ICCE/2SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

ON COMPOSITES ENGINEERING

Edited by

DAVID HUI

August 21-24, 1995New Orleans, LA

Sponsored and Organized by

International Community for Composites Engineering andCollege of Engineering, University of New Orleans

UB/TIB Hannovei

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ACCEPTED PAPERS for ORAL PRESENTATIONSat ICCE/2, August 21-24,1995

KEYNOTE LECTURES

Discrete Layer Analysis of Stiffened Composite Cylinders subjected toThermal Mechanical Loadings Carl HERAKOVICH (U.Virginia), Monday morning A45

Failure Processes in, and Integrity of,CompositeStructures; & LifeEnhancement ofAging Aircraft Satya ATLURI (Georgia Tech.), Monday morning A47

Experimental Mechanics of Brittle Matrix CompositesIsaac DANIEL (Northwestern U., IL), Tuesday morning A51

Advance Structures and Materials for Large Transportation AircraftGerald JANICKI (McDonnell Douglas,CA), Tuesday morning A53

Advanced Composites: Shaping TomorrowCharles CARLSON (El Dupont, DE) Wednesday morning A55

Future Prospects for Structural Composites-An Automotive PerspectivePeter BEARDMORE (Ford Motor Co., MI), Wednesday morning A57

Use of Advanced Composites on Repair and Rehab of Damaged Structuresfor Earthquake Environments;

Gary HART (Hart Engineering, CA) Wednesday evening dinner keynote

New Aspects on Composites DesignHeinrich KERN (U. Dortmund, Germany), Thursday morning

Current Research on Composites in JapanIsao KIMPARA (U.Tokyo, Japan Society for Composite Materials), Thursday morning A59

AGING DEGRADATION OF COMPOSITESdevelopers: Brenda LITTLE (Naval Research Lab, MS)

Patricia WAGNER (Stennis Space Center, MS)

Effect of Fiber Content on Creep Behavior of CFRP of ThermoplasticPolyimide Resin Satoshi SOMIYA, N.Iwamoto (Keio U.,Japan) 693

The Effect of Saltwater on the Interfacial Strength of Carbon/EpoxyComposites Catherine A. WOOD, W.L. Bradley (Texas A&M) 823

The Effect of Moisture on E-Glass/Epoxy CompositesC.S. CHATAWANICH, Walter L. Bradley (Texas A&M) 119

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Mechanical Testing to Evaluate Biodegradation of Polymeric CompositesB. Little, Patricia WAGNER, K. Hart, R. Ray (Naval Res. Lab., MS)W. Bradley, P.L. Chiou (Texas A&M) '. 463

Effects of Microorganisms on Stability of Fiber Reinforced PolymerComposites Ji-Dong GU, T.E. Ford (Harvard U., MA), K.E.G. Thorp(U.Dayton, OH), R. Mitchell (Harvard U., MA) 279

Environment Assisted Fatigue Fracture of Composite MaterialsK. KRAUSZ, A.S. Krausz (U.Ottawa, Canada) 425

Environmental Effects on Properties of Structural Foam PolycarbonateJames Y.J. CHUNG (Bayer Corp, PA) 151

Multi-Resin Composites having Favourable Surface Residual StressesIan F. SCHWARTZ, M.A. Stone (U. Witwatersrand, S. Africa) 661

Influence of Rubber Content on Creep Behaviour of Rubber Modified CompositesM. MOTAVALLI, P. Flueler (EMPA, Switzerland), F.J. McGarry (MIT, MA) 523

Evaluating a Polyisocyanuate/Glass Fiber Composite for Interfacial StudiesWalter G. McDONOUGH, C.K. Moon, J.P. Dunkers, C.R. Schultheisz,C. L. Schutte (NIST, MD) 497

A Mid-Infrared Surface Sensor for Control of the Resin Transfer Molding ofa Ceramic Composite Precursor Joy DUNKERS, R.S.Parnas(NIST,MD) 199

Microstructure, Aging Characteristics and Mechanical Propertiesof Aluminum Alloy (A201) Reinforced with Nicalon FibreJoel E. SMITH, V.D. Scott, M.G. Phillips (U. Bath, UK) 687

AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES

Predicting the Visco-Elastic Response of Polymer Composite ClosureSystems in Under-the-Hood ApplicationBen CHOUCHAOUI (Gecamex Tech, Canada) 143

Experimental Investigation and Numerical Simulation of Crush Behaviorof Composite Structural Parts Steffen KERTH, A. Dehn, M. Maier(U. Kaiserslautern, Germany) 391

Production Experience with Recycling of Thermoset Composites forAutomotive- and Electronical ApplicationsPeter SCHAEFER (ERCOM Composite Recycling, Germany) 655

A Lightweight Composite Chassis Structure for a Gravity Induced MotionIndoor Thrill Ride VehicleW.L.SCANTLING, J.F. Nayfeh (U.Cen.Florida) 653

BIAXIAL STRENGTH OF COMPOSITESdevelopers: Ayman MOSALLAM, Douglas L. JONES, D.F. MARK (George Wash U., DC)

Logical Procedures to Establish Failure Criteria for Composite MaterialsL. John HART-SMITH (McDonnell Douglas, CA) 311

The Importance of Biaxial Tests in Validating Composite Failure CriteriaL. John HART-SMITH (McDonnell Douglas, CA) 313

Analytical and Numerical Evaluations of the Biaxial Strength of CompositeLaminated Rectangular Sandwich PanelsD.L. Jones, A. Mosallam, R. MIRAJ (George Wash U.,DC) 507

Analytical and Numerical Evaluations of the Biaxial Strength of CompositeLaminated Circular Sandwich PanelsDouglas L. JONES, A. Mosallam, R. Miraj (George Wash. U., DC) 369

Nonlinear Progressive Failure Analysis of Composite StructureJames D. LEE, Z. Liang (George Wash U., DC) 445

Testing of Composite Joint Specimens and Data Correlation with COMPASSNonlinear Progressive Failure AnalysisMatt FENSKE (NASA Goddard, MD) 223

Experimental and Numerical Simulations of Failure Mechanisms inThermomchanically Loaded Composite Material ModelsFerdinand FERBER, K.P. Herrmann (U.Paderborn, Germany) 225

CERAMICS COMPOSITESdevelopers: Chun-Hway Hsueh (Oak Ridge N.L., TN)

Kang XU (Southern U., LA)

Tailoring Property/Structure Relationships for Ceramic Matrix CompositeApplications, a Case-Study Approach Robin G. COOKE, B. Harris,F.W. Hammett, R.S. Russell-Floyd (U.Bath, UK) 161

Comparison of Statistical Methods of Analysis for Fracture Strengthand Toughness of Brittle Ceramic CompositesRobin G. COOKE (U.Bath, UK) 163

R-Curve Behavior of Whisker-Reinforced Ceramic CompositesChun-Hway HSUEH, P.F. Becher (Oak Ridge N.L..TN) 337

Synthesis of Ceramic Composite Material (SiC-MoSi2) F. J. Narciso-RomeroA.SEPULVEDA-ESCRIBANO, F.Rodriguez-Reinoso(Alicante U.,Spain) 665

A Micromechanical Model for the Initial Rearrangement Stage of LiquidPhase Sintering of Powders Kang XU (Southern U., New Orleans),M.M. Mehrabadi (Tulane U.,LA) 831

Prediction of Hot Pressing Residual Stresses in a Whisker ReinforcedCeramic Composite by a Viscoelastic Finite Element ModelFarid TAHERI, G.P. Zhu (T.U.Nova Scotia,Canada) 737

The Analysis and Testing of Residual Thermal Stress in Ceramic MatrixComposite Interface Yong-Qiu JIANG, G. Li, W.B. Wang(Xian Jiaotong U,China) 361

Fabrication of Ceramic Microfilters and Membrane nu Directed MetalOxidation Cai-Dong QIN, C.C.Yu, D.H.L.Ng (Chinese U. Hong Kong),P. Xiao (Oxford U.,UK) POSTER 605

A Simplified Approach for Modeling Cross-Ply Ceramic Matrix Compositesunder Quasi-Static LoadingJim SOLTI, S. Mall, D.D. Robertson (AFIT, OH) 691

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CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR OF COMPOSITESdevelopers: Brian MITCHELL (Tulane U., LA)

Steve GARDNER (Mississippi St.U.)Daniel A. GULINO (Ohio U.)

