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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Fuzzy fiber"”.
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Multiscale Modeling of CNT-Polymer Nanocomposites and Fuzzy Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Strain and Damage Sensing
… is on modeling the piezoresistive response of fuzzy fiber reinforced polymer composites by applying a 3D multiscale micromechanics model based on finite element analysis. Through explicitly accounting for the local piezoresistive response of the anisotropic interphase region, the piezoresistive …
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Manufacturing and fracture of hierarchical composite materials enhanced with aligned carbon nanotubes
… comprised of both nano- and micro-scale fibers are currently being studied as next-generation materials for multifunctional aerospace applications. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are an attractive reinforcing fiber for aerospace composites due to their scale and superior specific stiffness and …
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Novel Three-Dimensional Silicon Carbide Nano-Structures
… involves covering continuous silicon carbide fiber with protruding silicon carbide nanotubes, dubbed “fuzzy” fiber, which is created to be woven, layered, and put inside a ceramic matrix for extremely high temperature heat engines encountered in aerospace applications which come into contact …
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Towards structural health monitoring in carbon nanotube reinforced composites
… Samples tested were quasiisotropic carbon fiber, carbon fiber prepreg with unidirectional knocked-down CNT surface patch, and fuzzy fiber reinforced plastic (FFRP) samples, which consist of radially grown CNTs on a woven ceramic fiber substrate. Mechanical load and electrical resistance …
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Tensile and interfacial properties of radially aligned CNT grown carbon fibers
… mass-specific strength and stiffness of carbon fibers (CFs) has established CF reinforced plastics (CFRPs) as the benchmark material for next-generation aerospace structures. While CFRPs with radially-grown aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs), termed fuzzy fiber reinforced plastics (FFRPs), have …
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Mechanical enhancement of woven composites with radially aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) : investigation of Mode I fracture toughness
… manufacturing process implementation of the 'fuzzy'-fiber reinforced nano-engineered composite architecture with alternate fiber and polymer systems, and exploring multifunctional applications of these materials.
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Hierarchical carbon fiber composites with radially aligned carbon nanotubes : preservation of in-plane tensile properties
… been grown on woven alumina filaments to form a "fuzzy fiber" reinforced plastic (FFRP) architecture with demonstrated improvements in inter- and intra-ply mechanical properties as well as multifunctional enhancement via tailorable electrical and thermal conductivities. However, thus far, the …
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Catalysis and manufacturing of two-scale hierarchical nano- and microfiber advanced aerospace fiber-reinforced plastic composites
The development of hierarchical nanoengineered "fuzzy fiber" aerospace fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite laminates holds the potential for enabling future generations of lightweight, durable, and multifunctional vehicle structures. By reinforcing the weak matrix-rich regions between …