Design, Manufacturing and Applications of Composites 2014


Proceedings of the 10th Joint Canada-Japan Workshop on Composites

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Proceedings of the Tenth Joint Canada-Japan Workshop on Composites, August 2014, Vancouver, Canada

Edited by: Reza Vaziri, The University of British Columbia, Asami Nakai, Gifu University, Bryn Crawford, Univ. of British Columbia, Mehdi Hojjati, Concordia University, Tatsuro Kosaka, Kochi University of Technology and Suong Hoa, Concordia University

ISBN: 978-1-60595-169-0, ©2015, 397 pages, 6×9, soft cover

Table of Contents

Committees
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MATERIALS 1

Prediction Method of Internal Structure for Designing Braided Composites
A. Ohtani, A. Nakai
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Damage Initiation and Growth in Composite Laminates of Wind Turbine Blades
Ghulam Mustafa, Afzal Suleman, Curran Crawford
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Thermal Properties of Titanium Boride Particle Reinforced Pure Aluminum Composites
G. Sasaki, T. Hirose, O. Y. Lee, Y. B. Choi, K. Sugio, K. Matsugi
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Experimental Investigation of the Tensile-Tensile Fatigue Behaviour of Carbon/Epoxy Plain Weave Laminates
M. Khay, M. Cardonne, P. L. Vachon, M. Dubé, A. D. Ngô, R. Ganesan
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Fabrication and Characterization of SWCNT Reinforced Aluminum Composites
R. Zhang, J. Lo, Canmet Materials, B. Simard, J. Guan, O. Bourne
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Integration of Carbon and Boron Nitride Nanotubes into Ceramic Materials
S. Lin, B. Simard, K. Bosnick, M. O'Toole, A. Merati, M. Bielawski, J. Lo, R. Zhang, D. Walsh, M. Bolduc
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Integration of Nanotube Paper into UHMWPE Multilayer Structures
Y. Martinez-Rubi, J. Jakubinek, S. Denommee, J. W. Guan, B. Simard, B. Ashrafi
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MATERIALS 2

Development of Hybridized Graphene Nanoplatelets/Fiber-Reinforced Composites with Enhanced Interlaminar Fracture Toughness
B. Ahmadi-Moghadam, F. Taheri
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Effect of Initial Notch-tip Damage on Failure Behavior of Composite Laminates .
H. Suemasu, K. Akagi, K. Ohkushi, S. Sugimoto
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Knowledge in Practice: The Next Step in Reducing Risk in Composites Manufacturing and Design
J. Fabris, A. Poursartip
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Dynamic Properties of Hybrid Composite Hollow Cylinders: Application for Mountain Bicycle Handlebars
K. Hay, L. Lessard, McGill University
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Improvement of Fatigue Life of Plain-Woven CFRP Modified with Enhanced Matrix with Sub-Micron Sized Glass Fibers
Kazuya Okubo, Toru Fujii, Tsubasa Kondo
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Moisture Effects on Mixed-Mode Delamination of Carbon/Epoxy Composites
L. R. LeBlanc, G. LaPlante, C. Li
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SHM of Composite Patch Repairs Using Chirped Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors
Matteo Cassi, Afzal Suleman, Mehmet Yildiz
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Development of Carbon and Other Fiber Tow Spreading System for Thin Fiber Reinforced Composites
T. Morii, M. Mogi
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MODELLING

Stress Analysis of a Thick Composite Laminate with a Bolted Joint
A. Gorjipoor, R. Ganesan, S. V. Hoa, F. Shadmehri
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Modelling and Optimization of Curvilinear Fiber Composites
A. R. Sohouli, A. Suleman
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High Fidelity Numerical Simulations of Textile Preform Deformation
A. Thompson, B. El Said, J.P-H. Belnoue, S. R. Hallett
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Modeling of Out-of-Plane Stresses in C/PPS Composite L-Shape Brackets
L. L. Lebel, J.-P. Lachance, J.-E. Brunel, T. Jamin, M. Dubé
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Exact 3-D Stress and Stiffness Analysis of Functionally Graded Cylindrical Shells
M. Darabi, R. Ganesan
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Current Challenges Toward Accurate Forming Simulation of Woven Fabric Composite Reinforcements: Roadmap for a Probabilistic-Based Design
M. Komeili, A. S. Milani
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PROCESSING 1