Session A Inorganic or Ceramics Composites I

Properties and Application of PBO Fiber Toshiaki HOKUDO, K. Yabuki,Y. Nomura (Toyobo R.I.Japan) DISTINGUISHED LECTURER (40 mins) 333

Characterization of Superconducting Ceramic/Silver Interfaces in ExplosivelyConsolidated and Subsequently Thermomechanically Heat Treated BSSCO TapesGillian M. BOND, O.T. Inal, H.Thomas (New Mexico Tech, NM) 85

An Inorganic/Organic Polymer Resins for Structural CompositesD.J. Keehan, Jack McINTYRE (Adv. Polymers Sci, OH), A.H. Kruesi(US Composites Corp, NY) 499

Reactive Sintering of Co-Fe-Fe2B CompositesJerzy NOWACKI (Tech.U.Lodz, Poland) 555

Hydrophilic Polypropylene Microporous MembraneHopin HU, E. Cai (Gelman Sciences, MI) 339

Session B Inorganic or Ceramics Composites II

Calcia-Alumina Inviscid Melt-Spun (IMS) Fiber as reinforcementfor PC Concrete K.Y. Yon (Samsung, Seoul Korea), Stanley A. DUNN(Fiberamics Inc,WI), J.A. Koutsky (U.Wisconsin-Mad.) 201

Solidification Shrinkage in Melt Spun fibers: The Good, the Badand the Ugly William J. BROWER, Jr. (Marquette U., WI) 91

Fabrication of SiCw Reinforced Copper Matrix Composite by ElectrolessPlating MethodShou-Yi Chang, Su-Jien LIN (N.Tsing Hua U.,Taiwan) 459

Microstructure and Interphase Characterization of Inviscid Melt SpunCAO-AL203 Fibers for Composite Applications Brian S. MITCHELL(Tulane U.,LA), Y.M.Sung (RPLNY), K.Y.Yon (Samsung,Korea) 513

Session C Carbon and/or Polymer Composites I

Chemical Characterization of 954-3 Polycyanurate Resins and PrepregsRafael J. ZALDIVAR, G.L. Steckel, R.W. Kobayashi (Aerospace Corp, CA) 857

Structure and Thermal Properties of a New Diamond AlloyTamikuni KOMATSU, M. Nomura (Asahi Chemical, Japan), Y. Kakudate,S. Fujiwara (Tsukuba, Japan) 417

Reacting Tetraethylenepentamine with Nitric-Acid-Oxidized Carbon Fibers:An XPS/ISS Investigation Chakravarthy S.K. SINGAMSETTY, S.D. Gardner,G. He, C.U. Pittman (Miss.St.U.) 677

An XPS/ISS Characterization of Carbon Fibers Sequentially Exposed toNitric Acid and Sodium Hydroxide C.S.K. Singamsetty,Eric D.PERAKSLIS, S.D.Gardner, Z.Wu, C.U.Pittman (Miss.St.U.) 583

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Session D Carbon and/or Polymer Composites II

Higher-Order Raman Modes in C60 Films on Metal SubstratesWei ZHAO, Jinke Tang (U.New Orleans), Y.Li, L.Chen (I.Physics, China) 865

Kinetics of Imidization and Crosslinking of AER700B PolyimideJohn D. RUSSELL (APAFB, OH), J.L. Kardos (Washington U., MO) 643

A Model for the Oxidative Degradation of Polymide-based Composites atElevated Temperatures L.M. Miller, Daniel A. GULINO (Ohio U.) 281

Fabrication of Carbon/Carbon Composites Through Chemical Vapor InfiltrationNyan-Hwa TAI, W.C. Chang, C.C.M. Ma,Y.P. Tsai (N.Tsing Hua U.Jaiwan) 739

Engineering PBCF for Composites Roger A. ROSS (El Dupont, TN) 635Conformations of Fulvic Acid in Solution

Scott L. WHITTENBURG, T. Stepney (U.New Orleans) 807

COATING, WEAR OF COMPOSITESdevelopers: David R. HARDING (NASA Lewis, OH)

David LEACH (ICI Fiberite, CA)

Residual Stress Analysis of Ceramics and Cermet Coatings using Hole-Drilling Method Vaclav DOLHOF, J.Musil (Skoda,Czech Rep.) 193

Monte Carlo Computational Modeling for Simulation of Atomic OxygenInteractions with Composites at Defect Sites in Protective CoatingsBruce A. BANKS (NASA Lewis, OH), T.J. Stueber (NYMA, OH),M.R. Cales (Cleveland St. U.,OH) 49

Continuous Fiber Reinforced Carbon Fiber/Peek Wear Resistant MaterialsDavid LEACH (ICI Fiberite, CA) 441

Studies on Mechanical Properties of Polymer-Wood CompositesParviz S. RAZI, A. Raman (Louisiana St.U.) 621

Studies on Polymer-Wood Interface Bonding: Effect of Coupling Agents andSurface Modification P.S. Razi, Aravamudhan RAMAN, D. Hoover,R. Portier (Louisiana St. U.) 613

Enhancing the Performance of Polymer Matrix Composites with ExternalBarrier Coatings David R. HARDING, J.K. Sutter (NASA Lewis, OH)R.D. Webb (Webb Co, MA) 307

The Effect of Fiber Shear-Treatment and Fiber Sizing on Shear Strengthof Polycyanurate/T-300 Composites Ross W. KOBAYASHI, R.J. Zaldiver,G.L. Steckel (Aerospace Corp, CA) 409

Fretting Wear of Ti6AL4V and a CF/PEEK- Composite against VariousBone Simulating Materials Ralf SCHLEDJEWSKI (Kaiseralautern,Germany),K.Albert, N.Beals (Memphis,TN),K.Friedrich (U.Kaiserslautern) 657

Milling of Composite with Abrasive WaterjetsMohamed HASHISH (Quest Integrated Inc, WA) 315

Tribological Behaviour of the Sintered BasaltConstantin GHEORGHIES (U. Dunarea de Jos, Romania) 249

Anti-Friction Cast Composite MaterialsFl. STEFANESCU, G.Neagu, L.Brabie (U.Poli Bucharest, Romania) 711

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COMPOSITE STRUCTURESdevelopers: Victor BIRMAN (U.Missouri-Rolla)

Faramarz GORDANINEJAD (U.Nevada-Reno)Alex BOGDANOVICH (Latvia)

Three-Dimensional Analysis of Thick Composite Plates with Multiple LayersAlex E. BOGDANOVICH, B.P. Deepak (Latvia) 81

Dynamic Behavior of Laminated Imperfect Flat or Cylindrical Panels underAxial Impact Karim MUSTAFA (Boeing Commercial, WA) 529

A Galerkin Solution to Geometrically Nonlinear Laminated Shell EquationsScott DENNIS (US Air Force, CO) 185

Large Deflection Analysis of General LaminatesLe-Chung SHIAU, T.Y. Wu (Nat.Cheng Kung U.,Taiwan) 673

Correlation of Tensile and Bending Strength of Composites with a Circular HoleYi ZHAO, S.S. Pang, C. Yang (Louisiana St.U.) 867Prediction of Failure of Laminated Fibrous Composite Materials

Ghazi A. ABU-FARSAKH, Y.A. Abdel-Jawad, K.O. AI-Abhari (Jordan U.) 3On the Axial Load Bearing Capacity of an Inflatable Packer

Per A. Gradin (Mid Sweden U.), Claes-Goran GUSTAFSON (Norwegian Inst Tech.) 289Composite Support Structures for Cryogenic Systems.

