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Towards standardisation of the out-of-plane permeability measurement for reinforcement textiles (2024)
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Yong, A., Endruweit, A., George, A., May, D., Aksoy, Y. A., Ali, M. A., Allen, T., Baral, P., Betteridge, C., Brauner, C., Caglar, B., Chiminelli, A., Cracknell, D., Dame, L., Dittmann, J., Dransfeld, C., Drapier, S., García Manrique, J. A., Garrigou, E., Guilloux, A., …Yuksel, O. (2025). Towards standardisation of the out-of-plane permeability measurement for reinforcement textiles. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 190, Article 108630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108630

In the collaborative effort towards standardisation of out-of-plane permeability measurement, an international benchmarking exercise was carried out whereby 19 participants worldwide were instructed to measure the out-of-plane permeability following... Read More about Towards standardisation of the out-of-plane permeability measurement for reinforcement textiles.

A new ISO standard for the experimental characterization of in-plane permeability of fibrous reinforcements (2024)
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May, D., Advani, S., Duhovic, M., Endruweit, A., Fauster, E., George, A., Liotier, P.-J., Lira, C., Lomov, S., Pucci, M., Schmeer, S., Abliz, D., Berg, D., Binetruy, C., Bodaghi, M., Comas-Cardona, S., Etchells, M., Govignon, Q., Koorevaar, A., Michaud, V., …Yong, A. (2025). A new ISO standard for the experimental characterization of in-plane permeability of fibrous reinforcements. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 190, Article 108592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108592

During Liquid Composite Molding, a fibrous reinforcement is impregnated with liquid resin. Process design requires knowledge of the reinforcement permeability for fluid flow, but until recently, there has been no standard available for its measuremen... Read More about A new ISO standard for the experimental characterization of in-plane permeability of fibrous reinforcements.

Repeatability and reproducibility of the measurement of prepreg tack following ASTM D8336: Results of a round-robin study (2024)
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Joesbury, A. M., Endruweit, A., Budelmann, D., Giannis, S. P., De Focatiis, D. S., Call, D. B., Chan, C., Choong, G. Y., Clark, R. A., Collins, J. A., Fishpool, D. T., Garber, J. M., Ghose, S., Golding, J., Good, S. T., Jones, B. R., Meiners, D., Niitsoo, O., Palmer, C. T., Qian, C. C., …Yuan, H. (2025). Repeatability and reproducibility of the measurement of prepreg tack following ASTM D8336: Results of a round-robin study. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 188, Article 108561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108561

This study reports the findings from a round robin test exercise investigating ASTM D8336, a method for the measurement of tack of prepregs applicable to automated material placement technologies. Twelve participants tested two prepreg materials in a... Read More about Repeatability and reproducibility of the measurement of prepreg tack following ASTM D8336: Results of a round-robin study.

Real-time Bayesian inversion in resin transfer moulding using neural surrogates (2024)
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Causon, M. E., Iglesias, M. A., Matveev, M. Y., Endruweit, A., & Tretyakov, M. V. (2024). Real-time Bayesian inversion in resin transfer moulding using neural surrogates. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 185, Article 108355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108355

In Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM), local variations in reinforcement properties (porosity and permeability) and the formation of gaps along the reinforcement edges result in non-uniform resin flow patterns, which may cause defects in the produced comp... Read More about Real-time Bayesian inversion in resin transfer moulding using neural surrogates.

Benchmark exercise on image-based permeability determination of engineering textiles: Microscale predictions (2023)
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Syerko, E., Schmidt, T., May, D., Binetruy, C., Advani, S., Lomov, S., Silva, L., Abaimov, S., Aissa, N., Akhatov, I., Ali, M., Asiaban, N., Broggi, G., Bruchon, J., Caglar, B., Digonnet, H., Dittmann, J., Drapier, S., Endruweit, A., Guilloux, A., …Vorobyev, R. (2023). Benchmark exercise on image-based permeability determination of engineering textiles: Microscale predictions. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 167, Article 107397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.107397

Permeability measurements of engineering textiles exhibit large variability as no standardization method currently exists; numerical permeability prediction is thus an attractive alternative. It has all advantages of virtual material characterization... Read More about Benchmark exercise on image-based permeability determination of engineering textiles: Microscale predictions.

