Browsing School of Applied Sciences (SAS) (2006-July 2014) by Supervisor "Partridge, Ivana K."

Browsing School of Applied Sciences (SAS) (2006-July 2014) by Supervisor "Partridge, Ivana K."

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  • Acquisition and interpretation of dielectric data for thermoset cure monitoring 
    Kazilas, Michalis C. (Cranfield UniversitySchool of Industrial and Manufacturing Science, 2003-09)
    The interpretation and modelling of the dielectric response of thermosetting materials during cure was the main focus of this study. The equivalence of complex permittivity and complex impedance in terms of information ...
  • Analysis and evaluation of mechanical performance of reinforced sandwich structures: X-CorTM and K-CorTM 
    Marasco, Andrea I. (Cranfield UniversitySchool of Industrial and Manufacturing Science, 2005-12)
    X-CorTM and K-CorTM are foam based lightweight structural cores reinforced with ZFiber ® rods oriented in a truss pattern. They can generate sandwich structures which possess strength- and stiffness-to-weight ratios such ...
  • Conductive Carbon Nanotube Thermosetting Polyester Nanocomposites 
    Battisti, Andrea (Cranfield UniversitySchool of Applied Sciences, 2009)
    A commercial unsaturated polyester resin has been used in combination with commercial multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) to study the effects of this nanofiller on the electrical properties of the mix in the liquid state, ...
  • Cure Induced Property Changes and Warpage in Thermoset Resins and Composites 
    Zarrelli, M. (Cranfield University, 2003-03)
    The aim of the present work was to investigate the evolution of thermal and mechanical properties during the polymerisation of a thermosetting resin that is typical those used as the matrix in advanced composites. ...
  • Cure modelling and monitoring of epoxy/amine resin systems 
    Karkanas, Panagiotis I. (Cranfield University, 1998-03)
    Thermoanalytical techniques and dielectric analysis were used in this study to describe and characterise the cure processes occurring during the isothermal and dynamic cures of four epoxy/amine resin systems. The ...
  • Designing with z-pins : locally reinforced composite structures 
    Lander, James K. (Cranfield University, 2008-11)
    This thesis describes specific new applications of Z-Fibre ® pinning and focuses the attention onto the failure modes of locally reinforced (z-pinned) structures. Design implications of the use of localised reinforcement ...
  • Development of a rubber toughened epoxy adhesive loaded with carbon nanotubes, for aluminium – polymer bonds 
    Salinas-Ruiz , Maria del Mar (Cranfield University, 2009-06)
    This thesis describes the formulation of a ternary thermosetting adhesive which consists of a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) epoxy resin cured with 3,3’-diamino diphenyl sulphone (3,3’-DDS) hardener and modified ...
  • Effect of carbon nanoparticle addition on epoxy cure 
    Dimopoulos, Athanasios (Cranfield University, 2007-11)
    The thesis reports studies of cure kinetics and the glass transition temperature advancements of three commercial epoxy resin systems: MY 750 / HY 5922 (Vantico), MTM 44 -1 (ACG) and 8552 (Hexcel Composites). This investigation ...
  • Effect of tufting on the mechanical behaviour of carbon fabric/epoxy composites 
    Dell'Anno, Giuseppe (Cranfield University, 2007-11)
    This work draws some early baselines on the in-plane/out-of-plane properties balance in a 5HS woven carbon fabric/epoxy composite reinforced by tufting and resin injected by resin transfer moulding technique. Details of ...
  • Effect of Z-Fiber® pinning on the mechanical properties of carbon fibre/epoxy composites 
    Troulis, Emmanouil (Cranfield UniversitySchool of Industrial and Manufacturing Science, 2003-10)
    This study investigates the effects of Z-pinning on the delamination performance in opening and shear loading modes in woven fabric reinforced / epoxy composite materials, as well as the effects of friction between ...
  • Effect of Z-fibres(TM) on the delamination behaviour of carbon-fibre/epoxy laminates 
    Cartié, Denis D. R. (Cranfield University, 2000-12)
    The study presented in this thesis investigates the relationship between the experimentally determined behaviour of Z-pinned laminates under various delamination fracture loading conditions and their mesostructure Mode ...
  • Liquid moulding of carbon nanoparticle filled composites 
    Fernandez Reia Da Costa, Elisabete (Cranfield University, 2011-10)
    This thesis focuses on the incorporation of carbon nanoparticles within continuous fibre reinforcements by liquid composite moulding processes, in order to provide enhanced electrical and delamination properties to the ...
  • Modelling and monitoring of resin transfer moulding 
    Skordos, Alexandros A. (Cranfield University, 2000-09)
    Modelling and monitoring tools appropriate for the resin transfer moulding composites manufacturing route were developed in this study. A simulation of the curing stage of the process based on a finite elements solution ...
  • Performance of tufted carbin fibre/epoxy composites 
    Treiber, Johannes W. G. (Cranfield University, 2011-03)
    The thesis presents a detailed analysis of the effects of one-sided access z-direction reinforcement, ‘tufting’, on the morphology and mechanical performance of the resulting MVR-444 epoxy matrix/carbon fibre fabric ...

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