Research Activities - 113 RW
Manufacturing and Processing:
- Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes in Epoxy Resins
- Improved Infiltration of Fiber Preforms with Resin Transfer Molding
- Design, Fabrication, and Testing of Lightweight Composite Flywheels
- Filament Winding of Gl/Ep Compressed Gas Bottles
- Effect of Filament Winding Parameters on the Compressive Strength of C/Ep Cylinders
- Fiber Heating Study for Resin Transfer Molding
- Development of a Pultrusion Process for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics
Performance and Durability:
- Fatigue of Unidirectionally Reinforced Polymer Composites in Vacuum
- Fatigue and Fracture of Cord-Reinforced Rubber Composites
- Impact Fatigue & Damage Tolerance of Ballistic Protection Composites
- Wear of Fiber-Reinforced Elastomer Composites
- Tribological Studies of Advanced Metal Alloys and Coatings
- Fatigue of Filament Wound Composites for Flywheels
- Evaluation of the C-ring Test Method for Radial Strength of Flywheel Rims
- Measurement of Damping Behavior of Elastomeric Matrix Composites
- Effect of Thermal Aging on Interlaminar Fracture and Impact Response of C/Ep Laminates
Civil Infrastructure:
- Evaluation of Composite Tendon/Anchor Systems for Reinforced Concrete
- Pultrusion of Smart, Ductile, Hybrid-Fiber Composites for Concrete Reinforcement
- Accelerated Aging Test Methods for Composite Reinforcement for Bridges
- Externally Bonded FRP Composites for Repair of Reinforced Concrete Structures
- Development of FRP Grids for Reinforced Concrete
- Prestressed FRP Reinforcement for Concrete Structures
- Effect of FRP Reinforcement Design on Tensile and Bond Behavior
- Investigation of Matrix Durability in FRP Reinforcement for Concrete
- Evaluation of Long Term Environmental Durability of FRP Reinforcements for Concrete
Dynamic Behavior:
- Design and Fabrication of Dielectric Composite Materials
- Damping of Flexible Composite Shafts for Helicopter Applications
- Health Monitoring of Advanced Flywheel Batteries
Analysis:
- Multiaxial Response of Metal Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperatures
- Micromechanics of Fabric Reinforced Composites
Ceramic Matrix Composites:
- Measurement and Analysis of Creep Deformation of SiC/RBSN Composites
Corrosion:
- Corrosion Resistant Nonequilibrium Thermal Spray Coating
- Corrosion Resistant Powder Metal Alloys
- Graded Nonequilibrium Aluminum Alloy
Education is a central function in the CMTC. There are presently about 30 graduate students and another 10 undergraduate students working on composites-related theses leading to the Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. degrees in several departments. A list of affiliated faculty and their interests in the area of composite materials and structures is given in the CMTC Faculty Page. Special educational programs are offered in the summer for high school students as well as educators with an interest in composite materials.
Extensive laboratory facilities are available for hands-on laboratory sessions. The current list of composites courses offered at the University Park campus by the departments of Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Science & Mechanics, and Materials Science and Engineering is given below.
Regular semester course offerings that are appropriate for engineering
students of the senior bachelor's level or graduate level:
- Engineering Composite Materials (Materials, stress analysis, failure analysis, design, 3 credit)
- Composites Processing (Manufacturing methods, with laboratory demos, 3 cr.)
- Composites Processing Lab (Hands-on manufacturing, 1 cr.)
- Advanced Aerospace Structures (Aerospace structure analysis and design, 3 cr.)
- Micromechanics of Composites (Predictions of macro props using micro props, 3 cr.)
- Metal Matrix Composites (Materials, manufacturing, mechanics, design, 3 cr.)
- Advanced Composite Structures (Advanced aerospace structure analysis and design, 3 cr.)
- Ceramic Composites (Materials, manufacturing, mechanics, design, 3 cr.)
- Polymers and Composites (Materials, characterization, properties, 3 cr.)