scholarly journals A Grammatical Approach for Customization of Laminated Composite Materials

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumitra Nandi ◽  
Zahed Siddique ◽  
M. Cengiz Altan
Keyword(s):  
Composite Material ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Component Selection ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Laminated Composite Materials ◽  
Component Shape ◽  
Selection Of

The wide range of properties covered by the manufacturable fiber-matrix combinations of composite materials, along with their directional property characteristics, provides designers with material selection flexibility during designing composite material products. Meeting multiple property goals, however, complicates the design process as both the composite material selection and the component shape formation become complicated because the loading conditions and matrix calculations are needed to determine theoretical value of composite material properties. This paper presents a grammatical approach to simultaneously consider the shape and selection composite materials for a load-bearing component. Selection of composites involve determining the fiber and matrix, their volume fraction, and number of layers in different location of the component. A hip-replacement joint is designed using composite material to illustrate the approach.

A Customization Approach for Design Using Commercially Available Laminated Composite Materials

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumitra Nandi ◽  
Zahed Siddique ◽  
Cengiz Altan
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Laminated Composite Materials ◽  
Fiber Matrix

Composite materials can offer wide range of thermo-mechanical properties when designing load bearing components using them. The wide range of properties can be obtained by varying fiber-matrix volumetric ratio. Another advantage of using composite materials in design is that the directional properties of laminated composite materials can be easily manipulated by varying the angle of orientation with respect to the direction of the load. Theoretically it is possible to design composite laminates with any fiber-matrix ratio, and in any orientation. But in practice, only a selective number of laminates with given fiber volume fraction are produced and sold by the companies depending on their market demands. So, it is necessary for a designer to perform the selection of laminates from a list of available composite laminates to make it commercially viable. The manual selection process of composite laminates can be very cumbersome for the designers when multiple design goals need to be satisfied in the load bearing component that is being designed. This paper presents a new customization approach for design of load bearing components where appropriate unidirectional laminated composites can be selected to satisfy multiple property requirements. In this approach, a laminate customization technique is incorporated with a grammatical method that deals with a shape design technique, and loading analysis for the designed shape. A hip-replacement joint is designed using commercially available composite laminates to illustrate the approach.

Tailoring Composite Materials Through Optimal Selection of Their Constituents

1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (3) ◽  
pp. 451-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. Karandikar ◽  
F. Mistree
Keyword(s):  
Composite Material ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Multiobjective Optimization ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Optimal Selection ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
Selection Of

The use of composite materials has provided designers with increased opportunities for tailoring structures and materials to meet load requirements and changing and demanding environments. This has led to their increased use in structural applications. As with traditional materials the selection of an appropriate material for a design is important. In case of design using composite materials the selection of a material consists of selecting a fiber-resin combination which meets all design requirements. This involves choosing the fiber, the resin, and the proportion of these two constituents in the composite material. The phrase “material selection” refers to the problem of laminate selection. This corresponds to the task of choosing a fiber and resin combination based on technical and economic factors. Materials tailoring, on the other hand, involves manipulating the composition of the composite material to achieve desired properties and it is the selection of a fiber and resin simultaneously but separately. In this paper we present, through an example, a multiobjective optimization-based method for assisting a designer in tailoring composite materials for specific technical and economic objectives.

Components for Composite Material Customization System

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumitra Nandi ◽  
Zahed Siddique
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Material Design ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Conventional Approach ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Properties Of Materials ◽  
Selection Of

With the advancements of composite materials and research in nano-composites, designers have the flexibility to select materials from a wide range of properties to meet their specific design needs. Even with all these advancements, the material selection process during design follows a very conventional approach. The conventional approach to material design is to select a certain material from a given pre-set material list that allows the attainment of nearest properties required for the product. One of the disadvantages of this approach is that the trade-off inherent in the selection of material, when multiple properties are targeted, can be cumbersome to achieve or addressed at all. In this paper we present an approach to select and design composite materials, where the designer will have flexibility to select multiple properties of materials during the design of a new product. This approach employs an index for selection combined with heuristic optimization techniques to select the optimized combination of composite materials that could meet closest possible property goals. In the case study presented in this paper, we did not perform any optimization; rather, emphasize is given to the explanation of material selection technique, and an RMS value is introduced as an index for the selection.

