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Fire Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites: Materials Design And Thermal Degradation Modeling, Jinfeng Zhuge
Fire Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites: Materials Design And Thermal Degradation Modeling, Jinfeng Zhuge
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Compared to conventional materials, polymer matrix composites (PMCs) have a number of attractive properties, including light weight, easiness of installation, potential to lower system-level cost, high overall durability, and less susceptibility to environmental deterioration. However, PMCs are vulnerable to fire such that they degrade, decompose, and sometimes yield toxic gases at high temperature. The degradation and decomposition of composites lead to loss in mass, resulting in loss in mechanical strength. This research aims to improve the structural integrity of the PMCs under fire conditions by designing and optimizing a fire retardant nanopaper coating, and to fundamentally understand the thermal response …
Calibration Of Alumina-Epoxy Nanocomposites Using Piezospectroscopy For The Development Of Stress-Sensing Adhesives, Amanda L. Stevenson
Calibration Of Alumina-Epoxy Nanocomposites Using Piezospectroscopy For The Development Of Stress-Sensing Adhesives, Amanda L. Stevenson
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
A non-invasive method to quantify the stress distribution in polymer-based materials is presented through the piezospectroscopic calibration of alumina-epoxy nanocomposites. Three different alumina volume fraction nanocomposites were created and loaded under uniaxial compression in order to determine the relationship between applied stress and the frequency shift of the R-lines produced by alumina under excitation. Quantitative values for six piezospectroscopic coefficients were obtained which represent the stress-sensing property of the nanocomposites. The results were applied to an alumina-filled adhesive in a single lap shear configuration demonstrating the capability of the technique to monitor R-line peak positions with high spatial resolution and …
Multifunctional Nanocomposites For High Damping Performance, Lee Algozzini
Multifunctional Nanocomposites For High Damping Performance, Lee Algozzini
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Composite structures for aerospace and wind turbine applications are subjected to high acoustic and vibrational loading and exhibit very high amplitude displacements and thus premature failure. Materials with high damping or absorbing properties are crucially important to extend the life of structures. Traditional damping treatments are based on the combinations of viscoelastic, elastomeric, magnetic, and piezoelectric materials. In this work, the use of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) in the form of interconnected self-supportive paper as reinforcement can significantly improve damping performance. The interfacial friction is the primary source of energy dissipation in CNF paper based nanocomposites. The approach entailed making CNF …