All Outputs (7)

A study of an improved cutting mechanism of composite materials using novel design of diamond micro-core drills (2014)
Journal Article

Core drilling at small diameters in carbon composite materials is largely carried out using diamond electroplated tools consisting of hollow shafts and simplistic geometries that are likely to work in an abrasional/rubbing mode for material removal.... Read More about A study of an improved cutting mechanism of composite materials using novel design of diamond micro-core drills.

Heterogeneity of discontinuous carbon fibre composites: damage initiation captured by Digital Image Correlation (2014)
Journal Article

This paper aims to identify architectural features which lead to damage initiation and failure in discontinuous carbon fibre composites formed from randomly orientated bundles. A novel multi-camera digital image correlation system was used to simulta... Read More about Heterogeneity of discontinuous carbon fibre composites: damage initiation captured by Digital Image Correlation.

Structural optimisation of random discontinuous fibre composites: Part 2 - case study (2014)
Journal Article

This is the second paper in a two part series presenting the development of a stiffness optimisation algorithm to intelligently optimise the fibre architecture of discontinuous fibre composites. A Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) strategy is use... Read More about Structural optimisation of random discontinuous fibre composites: Part 2 - case study.

Structural optimisation of random discontinuous fibre composites: Part 1 – Methodology (2014)
Journal Article

This paper presents a finite element model to optimise the fibre architecture of components manufactured from discontinuous fibre composites. An optimality criterion method has been developed to maximise global component stiffness, by determining opt... Read More about Structural optimisation of random discontinuous fibre composites: Part 1 – Methodology.

Mechanical, degradation and cytocompatibility properties of magnesium coated phosphate glass fibre reinforced polycaprolactone composites (2014)
Journal Article

Retention of mechanical properties of phosphate glass fibre reinforced degradable polyesters such as polycaprolactone and polylactic acid in aqueous media has been shown to be strongly influenced by the integrity of the fibre/polymer interface. A pre... Read More about Mechanical, degradation and cytocompatibility properties of magnesium coated phosphate glass fibre reinforced polycaprolactone composites.

The effect of nickel coating of carbon fibre on the infiltration pressure required to produce fibre reinforced aluminium (2014)
Presentation / Conference

The influence of coupling agent, fibre sizing and matrix degradation on the interfacial shear strength between carbon fibre and polypropylene (2014)
Presentation / Conference

The interface strength between carbon fibre (CF) and polypropylene (PP) was characterised using the microbond test. The effect of removing the sizing from the fibres, as well as introducing a maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling age... Read More about The influence of coupling agent, fibre sizing and matrix degradation on the interfacial shear strength between carbon fibre and polypropylene.