R. Kevin GIESY (Structural Composites Indus., CA) 253Unidirectional Solidification of Turbine Blade Components with in-situ CompositeStructures

E. Fras, Edward GUZIK (U.Mines Metallurgy, Poland),H.F. Lopez (U.Wisconsin,WI) ... 295Contact Stress in Pin-Loaded Composite Laminates

Chien-Chang LIN, C.H. Lin (N.Chung-Hsing U.,Taiwan) 455Fabrication, Analysis, and Testing of Composite Isogrid Stiffened Cylinders

Peter M. Wegner, Thomas D. KIM (Phillips Lab,CA) 401Analysis and Behavior of Grid Structures

Steven HUYBRECHTS (Phillips Lab, NM) 347Hollow Glass Fibre Composites in Aerospace

James C. WATSON (U. Bristol, UK) 803Cylindrical Indentation of Generally Orthotropic Laminated Beams on

Elastic Foundation Chun-Fu CHEN (Chung-Hua Poly.,Taiwan) 125Prediction of Spring Angle in Laminated Composites Bends

Michael R. GUT, G.R. Kress (Swiss Fed Inst Tech) 291Affordability Issues for Composite Materials

Alexander M. RUBIN (McDonnell Douglas, MO) 641

COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICSdevelopers: Michael LARSON (Tulane U., LA)

Rakesh KAPANIA (Virginia Tech)

Tire Computation: A Challence in Composite ModelingH. ROTHERT, J. Jagusch, M. KALISKE (U. Hannover, Germany) 637

Nonlinear Failure Analysis of Fibre Reinforced Shell Structures by MultilayeredFinite Elements Yunhe DING, Y. Basar, R. Schultz (U.Bochum, Germany) 191

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Composite Beams of any Cross Section under Different LoadingsErik ESTIVALEZES, J.J. Barrau (INSA Toulouse, France) 213

Numerical Approaches in Calculus of LaminatesNicolae CONSTANTIN, G. Jiga, A. Hadar (U. Bucharest, Romania) 157

Finite Element Characterization of Singular Stress Fields in Anisotropic Multi-Phase Materials Sherrill BIGGERS Jr., S.S. Pageau (Clemson U., SC) 65

Nonlinear Theory and Incremental Formulation of Hybrid Strain BasedComposite Laminated Shell Finite ElementsC.W.S. TO, B. Wang (U.Western Ontario, Canada) 757

Finite Element Analysis of Geometrically Nonlinear Composite LaminatedPlates and Shells Bin WANG, C.W.S.TO (U.W.Ontario, Canada) 791

Finite Element Analysis on Coupled Thermo-Elasto-Viscoplasticity ofComposite MaterialsEui-Sup SHIN, S.N. Jung, S.J. Kim (Seoul N.U.,Korea) 675

Finite Element Implementation of Bond Model Including Dilation for ReinforcedMaterial Leonard R. HERRMANN, J.D. Mello (UC-Davis) 325

Numerical Study of Micro-Indentation Test for Composite MaterialsHenjen HO, L.T. Drazal (Michigan St.U.) 329

A Numerical Method for Solving Problems of Fracture in Nonlinear CompositeMaterial M. Stromberg, Lawrence SCHOVANEC (Texas Tech. U.) 659

FEM Evaluation of Strength of Multi-Directional Laminates in a BiaxialState of Stress Gerard SLUIMER (Delft U.T., Netherlands) 681

A Finite Element Micromechanical Analysis of the Acoustic Properties ofClay Sediments Alan C. MUELLER (Quest Inc., WA) 525

New Computational Method to Simulate Inhomogeneous Materials under LoadingSergey G. PSAKHIE (Russian Mat Sci Center) 601

Computer Investigation of New Plastic Deformation Mechanisms of Compositesin Interface Region under High Rate LoadingSerguei Yu KOROSTELEV, K.P. Zolnikov (Tomsk,Russia) 421

CONDUCTIVITY OF HEAT AND ELECTRICITYdevelopers: Raymond L. WOODWARD (Defense Sci Tech Org, Australia)

Marc GALOP (Solomat, CT)

The Use of Mixed Synergists with Halogen Flame Retardants to Flame RetardEpoxies Ronald L. MARKEZICH, M.F. Mundhenke(Occidental Chemical Corp., NY) 487

Fire Testing of a Composite Bulkhead in a Navy ShipIvan GRABOVAC, D.M. Turley, C.R. Townsend (DSTO, Melbourne, Australia) 273

Heat Transfer in Fabric-Reinforced Thermoplastics from the ThermalProperties to the Transients during FormingW. Michaeli, A. BISWAS, R. Brambrink (Aachen, Germany) 71

Fire Protection of Composites for Structural ApplicationsUsman SORATHIA (Naval Surf.War Cen, MD) 697

Developing a Plan for a Fire Research, Test and Training Facility atthe Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China LakeGilbert CORNELL (Navy Air War.Cen, CA) 165

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Precursors of Polymeric Matrices and Fibers to Semiconducting Carbon/CarbonComposites Liren R. ZHAO, B.Z. Jang (Auburn U., AL) 863

High Performance Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Composite MaterialsContaining Hybrid Continuous ReinforcementsYong-Xue GAN (Beijing U.,China), B.Z. Jang (Auburn U., AL) 243

EROSION OF COMPOSITE MATERIALSdeveloper: Noriyuki MIYAZAKI (Kyushu U.,Japan)

Identification of Transitions in Erosion Regimes for the Erosion of MetalMatrix Composites at Elevated TemperaturesMargaret STACK, D. Pena,J. Chacon-Nava (U. Manchester, UK) 707

Erosion Behavior of Metal Matrix CompositesNoriyuki MIYAZAKI (Kyushu U., Japan) 515

Effect of Surface Treatment of Fiber on Erosion Behavior of CFRPKen TSUDA, M. Kubouchi (Tokyo Inst Tech.), N. Haraki (Ship Res Inst, Tokyo),K. Nishi (Tokyo Inst Tech.) 767

Erosion Mechanisms in Composite MaterialsJ.E. George TALIA, J.A. Mathis (Wichita St. U.,KS) 741

Solid Particle Erosion of Polymeric Composites B. VISHWANATH (Aero.Dev.Est,India), M.Roy, G. Sundararajan (Defence M.R.Lab, India) 785

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES:developer: Jerzy T. PINDERA (U.Waterloo, Canada)

