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Applied Composite Materials: An International Journal for the Science and Application of Composite Materials (v.9, #4)
Glare Technology Development 1997–2000 by J. W. Gunnink; A. Vlot; T. J. de Vries; W. van der Hoeven (pp. 201-219).
Fibre Metal Laminates (e.g., Glare) are composed of a bonded structure of metallic layers and fibre reinforced adhesive layers and were developed by laboratory testing and design during the last fifteen years. The Glare Technology Development (GTO) has been aiming at final technology readiness for application in aircraft design, production and service. The current paper gives an overview of the work that was done in this large project.
Keywords: glare; application; properties; fibre metal laminates
Applications of Composites, Optical Fibre Sensors and Smart Composites for Concrete Rehabilitation: An Overview by Kin-Tak Lau; Li-Min Zhou; Ping-Cheung Tse; Li-Bo Yuan (pp. 221-247).
Many researches and developments in the field of concrete rehabilitation and repair by using fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) materials have been successfully carried out in the last decade. There is no doubt that these materials have been promisingly used to replace conventional steel reinforcements for concrete structure with providing excellent structural durability and margin of safety. Until the last few years, researchers from diverse disciplines have drawn into vigorous efforts to develop a structure, which is able to measure its own structural condition by using embedded optical fibre sensors. This structure was appreciated as “Smart structure”. However, the smart structures have not yet been adopted by the civil engineering applications. In this paper, a brief review on the applications of the FRP and optical fibre sensor in concrete repair and structural health monitoring, respectively, is given. Further discussions on the potential use of smart composites for civil engineering applications are also addressed.
Keywords: concrete rehabilitation; fibre reinforced plastic; smart structures; optical fibre sensors
Characterization of Nonlinear Behavior in Woven Composite Laminates by Shinji Ogihara; Kenneth L. Reifsnider (pp. 249-263).
Nonlinear stress–strain behavior in woven glass/epoxy laminates under off-axis tension has been investigated experimentally. The validity of an orthotropic plasticity model of such behavior, with three parameters, is discussed. The parameters have been determined from the experimental results. An attempt is also made to describe the nonlinear behavior of the woven composite as a cross-ply laminate using assumed unidirectional composite properties. The nonlinear behavior of the unidirectional laminate is assumed to be described by the one-parameter plasticity model. It is shown that there is a possibility that the one-parameter plasticity model can be used to predict the nonlinear behavior of woven composites.
Keywords: nonlinear behavior; woven composite; plasticity