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Characterisation of process-induced variability in wrinkle defects during double diaphragm forming of non-crimp fabric (2024)
Journal Article
Codolini, A., Chen, S., Lawrence, G., Harper, L., & Sutcliffe, M. (2024). Characterisation of process-induced variability in wrinkle defects during double diaphragm forming of non-crimp fabric. Composites Part B: Engineering, 281, Article 111549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2024.111549

Experiments and numerical simulations are employed to determine the critical process variables that affect the quality of a two-layer biaxial non-crimp fabric (NCF) preformed using the double diaphragm forming (DDF) process. To prevent wrinkling defe... Read More about Characterisation of process-induced variability in wrinkle defects during double diaphragm forming of non-crimp fabric.

The Relationship Between the Extent of Indentation and Impact Damage in Carbon-Fibre Reinforced-Plastic Composites after a Low-Velocity Impact (2024)
Journal Article
Brooks, R. A., Liu, J., Hall, Z. E., Joesbury, A. M., Harper, L. T., Liu, H., Kinloch, A. J., & Dear, J. P. (2024). The Relationship Between the Extent of Indentation and Impact Damage in Carbon-Fibre Reinforced-Plastic Composites after a Low-Velocity Impact. Applied Composite Materials, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-024-10223-2

The present paper investigates the low-velocity impact behaviour of carbon-fibre reinforced-plastic (CFRP) composite panels and the damage incurred when they are subjected to a single impact. The relationship between the depth of permanent surface in... Read More about The Relationship Between the Extent of Indentation and Impact Damage in Carbon-Fibre Reinforced-Plastic Composites after a Low-Velocity Impact.

Thermoplastic composite injection-overmoulding with indirectly-loaded reinforcement: Design for manufacture (2024)
Journal Article
Parsons, A. J., Chen, S., Ryder, A., Bradley, D., Warrior, N. A., & Harper, L. T. (2024). Thermoplastic composite injection-overmoulding with indirectly-loaded reinforcement: Design for manufacture. Composite Structures, 337, Article 118056. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.118056

Thermoplastic Overmoulding is an emerging manufacturing method combining low-cost, high-rate injection moulding with continuous fibre composite elements. The combination of materials with dissimilar stiffnesses can create stress concentrations and wa... Read More about Thermoplastic composite injection-overmoulding with indirectly-loaded reinforcement: Design for manufacture.