Optical Measurement of Stress and Strain in Granular MaterialH.G.B. ALLERSMA (TU Delft, Netherlands) 17

Experimental Rig for Biaxial TestingN. Constantin, G. JIGA, N. Horhoianu (U.Bucharest, Romania) 363

Hygroscopic Properties of Fibrous Composites Explored by HolographicInterferometry DanN. BORZA (Lab Mec. Rouen, France) 87

Measurement of the Cutting Stiffness of RockMike A.ELSAYED, D.W. Dareing, T. Fon (U.Southwestern Louisiana) 209

Experimental Study of the Self-Constraint Strengthening Mechanism inBrittle Multilayer Composites B.Ye, X.F YANG (Auburn U., AL) 841

Experimental Study for Application of Fiber Reinforced Plastic MortarPipe in Peat Bog Yoshiaki HIDESHIMA (Hokkaido Dev Bureau, Japan),K. Hayashi, K. Suya (Sapporo), H. Nishikawa (Kubota,Osaka) 327

Some Thoughts on Signal Conditioning for Resistance Tranducers onComposites Peter K. STEIN (Stein Engrg Serv., AZ) 715

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FATIGUE OF COMPOSITESdevelopers: Michael G. CASTELLI (NASA Lewis, OH)

George VOYIADJIS (Louisiana St. U.)

Low Cycle Fatigue of High Temperature Composite MaterialsNikki FOX, H. Garmestani (Florida St.U.) 237

Visual Observation of the Plastic Zone at the Fatigue Precrack TipK. TANIUCHI (Meiji U., Japan) 745

Threshold of Fatigue Crack Propagation in Al- and Al-CompositesReinhard PIPPAN, P. Weinert (Austria Akad. Wissenschaften) 595

Influence of Magnetic Field on the Evolution on the Fatigue CrackLiviu PALAGHIAN, I. Birsan (U. Din Galati, Romania) 569

A Statistical Model for Residual Strength and Fatigue Life Predictionsof Composite LaminatesXiao-Xue DIAO, L. Ye, Y.W. Mai (U.Sydney, Australia) 187

Predictino of Young's Modulus for a Quasi-Isotropic Composite Laminatein Fatigue Damage Mohamed BOUTAIB, E. Ramahefarison (France) 89

Fatigue Damage in Metal Matrix CompositesGeorge Z. VOYIADJIS, R. Echle (Louisiana St. U.) 787

Neural Network Analysis for the Prediction of the Fatigue Lives of Fibre-Composite MaterialsJames A. LEE, B. Harris, D.P. Almond (U.Bath, UK) 443

Using a Viscoplastic Micromechanics Model to Simplify Fatigue Modelingof Titanium Matrix CompositesMark A. FORINGER, D.D.Robertson, S. Mall (WPAFB, OH) 235

Damage Accumulation during Fatigue of Glass Fibre Reinforced CompositesKirsten P. DYER, J.C. Arnold, D.H. Isaac (U. Wales, UK) 205

Thermographic Evaluation of Fatigue Damage in Epoxy/Carbon CompositesSpecimens Paolo CONTI, V.Nigrelli, A.Pasta (U.Palermo,Italy) 159

Mechanical Property Degradation during Thermomechanical Fatigue ofTitanium Matrix Composites Michael G. CASTELLI (NASA Lewis,OH) 107

A Study of Elevated Temperature Testing Techniques for the FatigueBehavior of PMC's Andrew L. GYEKENYESI (Cleveland St.U.,OH),M.G. Castelli (NYMA,NASA Lewis OH) 297

Fatigue Behavior of (+-45 deg)4s Laminate of Carbon Fiber ReinforcedPolyetheretherketone (PEEK) Composites (I): under Tension-TensionLoading at Various FrequenciesC.C.M. MA, N.H. Tai, S.H. Wu, S.S. Lin, J.F. Wu, C.L. Ong, I.C. Wu,M.f. Sheu (N.Tsing Hua U.Jaiwan) 477

Fatigue Behavior of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic andThermoset Polymer Composites (II): Quasi-Isotropic Laminateunder Tension-Tension Loading C.C.M. MA, J.F.Wu, S.H. Lin, G.Y. Wu,C.L. Ong, Y.C. Chang, M.F. Sheu (N.Tsing Hwa U., Taiwan) 479

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FIBER COMPOSITES FOR INDUSTRIES: PANEL DISCUSSIONSdevelopers: Satish KUMAR, Karl JACOB (Georgia Tech.)Panelists from Industries

Compressive Strength of Polymeric Resins, Fibers and CompositesSatish KUMAR (Georgia Tech.) 431

An Exact Prediction of the Compressive Strength of Orthotropic CompositesGal deBOTTON, K. Schulgasser (Ben-Gurion U., Israel) 179

FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT MATERIALSdevelopers: Marek PINDERA (U. Virginia)

Andreas M. GLAESER (UC Berkeley, CA)Steven M. Arnold (NASA Lewis, OH)

Special Guest: Mitsue KOIZUMI (Ryukoku U., Japan)

Session A General Presentations)Functionally Gradient Materials in Japan

Mitsue KOIZUMI (Ryukoku U., Japan)DISTINGUISHED LECTURE 413Application of FGM Concept to Energy Conversion Materials

Masayuki NIINO, L. Chen (National Aero.Lab., Japan) 549The Concept of Functional Grading by Differential Temperature Heat Treatment

Shuji TADA, T.Takahashi, T.Abe (Tohoku,Japan) 735Learning about Design of FGMs from Adaptive Modeling Mechanisms

in Plants F. NOGATA (Himeji Inst Tech.,Japan) 551

Session B Fabrication/Joining

Joining Magnesia Ceramics via MgO/MgO-NiO s.s./MgO Functionally GradientIiiterlavers Koji ATARASHIYA, Y. Hatanaka (Hokkaido U., Japan) 39

A Comparision of Reactive Metal Brazing and Transient Liquid PhaseBonding of Alumina K. Nakashima, H. Mastumoto (Kyushu U., Japan),M.R. Locatelli, Andreas M. GLAESER (UC Berkeley, CA) 257

Functionally Gradiented Ceramic/Ceramic and Metal/Ceramic Compositesby Electrophoretic DepositionPatrick S. NICHOLSON, P. Sarkar (McMaster U., Canada) 547

Transient Liquid Phase Bonding Approaches for Si-Based CeramicsB.J.DALGLEISH, A.P.Tomsia, Y.Han, A.M.Glaeser (UC Berkeley,CA) 171

Functionally Graded Composite Materials Synthesis via Low Vacuum DirectedVapor Deposition J.F. GROVES, H.N.G.Wadley (U.Virginia) 277

Transient FGM Joining of Silicon Carbide Ceramics: A Feasibility StudyKazuyuki KAKEGAWA, A.M. Glaeser (UC Berkeley, CA) 373

Fabrication and Properties of Functionally Gradient Dental ImplantFumio WATARI, A.Yokoyama, F.Saso, M.Uo, T Kawasaki (Hokkaido U.) 801

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Session C Modeling/Characterization of FGMS

Bending Strength of AL-AL3Ni Functionally Graded MaterialY. Fukui (Kagoshima U.,Japan), Noboru YAMANAKA (Miyakonojo Nat College),Y. Enokida (Polytec. Sendai) 833

Analysis of Residual Stress Distribution in Graded StructuresNabil CHERRADI, D. Delfosse, B. Ilschner (EPFL, Switzerland)DISTINGUISHED LECTURE (40 minutes) 133