Controlling resin flow in Liquid Composite Moulding processes through localized irradiation with ultraviolet light (2022)
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Endruweit, A., Matveev, M., & Tretyakov, M. V. (2022). Controlling resin flow in Liquid Composite Moulding processes through localized irradiation with ultraviolet light. Polymer Composites, 43(11), 8308-8321. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.27001

A vacuum infusion process was implemented to produce composite specimens from a random glass filament mat and an acrylic modified polyester resin curable upon irradiation with ultraviolet (UV) light. Through localized irradiation with UV light during... Read More about Controlling resin flow in Liquid Composite Moulding processes through localized irradiation with ultraviolet light.

Out-of-plane permeability measurement for reinforcement textiles: A benchmark exercise (2021)
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Yong, A., Aktas, A., May, D., Endruweit, A., Advani, S., Hubert, P., Abaimov, S. G., Abliz, D., Akhatov, I., Ali, M., Allen, T., Berg, D. C., Bickerton, S., Brauner, C., Brütsch, D., Caglar, B., Caglar, H., Causse, P., Chiminelli, A., Cohades, A., …Willenbacher, B. (2021). Out-of-plane permeability measurement for reinforcement textiles: A benchmark exercise. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 148, Article 106480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2021.106480

The out-of-plane permeability of two glass fibre fabrics was measured by 26 institutions using silicone oil as a test fluid. Participants in this study were free to select the test procedure, specimen dimensions and data analysis method, provided tha... Read More about Out-of-plane permeability measurement for reinforcement textiles: A benchmark exercise.

Analysis of contact area in a continuous application-and-peel test method for prepreg tack (2021)
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Choong, G., Endruweit, A., & De Focatiis, D. (2021). Analysis of contact area in a continuous application-and-peel test method for prepreg tack. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 107, Article 102849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2021.102849

The relationship between prepreg tack and the degree of intimate contact (DoIC) between prepreg and a rigid substrate was explored in the context of a continuous application-and-peel test method. Tack for a unidirectional prepreg tape was characteris... Read More about Analysis of contact area in a continuous application-and-peel test method for prepreg tack.

Experimental characterisation of textile compaction response: A benchmark exercise (2020)
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Yong, A., Aktas, A., May, D., Endruweit, A., Lomov, S., Advani, S., Hubert, P., Abaimov, S., Abliz, D., Akhatov, I., Ali, M., Allaoui, S., Allen, T., Berg, D., Bickerton, S., Caglar, B., Causse, P., Chiminelli, A., Comas-Cardona, S., Danzi, M., …Wang, J. (2021). Experimental characterisation of textile compaction response: A benchmark exercise. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 142, Article 106243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.106243

This paper reports the results of an international benchmark exercise on the measurement of fibre bed compaction behaviour. The aim was to identify aspects of the test method critical to obtain reliable results and to arrive at a recommended test pro... Read More about Experimental characterisation of textile compaction response: A benchmark exercise.

Modelling the permeability of random discontinuous carbon fibre preforms (2020)
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Xiao, Z., Liu, X., Harper, L. T., Endruweit, A., & Warrior, N. A. (2020). Modelling the permeability of random discontinuous carbon fibre preforms. Journal of Composite Materials, 54(20), 2739-2751. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998320902506

A force-directed algorithm was developed to create representative geometrical models of fibre distributions in Directed Carbon Fibre Preforms (DCFP). Local permeability values were calculated for the preform models depending on the local fibre orient... Read More about Modelling the permeability of random discontinuous carbon fibre preforms.