Suspensions Containing Fibers and Spheres

  • Bastien Dietemann,
  • Fatih Bosna,
  • Harald Kruggel-Emden,
  • Torsten Kraft and
  • Claas Bierwisch

Analytical orientation models like the Folgar Tucker (FT) model are widely applied to predict the orientation of suspended non-spherical particles. The accuracy of these models depends on empirical model parameters. In this work, we assess how well a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,490 Views
19 Pages

Effect of Hydrogels Containing Nanosilica on the Properties of Cement Pastes

  • Babak Vafaei,
  • Khashayar Farzanian and
  • Ali Ghahremaninezhad

The effect of hydrogels containing nanosilica (NSi) on the autogenous shrinkage, mechanical strength, and electrical resistivity of cement pastes was studied. The interaction between the hydrogels and the surrounding cementitious matrix was examined...

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