A Higher Order Theory for Composite Materials Functionally Graded in TwoDirections Jacob ABOUDI (Tel Aviv U.), M.J. Pindera (U.Virginia),S.M. Arnold (NASA Lewis, OH) 1

Residual Stresses in Functionally Graded Materials: a Comparison ofFEM Modeling and Neutron Diffraction ExperimentsRichard L. WILLIAMSON, B.H. Rabin, H.A. Bruck (Idaho Nat.Eng.Lab) 813

Mechanical and Thermal Behavior of Metal Matrix and Ceramic MatrixComposites for FGMsHugh A. BRUCK, B.H. Rabin, R.L. Williamson (Idaho Nat.Eng.Lab) 95

Plastification Optimization of Layered MMC Cylinders Through FunctionallyGraded Architecture Robert S. SALZAR (NASA Lewis, OH) 645

Evaluation of a Higher-Order Microstructural Approach for the Analysis ofFGMs via the Finite Element Method Marek J.PINDERA (U.Virginia) 593

Session D Interfaces/Thermal EffectsEvaluation of Compliant Layer Diffusion Barrier Coatings on SCS-2

Fibers in Ti-24A1-1 INb (at%) CompositesT.D. McGarry, M.J. Pindera,Frank E. WAWNER(U. Virginia) 805

Inelastic Axial Shear Response of Metal-Matrix Composites withFunctionally Graded Interfacial LayersTodd O.WILLIAMS (Los Alamos N.L..NM) 811

Cyclic Thermal Shock of FGMs in the TiC/Ni3AL SystemAkinaga KUMAKAWA, M. Sasaki, M. Takahashi (Nat.Aerospace Lab, Japan)L. Zhang, T. Hirai (Tohoku U.,Japan) 429

Evaluation of Thermomechanical Performance for Thermal Barrier Typeof Functionally Graded MaterialsAkira KAWASAKI, R. Watanabe (Tohoku U., Japan) 383

Tappered Block Copolymer (TBC) having Functionally Graded Molecular-Structure (FGM) Shin'ichiro ASAI (Denki Kagaku Kogyo, Japan) 37

Making Strong and Tough Fe3AL Intermetallic by a Noval MeansS.K. Mukherjee, S. BANDYOPADHYAY (U.N,South Wales,Australia) 47

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GOVERNMENT LAB COMPOSITES PROGRAMS: PANEL DISCUSSIONdeveloper: Piyush Dutta (CRREL, NH), Chun-Hway Hsueh (Oak Ridge N.L., TN)

Space and Defense Technology Program at Oak Ridge National Lab:an Overview Terry L. PAYNE (Oak Ridge Nat Lab, TN) 579

Terry Vandiver (US Army Redstone Arsenal, AL)Richard Lampo (Civil Eng. Res. Lab, IL)Piyush Dutta (Cold Regions Res. Engrg. Lab, NH)Gill Cornell (Navy, China Lake, CA)

IMPACT or DYNAMIC LOADINGdevelopers: Jerome TZENG (Army Res. Lab, MD)

Arnold MAYER (WPAFB, OH)Sylvanus NWOSU (Dillard U., LA)

Session A LOW VELOCITY IMPACT

Low-Velocity Impact Analysis of Laminated Composite Plates ConsideringStiffness DegradationNam-Seo GOO, H.J. Kim, J.Y. Yu, S.J. Kim (Seoul Nat. U., Korea) 261

Barely Visible Impact Damage and its Effect on Compression Behavior ofComposite Laminates H. WANG (NRC, Quebec, Canada), P.H. Zhen,Z. Shen (Shaanxi, China) 793

Hopkinson Bar Perforation of Laminated Plates Sylvanus NWOSU(Dillard U.,LA), S. Sivapuram(U.New Orleans), P. Dutta(CRREL,NH),D. Hui (U.New Orleans,LA) 559

Statistical Quantification of Effects of Incidence Stress, Material Thickness,and Fiber Orientation on Energy Absorption in Laminated Composite MaterialJoe O. OMOJOLA, S. Nwosu (Dillard U.,LA) 563

Three Dimensional Contact Dynamics of Laminated Plates Impacted by aRigid Sphere Ching C. CHAO, C.Y. TU (N. Tsing Hua U., Taiwan) 117

Session B HIGH VELOCITY IMPACT

Reconstruction of the Penetration History of a Composite Plate Targetby a Rigid Sphere Projectile from Real Time and Postmortem DiagnosticData Arnold H. MAYER (WPAFB, OH), M. Altamirano, S. Kadyala,J. Lair, S. Maryala, M. Samad, D. Hui (U. New Orleans) 493

Space Grade Adhesive Behaviour at Hypervelocity Impact Irith GILATH(Soreq, Israel), A. Buchman, H. Dodiuk (Rafeh, Israel) 255

Measurement of Penetration Resistance of Medium at Dynamic LoadingMike SPEKTOR (Oregon Inst Tech.) 699

Impact of Composite Laminates with Imperfect BoundariesEnboa WU, C.Z. Tsai (N.Taiwan U.) 825

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INFRASTRUCTURE COMPOSITESdevelopers: Ayman MOSALLAM (Georgei Wash U.,DC)

Composite Soil-Concrete A. Catarig, L. Kopenetz, Pavel ALEXA(T.U.Cluj-Napoca,Romania) 15

Evaluation of the Use of Composite Materials in Infrastructure ApplicationsMohamed EL-MIKAWI (Dept.Pub.Works,VA), E.L. Murphree Jr.,A. Mosallam (George Wash U.,DC) 207

Modeling Cement Based Materials as Composites: an OverviewNorma Jean MATTEI (U. New Orleans) 489

High Stiffness and Maximum Failure Loads Design of Composite Reinforced BeamsIne-Wei LIU (N. Pingtung Poly, Taiwan), C.C. Lin (N. Chung-Hsing U.,Taiwan) 471

Damage of Concrete in FatigueA. ALLICHE, D. Francois (Ecole Centrale Paris, France) 19

Experimental Behavior of Concrete Beams and Slabs Reinforced with Steel FibersJoaquim A.O. BARROS (U.Minho, Portugal),J.A. Figueiras (U.Porto, Portugal) poster 55

Vibration Analysis of Composite Bridge Decks with Point Mass/MassesDuk-Hyun KIM (Korea Composites, Seoul) 395

Material Architecture Optimization of Pultruded FRP SectionsJulio F. DAVALOS, P. Qiao (W. Virginia U.) 175

Cyclic and Creep Behavior of UC Composite Frame ConnectionsAyman MOSALLAM (George Wash.U, DC) 521

Strengthening and Reinforcing Concrete with CompositesPiyush K. DUTTA (CRREL, NH), R.G. Lampo (US Army CERL, IL) 203

Statistical Inference on the Strength of Pultruded Glass Fiber ReinforcedPlastics Osama A. HODHOD, M.A. KHALIFA (U.Nebraska-Lincoln) 331

In-Plane Behavior of Concrete Reinforced with Glass Fibre ReinforcedGrating Magdi A. KHALIFA, O.A. Hodhod (U.Nebraska-Lincoln) 393

Damage Mechanisms in Fibre Reinforced Concrete CompositesPiet STROEVEN (Delft U.Tech, The Netherlands) 721

Experimental Analysis of Cement Mortar and Sisal Fibers CompositesKhosrow GHAVAMI, R.D.T. Filho (U.Catolica, Brazil) 247

Creep/Recovery Studies on Recycled Plastic LumberS. Butler, Charles L. BEATTY (U. Florida) 59

A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study on the Interfaces of PolyolefinFiber Reinforced Cement CompositesR.L. Pendleton, Linfa YAN (S.Dakota Sch.Mines Tech, SD) 835

Effect of Velocity on the Impact Behavior of Vinylester PrutrudedBox-Beams Ala TABIEI (Altair Engineering Inc, MI) 733

The Federal Highway Administrations^ Applied Highway InfrastructureResearch Program on Composite MaterialsMartin HARGRAVE (FHA, VA) 309

Limit States Design for Composite InfrastructuresMiroslav CERNY (Czech Tech. U.) I l l

FRP-Encased Concrete Columns Amir MIRMIRAN, M. Kargahi (U.Cen.Florida),M. Shahawy (Florida Dept Trans.) 509

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INTERFACE, INTERLAMINAR FRACTUREdevelopers: Alex KALAMKAROV (T.U.Nova Scotia, Canada)

George VOYIADJIS (Louisiana St. U.)

