Voids in fiber-reinforced polymer composites: A review on their formation, characteristics, and effects on mechanical performance

M Mehdikhani, L Gorbatikh… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Voids, the most studied type of manufacturing defects, form very often in processing of fiber-
reinforced composites. Due to their considerable influence on physical and …

Structural composites for multifunctional applications: Current challenges and future trends

C González, JJ Vilatela, JM Molina-Aldareguía… - Progress in Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review paper summarizes the current state-of-art and challenges for the future
developments of fiber-reinforced composites for structural applications with multifunctional …

[HTML][HTML] The use of X-ray computed tomography for design and process modeling of aerospace composites: A review

K Naresh, KA Khan, R Umer, WJ Cantwell - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Optimization of process parameters of major aerospace composites manufacturing
techniques is essential for manufacturing high-quality aerospace components. However …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling and simulation of voids and saturation in liquid composite molding processes

CH Park, A Lebel, A Saouab, J Bréard… - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2011 - Elsevier
We propose modeling and simulation of the void formation and the tow saturation in liquid
composite molding processes. The present model addresses the void formations in the …

Modeling void formation and unsaturated flow in liquid composite molding processes: a survey and review

CH Park, L Woo - Journal of reinforced plastics and …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, we present a review of the modeling of void formation and unsaturated flow in
liquid composite molding processes. We examine modeling efforts considering all the …

Tensile behavior of glass fiber reinforced composite at different strain rates and temperatures

Y Ou, D Zhu - Construction and Building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Glass fiber reinforced composite (GFRP) samples were tested at different strain rates from
quasi-static up to 160 s− 1 and temperatures from− 25 to 100° C to investigate any possible …

[HTML][HTML] A review of non-saturated resin flow in liquid composite moulding processes

V Michaud - Transport in porous media, 2016 - Springer
The fundamentals of flow in the liquid composite moulding (LCM) processes are reviewed
with an emphasis on multiphase flow effects considering the dual-scale thin porous media …

Mechanical characterization of the tensile properties of glass fiber and its reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite under varying strain rates and temperatures

Y Ou, D Zhu, H Zhang, L Huang, Y Yao, G Li… - Polymers, 2016 - mdpi.com
Unidirectional glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) is tested at four initial strain rates (25,
50, 100 and 200 s− 1) and six temperatures (− 25, 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100° C) on a servo …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation of the reinforcement compaction and resin flow during the complete resin infusion process

Q Govignon, S Bickerton, PA Kelly - Composites Part A: Applied Science …, 2010 - Elsevier
Resin infusion (aka VARTM) is one of the LCM processes, for which liquid resin is drawn
into dry reinforcements. Significant cavity thickness changes occur during processing, due to …

[HTML][HTML] On the 3D void formation of hybrid carbon/glass fiber composite laminates: A statistical approach

FM Monticeli, JHS Almeida Jr, RM Neves… - Composites Part A …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work aims at assessing the effect of the stacking sequence of hybrid laminates on the
3D void formation through a statistical approach. For that purpose, a three-dimensional …