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Integrated Composite Analyzer (ICAN): Users and programmers manual
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In this paper, the use of and relevant equations programmed in a computer code designed to carry out a comprehensive linear analysis of multilayered fiber composites is described, which contains the essential features required to effectively design structural components made from fiber composite composites.Abstract:
The use of and relevant equations programmed in a computer code designed to carry out a comprehensive linear analysis of multilayered fiber composites is described. The analysis contains the essential features required to effectively design structural components made from fiber composites. The inputs to the code are constituent material properties, factors reflecting the fabrication process, and composite geometry. The code performs micromechanics, macromechanics, and laminate analysis, including the hygrothermal response of fiber composites. The code outputs are the various ply and composite properties, composite structural response, and composite stress analysis results with details on failure. The code is in Fortran IV and can be used efficiently as a package in complex structural analysis programs. The input-output format is described extensively through the use of a sample problem. The program listing is also included. The code manual consists of two parts.read more
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Void effects on the interlaminar shear strength of unidirectional graphite-fiber-reinforced composites
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of voids on the interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of polyimide matrix composite system was evaluated and the most acceptable relationship between the ILSS and density was found to be a power equation which closely resembles theoretically derived expressions.
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Effects of variation in autoclave pressure, temperature, and vacuum-application time on porosity and mechanical properties of a carbon fiber/epoxy composite
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of variation in autoclave pressure, temperature, and vacuum-application time on porosity, hot/wet (H/W) and room temperature/dry (RT/D) were investigated.
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Prediction of composite laminate fracture: micromechanics and progressive fracture
TL;DR: In this paper, an investigation on the prediction of first-ply failure and fracture in selected composite laminates is described, which is made from glass fibers and graphite fibers in epoxy matrices.
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Probabilistic Simulation of Multi-Scale Composite Behavior
TL;DR: In this article, a methodology is developed to computationally assess the probabilistic composite behavior at all composite scales (from micro to structural) due to the uncertainties in the constituent (fiber and matrix) properties, in the fabrication process and in structural variables (primitive variables).
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Structural Behavior of Composites with Progressive Fracture
TL;DR: In this article, structural characteristics such as natural frequencies and buckling loads with corresponding mode shapes were investigated during progressive fracture of multilayer, angle-plied polymer matrix composites.
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The Brittle Strength of Orthotropic Materials
TL;DR: In this article, a phenomenological fracture condition for ortho tropic brittle materials is proposed, which can account for widely differing compressive and tensile strengths in ortho tropical brittle materials.
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Some Observations on the Interlaminar Strength of Composite Laminates
N. J. Pagano,R. Byron Pipes +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a detailed design of a laminate specimen which can exhibit catastrophic delamination induced by interlaminar tension is presented, along with a preliminary failure hypothesis to characterize this mode of rupture and the associated experimental demonstration of the phenomena.
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Integrated Theory for Predicting the Hygrothermomechanical Response of Advanced Composite Structural Components
TL;DR: In this paper, a theory for predicting the hydrothermomechanical response of composite structural components is developed for predicting a combination of hydrothermal effects on the mechanical properties of unidirectional composites loaded along the material axis and off-axis.
Computer Code for the Analysis of Multilayered Fiber Composites. Users Manual.
TL;DR: In this paper, a FORTRAN IV computer code for the analysis of multilayered fiber composite structural components is described, which can be used either individually or as a subroutine within a complex structural analysis/synthesis program.
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