Fabrication and Application of Lignin-Lignin Composites
A. Bahi, A. Goudarzi, M. Cho, L. Lin, M. A. Karaaslan, F. K. Ko
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Development of Pultrusion Method for Fabricating FRTP and FRP with Phenolic Resin
Akiko Hirabayashi, Goichi Ben, Yusuke Mori
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Fabrication of Conductive Microfilaments and Liquid Sensor from CNTs/PLA Nanocomposites
K. Chizari, D. Therriault
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Modelling of Compression Moulding Process Cycle Time for Carbon Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Flat Panels
M. El Wazziki, A. D. Ngo
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The Effect of Processing Parameters on Intra-ply Shear Property of Out-of-Autoclave Carbon/Epoxy Prepreg
R. Parambath Mohan, H. Alshahrani, M. Hojjati
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Dispersion of Cellulose Nanocrystals in a Water-Methanol Co-solvent System
Ryan J. Going, Cagri Ayranci, Dan E. Sameoto
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PROCESSING 2

Pultrusion Process for Continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
Asami Nakai, Faculty of Engineering
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Stamp Forming of Continuous Fiber S-shape Thermoplastic Composites
A.B. Kaganj, M. Hojjati, S.V. Hoa, L. L. Lebel, S. Héroux
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Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Prepreg Compaction for Defect Formation Mechanisms
J. P.-H. Belnoue, O. Nixon-Pearson, D. Ivanov, S. R. Hallet
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Relationships between Degree of Skill, Dimension Stability, and Mechanical Properties of FRP in Hand Lay-up Fabrication Method
T. Kikuchi, Y. Takai, H. Hamada
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In-situ Measurement of Cure Index and Strain of FRP Laminates by Fiber Optic Sensors
T. Kosaka, K. Kusukawa
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Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of Noncrimp CFRP Pipe by Braiding Technique
Yasuyoshi Kakita, Masaya Hirose, Asami Nakai, Tadashi Uozumi, Akio Ohtani
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SENSOR DEVELOPMENTS

Effects of Distance Between Electrodes, Proximity of Electrodes to Damage, Plate Size, Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Concentrations and Damage Severity on Change in Electrical Resistance of In-situ Damage Detection, Location and Quantification in Glass Fiber/Epoxy Plates Contaning CNT
A. Naghashpour, S. V. Hoa
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Piezoelectric Zinc Oxide Woven Fabric Sensors for Dynamic Force and Damage Sensing
Dina A. Badawy, Heejae Yang, Frank Ko, Lisheng Wang
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Highly-sensitive Fiber-optic Ultrasonic Sensing Systems for Damage Monitoring in CFRP Laminates
Y. Okabe, Q. Wu
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TESTING TECHNIQUES

Micro-computed Tomographic Synchrotron Techniques for Non-destructive Testing of Out of Autoclave Composite Materials
J. Thompson, J. Olson, J. N. Cutler, N. Zobeiry, C. Mobuchon, J. Kay, A. Poursartip
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Gas Permeability Measurements: Effect of Measurement Technique
L. Farhang, G. Fernlund
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Comparing Compressive Strength of PAN Based Carbon Fibers by Direct Compression Test
M. Ueda, W. Saito, H. Kuwatori
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A Study of the Effect of Scratch on the Mechanical Property of Injection Molded Polymer and Glass Fiber Composite
M. Y. Liao, M. Murakami, H. Inoya, Y. Q. Yang, H. Hamada
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Fatigue Damage Monitoring and Stiffness Assessment in Plain Weave Composites by Means of Acoustic Emission and Digital Image Correlation
P. L. Braisaz, N. Kanouni, A. Maslouhi
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Injection Molding of Wood-Plastics Composites using Powder Technology
Q. Hatte, D. Rodrigue
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Japanese ‘Omotenashi’ Mind at Traditional Industries—A Case of Kanaami Research
Z. L. Wang, Y. Q. Yang, K. Tsuji, T. Tsuji, Y. Takai, A. Goto, H. Hamada
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