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The influence of stitch architecture in multiaxial warp-knit fabrics on the damage tolerance and environmental durability of carbon fibre-reinforced composites
thesis
posted on 2018-09-11, 16:06 authored by Kalyan HazraAmong all the 3D textile reinforcements, Multiaxial Warp Knit (MWK) fabrics have
brought together the advantages of textile technology: high deposition rates,
unlimited shelf-life, lower cost and finally an improvement in the damage
tolerance by the use of stitching. However, the stitching in MWKs is slightly
different from that traditionally used, i.e. overstitching. The effect of this type of
stitching has been investigated and is reported in this work.
Three different variants of stitch architectures of carbon MWK, used in an epoxy
matrix, were considered. Interlaminar shear strength, low energy impact, through
penetration impact and compression strength testing were carried out on dry
samples, while interlaminar shear strength, compression strength, DMTA, FTIR,
Raman spectroscopic analysis were carried out on aged samples. [Continues.]
Funding
Loughborough University (hardship fund). Charles Wallace Bangladesh Trust. S.H.A. Ziauddin Trust.
History
School
- Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department
- Materials
Publisher
© Kalyan HazraPublisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
2006Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.Language
- en