Interfacial Debonding in Titanium Metal Matrix CompositesM.N. Tamin, Hamouda GHONEM (U.Rhode Island) 251

Study of T-Stress for the Branched CrackAlex S. SELVARATHTNAM, J.G. Goree (U.Clemson, SC) 663

A Micro-Macro Approach for Predicting Delamination in Complex CompositeShell StructuresMichael A. STIFTINGER, A.Sajous, F.G.Rammerstorfer (Austria) 717

A Finite Strain Analysis of the Interface Stresses in a Bimaterial PlateAndrew D. NURSE (Loughborough U.T., UK) 557

Evaluation of the Damage near the Notch Root for FRP Plates in Static LoadHiizu HYAKUTAKE (Fukuoka U.,Japan), H.Nisitani(Kyushu,Japan) 349

Initiation and Evolution of Crack Tip Damage in a Graphite Fiber ReinforcedComposite LaminateYong-Qi SUN, Zhen Sun (Northwest Inst Textile, China) 727

Measurement of Thermal Stresses using Non-Uniform Thermal Expansion inInhomogeneous Materials Hamid GARMESTANI, L. Lourenco (Florida A&M)M. Gholami (Iran) M. Ebrahimi (Nat H.Magnetic Field Lab, FL) 245

Enhance of Fracture Toughness in Dissipative MediaMichael P. WNUK (U.Wisconsin-Milwaukee) 817

Progressive Matrix Cracking-Delamination Interaction of General Lay-UpComposites Jinghong FAN (U.Tennessee), Juqian ZHANG (Chongqing U., China) 861

Matrix Stiffness Degradation in Composites due to Microcracks: Part 1Analysis B. Knouff, N. JAYARAMAN (U. Cincinnati, OH), S.S. Tompkins(NASA Langley, VA) 355

Matrix Stiffness Degradation in Composites due to Microcracks:Part 2: Modeling Brian KNOUFF, N. Jayaraman (U. Cincinnati),S.S. Tompkins (NASA Langley, VA) 405

Stress Singularities at the Free-Edge of a Bi-Material StripAlfred R. AKISANYA (U.Aberdeen,UK), N.A. Fleck (Cambridge U..UK) 9

Plane Problem for Edge Grooves and Cracks in a Two-Component RectangularComposite J.M. CHUANG, Fang Cao (Tech U.Nova Scotia,Canada),S.Z. Hu (Defense Res Est Atlantic, Canada) 147

Stress Intensity Factors for Annular and Penny-Shaped Cracks in a FiberAnil C.WIJEYEWICKREMA, C.Sujivorakul (Asian I.T.,Thailand) 809

Superposition Method for Analysis of Interlaminar Stresses and Delaminationin Composite Laminate Kyohei KONDO (U.Tokyo,Japan)DISTINGUISHED LECTURE (40mins) 419

Evaluation of Interlaminar Shear Strength and Fracture Toughness ofCurved Composites Ben LAUKE, W. Beckert (Dresden, Germany) 439

Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Carbon/Polycyanurate CompositesGary L. STECKEL, R.J.Zaldivar, R.W.Kobayashi (Aero.Corp, CA) 709

Explicit Expressions of Bimaterial Matrices for Interface ProblemsA. Asundi, Wei DENG (U. Hong Kong) 183

Analysis of Multiple Cracks Close to Interface in Nonhomogeneous MaterialsW.K. Binienda, Ming ZHOU (U. Akron, OH) 871

A26

JOINTS AND ADHESIONSymposium developers: Paul HERRINGTON (U.New Orleans)

Chihdar YANG (Louisiana St.U.)

Session Achairs: Paul Herrington (U.New Orleans), Chihdar Yang (Louisiana St.U.)

Experiment and Stress Analysis of the Bolted-Bonded Composite Single-Lapped Joints Wei-Hwang Lin, Ming-Hwa R. JEN, J.J. Chen(N. Sun Yat-Sen U,Taiwan) 461

The Prediction of Failure Characteristics of Pin-Loaded LaminatedComposite Plates using the Progressive Failure Approach and thePenalty Finite Element Method Jin-Hee KIM, J.S. Hwang (Seoul N.U.)W.D. Kim (Pusan N.U.), S.J. Kim (Seoul N.U.,Korea) 397

Modeling Localized Buckling in a Pin-Loaded LaminatePaul D. HERRINGTON, S.C. Lipp (U.New Orleans, LA) 323

Analysis of the Interlaminar Stresses in Adhesive Composite JointsWan-Lee YIN (Georgia Tech) 847

A Laminated Plate Model of an Adhesive-Bonded Taper-Taper Joint BetweenTwo Composite Flat PlatesJack E. HELMS, C.Yang, S.S. Pang (Louisiana St.U.) 321

Session B

Progressive Fracture of Fiber Composite Shell StructuresPascal K.GOTSIS (NASA Lewis,OH), L.Minnetyan(Clarkson U.,NY) 267

Metal Matrix Composites - Methods of JoiningKatarzyna PIETRZAK (Inst Electronic Mat, Poland) 589

Load Transfer Through Joints in Composite MaterialsN.S. VENKATARAMAN (Dept Sci Tech, New Delhi, India), P. Baskaran(Madras Inst Tech, India) 777

Composite Satchel ConnectionsJohn PECK, Freydoon Arbabi (Michigan Tech.U.) 581

Holographic Assessment of Edge Delamination in Foam-Adhesive BondedJoints S. Qin, Huai-Min SHANG, C.L. Giam (N.U.Singapore) 667

Factors Affecting the Adhesion at Copper-Polyamide 11 and Aluminum-Polyamide11 Interfaces Marie GUNDJIAN, Bo Fisa (Ecole Poly, Canada) 283

Investigations into Fibre-Reinforced Brazing Joints H.D. Steffens,H. Kern, K. MOHWALD, J.U. Muller (U.Dortmund, Germany) 517

Photoelastic Determination of Stress Intensity Factors in a BimaterialJoints by using an Automated TechniqueSandro BARONE, A. Pasta (U. Palermo,Italy) 51

The Effect of Transcrystallinity on Interfacial Adhesion of Poly(ether-etherketone) Composites C.P. CHANG, B.Z. Jang (Auburn U., AL) 115

Composite Bolted vs Bonded JointsParviz SHARIFI (Lockheed Missiles Space, CA) 669

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MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND HOMOGENIZATIONdevelopers: Dag LUKKASSEN (Narvik I.T., Norway)