Increasing Energy Absorption and Reliability of Beams by Improved Architecture and Web-Flange Junctions

2019 ◽  
Vol 812 ◽  
pp. 114-119
Author(s):  
Nandan Khokar ◽  
Stefan Hallström ◽  
Fredrik Winberg
Keyword(s):  
Composite Material ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Carbon Fibres ◽  
Laminated Composite Materials ◽  
Strength Improvement

Lightweight and strong composite material beams are increasingly sought to quickly, easily, and cost-effectively transport and setup a variety of constructions such as bridges, cabins/ stores/shelters, vehicles etc. For structural beams produced as conventional laminated composite materials, their weak areas tend to occur at intersections such as web-flange junctions due to absence of fibres bridging the interconnections. This drawback can however be overcome with development of profiled 3D textile reinforcements having combination architectures and constituent web-flange parts inherently mutually interconnected through fibre interlacement. In addition to general strength improvement, beams containing such novel reinforcement architectures also show increased energy absorption capability due to the mutual web-flange integration at the junctions. An ‘I’ and a ‘flanged-triangle’ cross-section beams were produced by a novel non-conventional weaving method, using carbon fibres as reinforcement, and their energy absorption capabilities were tested. These beams respectively absorbed over 50% and 300% more energy per weight in bending, compared to metal counterparts. This paper presents some relevant aspects of these innovative beams.

Composite Material Selection Using Multi Criteria Decision Making for Automobile Torsion Bar

2014 ◽  
Vol 573 ◽  
pp. 649-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.S. Chandrasekar ◽  
K. Raja ◽  
P. Marimuthu
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Composite Material ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Preference Relations ◽  
Torsion Bar ◽  
Selection Of

Automotive components made from composite materials can result in significant weight savings over steel and Aluminum. The main purpose of this research is to study about the selection of suitable composite material for automobile torsion bar which possesses good strength to weight ratio and yield considerable weight savings. This paper involves identification of potential composite materials, selection of evaluation criteria, use of fuzzy theory to quantify criteria values under uncertainty and application of fuzzy Linguistics to evaluate and select the best material for replacing conventional steel material with composite material used in automobile torsion bar. The strength of the proposed paper is the ability to deal with uncertainty arising due to the lack of real data in material selection for replacing the conventional material.Keywords:- Composite material, Incomplete linguistic preference relations, AHP, Decision analysis, Consistent fuzzy preference relations, Multi-criteria decision making

Stress and conditions of continuity of laminated composite materials

1974 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 394-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. A. Kolgadin ◽  
G. P. Bogatyr' ◽  
V. I. �tokova
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Laminated Composite Materials

The Estimation of Thermal Conductivity for Alumina-Epoxy Composite Material with High Filling Volume Fraction

2014 ◽  
Vol 918 ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Chen Kang Huang ◽  
Yun Ching Leong
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Composite Material ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Physical Model ◽  
Electron Scattering ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Epoxy Composite ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Transport Theorem ◽  
Good Agreement

In this study, the transport theorem of phonons and electrons is utilized to create a model to predict the thermal conductivity of composite materials. By observing or assuming the dopant displacement in the matrix, a physical model between dopant and matrix can be built, and the composite material can be divided into several regions. In each region, the phonon or electron scattering caused by boundaries, impurities, or U-processes was taken into account to calculate the thermal conductivity. The model is then used to predict the composite thermal conductivity for several composite materials. It shows a pretty good agreement with previous studies in literatures. Based on the model, some discussions about dopant size and volume fraction are also made.

Achieving of sandwich-like laminated composite materials for robust superhydrophobicity, rapid photochromism and photo-mask writable media

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guofeng Zhang ◽  
Linqi Huang ◽  
Fuchao Yang
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Switching Rate ◽  
Lotus Leaf ◽  
Water Properties ◽  
Laminated Composite Materials ◽  
Photochromic Materials ◽  
Poor Stability

Photochromic materials with anti-water properties have impressed practical values, but their applications are severely hindered by poor stability and slow colour-switching rate. Inspired by the superhydrophobicity of lotus leaf and...

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