Lars E. PERSSON (Lulea U.Tech, Sweden)

Effective Thermal Linear ExpansionJoseph C. NADEAU, M. Ferrari (UC Berkeley, CA) 531

On the Use of Discrete Fourier Transforms for the Solution of EigenstressProblems Wolfgang H. MULLER (U.Paderborn, Germany) 527

On Estimating Local Properties of Strongly Non-Homogeneous Materials byusing Homogenization Dag LUKKASSEN, N.Tomac(Narvik,Norway) 475

On Bounds for Non-Linear Multivalued Operators with ApplicationsNils SVANSTEDT (UC Santa Barbara, CA) 729

Renormalization Approach to Describe Size Effect and Scaling Laws forDisordered CompositeDidier FOKWA (U.Douala,Cameron), D.Breysse (Cachan, France) 233

On the Homogenization of Constitutive Properties of Elastic-PlasticMatrix-Inclusion Composites and Material Size Effects in PlasticityJiri NOVAK (Nuclear Res Inst, Czech Rep.) 553

A Dynamic System Approach to the Characterization of the ResponseBehaviour of a Class of Viscoelastic MaterialsP. Yu, Y.M. HADDAD (U. Ottawa, Canada) 299

A Comparison of Homogenization, Hashin-Shtrikman Bounds and the Halpin-Tsai Equations Lars E.PERSSON, Peter Wall(Lulea U.T., Sweden) 587

METAL MATRIX COMPOSITESdevelopers: Franz RAMMERSTORFER (Austria)

Reza A. MIRSHAMS (Louisian St. U.)

Effects of Interphases on Fiber Reinforced Metal Matrix Compositesunder Process Induced Residual StressDavid VEAZIE (Clark Atlanta U.,GA), J. Qu (Georgia Tech.) 775

Magnetic Properties of Epitaxial Fe Film StructuresJ.A.C. Tony BLAND (U.Cambridge, UK) 75

Comparative Study of Fracture Initiation in Metal Matrix CompositesReinforced with Hard and Soft ParticlesWei ZHOU, N.L. Loh, N.P. Hung (Nanyang Tech U., Singapore) 875

Investigation of Optimum Design of DRMMCSGaofeng QUAN, D.G. Chai (Xian Jiaotong U., China) 607

Effect of TiB2 Particles on the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion ofTitanium Aluminides Reza A. MIRSHAMS (Southern U. Baton Rouge,LA),E.Balikoi(Louisiana St.U.) Z.X.Li(Southern U),A.Raman(LSU) 511

Thermographic Control of Metal Composite MaterialsAlexandrina MIHAI, C.P. Mihai (U. Politehnica, Romania) 505

Complex Microstructure and Mechanistic Description of Fracture Toughnessof In-Situ Intermetallic CompositesRobert A. VARIN, Q. Gao (U.Waterloo, Canada) 773

A28

Experimental Determination of Damage in Titanium Aluminide withSilicon Carbide FibersAnthony R. VENSON, G.Z. Voyiadjis (Louisiana St. U.) 781

Extrusion Die Design for Orientation Control of Short Fiber ReinforcedAluminum Metal Matrix CompositesC.G. KANG, Y.H. Seo (Pusan Nat U.,Korea) 379

The Study of A380 Aluminum Alloy Strengthened with 316L Stainless Steel FiberWoei-Shyan LEE, W.C. Sue (N. Cheng Kung U.,Taiwan) 451

Micromechanics of Elastic-Plastic Deformations of Two-Phase MetalMatrix Composites V.A. Buryachenko, Franz G. RAMMERSTORFER(Inst. Light Weight Struct, Austria) 617

MICROMECHANICS OF FIBERS and COMPOSITESdevelopers: Alex L. KALAMKAROV (Tech U. Nova Scotia, Canada)

George VOYIADJIS (Louisiana St. U)

Microstructure-Property Correlations in Dispersion-Reinforced Glass andGlass-Ceramic Matrix Composites Aldo R. BOCCACCINI (U.Birmingham,UK),J. Bossert (Friedrich-Schiller U., Germany) 79

Visualization of Dynamic Contact Angle on FiberY.N.Lee, Shu-Min CHIAO (Tunghai U., Taiwan) 137

Antiplane Interacting Defects in Composite MaterialsA. KAUL, S.X. Gong (U.Regina, Canada), X. Mao (U.Calgary,Canada),A.L. Kalamkarov (T.U. Nova Scotia, Canada) 381

Some Problems in Fibre Pullout and Pushout: A Review Ming G. LAU(Acadia U., Nova Scotia), Y.W. Mai (U.Sydney,Australia) 437

Crack Interaction with an Arbitrarily Located Fiber in Composite MaterialsSan-Xia GONG (U. Regina, Canada) 259

Elastic-Plastic Stress Analysis of a Composite Cylinder with Body ForcesM.R. VAGHAR (N. High Magnetic Field Lab and U.Florida), H. Garmestani(Floridan A&M) 769

Multi-Axial Investigation of Stresses in Multi-Layer Orthotropic CylindersAnthony COX (Florida A&M and NHMFL, FL), H. Garmestani (Florida A &M),D. Markiewicz, I. Dixon (FAMU/FSU) 167

Stress and Strain Concentration Tensors for Interfacial DamageTaehyo PARK, G.Z. Voyiadjis (Louisiana St. U.) 573

A New Approach to Viscoelastic analyses of Solid PropellantJeff K. CHI, S.R. Lin (Aerospace Corp, CA) 135

Cyclic Plasticity with Damage in Metal Matrix CompositesGanesh THIAGARAJAN, G.Z. Voyiadjis (Louisiana St. U.) 751

A Yield Function for Fiber-Reinforced Composites Jinn-Kuen CHEN,F.A. Allahdadi (Phillips Lab.,NM), C.T. Sun (Purdue U.,IN) 127

The Effect of Grain Boundaries on Macroscopic Behavior of CeramicJ.Gao, Ming L. WANG, H.L. Schreyer (U. New Mexico) 795

Elastic Moduli Degradation of Brittle Matrix Composites due toInterfacial Debonding Fuh-Gwo YUAN (N.Carolina St.U.), N.J. Pagano(WPAFB, OH), X. Cai (N.Carolina St.U.) 851

A29

A Modern Mixture Theory Finite Element Approach to Composite StructuralAnalysis Richard P. DONOVAN (U. Evansville, IN) 195

Ineffective Fibre Lengths in Short Fibre CompositesJang-Kyo KIM, Y. Leng (Hong Kong U. Sci.Tech) poster 399

MODELLING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS: Panel Discussionmoderator:

Heinrich KERN (U. Dortmund, Germany)

Panelists:Aldo R. BOCCACCINI (U. Birmingham, UK)R. SCHNABEL (U. Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)Dagmar HULSENBERG (Lindenberg, Germany)Dr. LEONHARDT (Inst Material Science, Dresden, Germany)Gerhard MOOK (Germany)Prof. MUEKLICH (U. Saarbrucken, Germany)Lukas ROHR (EMPA, Thun-Switzerland)

Additional Interested participantsProf. BERNProf. EIGENMANN (U. Karlsruhe, Germany)Prof. ESCHNAUERMadjid FATHI (U. Dortmund, Germany)Anette FREUND (U.Dortmund, Germany)Prof. KOSTERProf. NEITZEL (U.Kaiserslautern, Germany)Prof. PEPMULLERProf. WIELAGE

MOISTURE EFFECTS ON COMPOSITESdevelopers: Bill LIND (Am. Bureau Shipping, New Orleans)

H.P. Charles CHU (NASA Goddard, MD)

Influence of Moisture on FRP Composites Rathi K. BHATACHARYA(Bradley U,IL)P.K. Dutta (CRREL, NH), D. Hui (U.New Orleans) 63

The Effects of Absorbed Moisture on the Impact Behaviour andMechanical Properties of CF/Epoxy LaminatesM. Buggy, Paul WALES (U. Limerick, Ireland) 789

A30

Evaluation of Low Moisture Absorption Organic Matrix Resin Compositesfor Near-Zero CTE Dimensionally Stable StructuresC. Blair, Jerry ZAKRZEWSKI (Lockheed Missiles Space, CA) 855

Hygrothermal Properties of a Graphite-Epoxy CompositeH.P. Charles CHU, P. Arsenovic (NASA Goddard, MD) 145

Analysis of Deformation in Composite Laminated Plates and Cylindrical Shellsafter Curing Ming-Hwa R.JEN, C.H.Lin(N.Sun Yat-Sen U.Jaiwan) 357

NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO COMPOSITES(nonlocal gradient dependent, couple Stress theories)

developer: Burhanettin S. ALTAN (Michigan Tech. U.)

Influence of Disorder on Transverse Fracture Properties of UnidirectionalComposites: A Discrete Model Ryszard PYRZ(U.Aalborg,Denmark) 603

Propagation of Shear Waves in Laminated Composites: a Non-Local ElasticityApproach Reha ARTAN (Istanbul Tech U.,Turkey) 33

Propagation of SH Waves in Laminated CompositesBurhanettin S. ALTAN, E.C. Aifantis (Michigan Tech U.) 21

OPTIMIZATION OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES (prefer Monday or Tuesday)developers: Sherrill BIGGERS (Clemson U.,SC)

Victor VERIJENKO (U. Natal, S.Africa)

Structural Optimization of Multilayer Composite Plates withLignocelulosic Insertion loan Curtu, Alexandra C.V. POPA,C. Bit(U. Brasov, Romania) 597

Approximation Techniques for Efficient Laminated Composites OptimizationGarret N. VANDERPLAATS, J.P. Leiva (VMA Engineering, CO) 771

Load Redistribution Issues in Optimal Design of Composite Airplane StructuresSudipto NEOGI, M.E. Turtle, Z.B. Zabinsky, B. Kristinsdottir (U. Washington, WA) 539

Optimal Design of Composite Panels with Varying LoadsZelda B. ZABINSKY, J.D. Seifer, M.E. Turtle, B.Kristinsdottir,S. Neogi (U. Washington,WA) 853

Comparison of NASTRAN and PANDA2 for the Design of Stiffened CompositePanels Satchi VENKATARAMAN, R.T. Haftka (U.Florida), W. Roux,P. Harrison (Virginia Tech.) 779

Elastic Instability and Design Guidelines of Composite Plates by FiniteDifference Methods Scott W. CARNEGIE (McDonnell Doug.,MO),S. Karunamoorthy (Parks Coll.St.Louis U.,IL) 105

Optimum Design of Thick Multilayered Cylindrical Shells based on theExact Anisotropic Elasticity SolutionViktor E. VERIJENKO, S. Adali (U.Natal, S. Africa) 783

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PARTICULATE COMPOSITES AND NANO-COMPOSITESdevelopers: C.T. Jimmy LIU (Phillips Lab, CA)

Evan MA (Louisiana St. U.)

Interfacial Debonding in Multiphase Materials Monitored by Tensile TestA. MEDDAD, B. Fisa (Ecole Polytech., Canada) 501

Investigating the Effect of Cyclic Loading on Cumulative Damage andConstitutive Behavior of a Particulate Composite MaterialC.T. Jimmy LIU (Phillips Lab, CA) 467

Investigation of Processing Parameters that influence WC-Co NanocompositeSynthesis Yun-Tian ZHU (Los Alamos N.L., NM), A. Manthiram(U.Texas-Austin) 877

In Situ Formed Nanocomposites in the Immiscible Cu-Fe SystemL. He, Evan MA (Louisiana St. U.) 481

A Novel Ship-in-a-bottle Approach to the Synthesis of Polymer-NanoparticleComposites N. Kommareddi, P. Ramannair,X. Xu, Vijay T. JOHN,G.L. McPherson (Tulane U., LA), C.J. O'Connor (U.New Orleans),J.Akkara, D. Kaplan (US ArmyNatick, MA) 367

Superparamagnetic Nanophase Ferrite particles Dispersed in Polymeric MatrixY.S. Lee, Charles J O'CONNOR (U.New Orleans), N. Kommareddi,V.T. John (Tulane U.,LA) 561

PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPES: PANEL DISCUSSIONdeveloper: Su-Seng PANG (Louisiana St. U.)

Optimization of Energy-Conserving Composite Pipe with Corrugated Sub-LayersMichael A. STUBBLEFIELD, S.S.Pang, Y. Zhao (Louisiana St.U.) 723

PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURINGsymposium chairs: T.S. SRIVATSAN (U. Akron)

Ranga PITCHUMANI (U. Connecticut)

Session A POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES

Autoclave Curing of Multiple Composite LaminatesX. Li, M.C. Altan, Feng-Chyuan LAI (U.Oklahoma) 433

New Options for Manufacturing Net Shape Complex Preforms for all LiquidComposite Molding Processes Daniel T. BUCKLEY(American GFM,VA) 99

Polymer Matrix, Woven Fabric Composite Manufacturing Process Design withMelt-out Mandrels Mark S. EWING (U.Kansas),A.Arnold(Nat I.Aviation Res),M. Asadi (MeeTech, KS), S. Saripalli (Aerotech Engrg, KS) 217

Structural Reaction Injection Moulding of Polyethylene Fibre ReinforcedEpoxy Composites S.D. Long, Phil D. COATES, A.F. Johnson (U.Bradford,UK),P.J. Hine, R.A. Duckett, I.M. Ward (U.Leeds, UK) 155

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Session B PROCESSING-PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIPS(Monday afternoon)

The Cyclic Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of a Powder Metallurgy ProcessedTool Steel-Based Metal Matrix CompositesT.S. SRIVATSAN (U.Akron, OH) 705

Residual Stress Development in Gamma-Titanium Based CompositesT. TOWNSLEY, H. Garmestani (Florida A&M), N.Chandra (FAMU/FSU)C. Sabinash (McDonnell Douglas Corp) 761

Fabrication and Flaw Tolerance of SiC Matrix Surface CompositesPaul S. DAY, D.J. Skamser, K.T. Faber, H.M. Jennings, D.L. Johnson(Northwestern U., IL) 177

Processing Effects on the Impact Resistance of AS4/Peek CompositesMing CHEN, C.T. Chung (N. Sun Yat-sen U.,Taiwan) 129

Post-Cure Shrinkage Stresses in Orthotropic Composite TubesMark STONE, I.F. Schwartz, H.D. Chandler (U.Witwatersrand, S. Africa) 719

Forming Parameters and Mechanical Properties ofCoId Extruded MMCs ofTitanium or Aluminum Alloy MatrixH.W. Wagener, Joachim WOLF (U. Kassel, Germany) 819

Session C CERAMIC COMPOSITES

Modelling of Two-Phase Slurries to Fabricate High Quality Compositeusing Vortex Technique P. ROHATGI (U.Wisconsin-Mil), J.Sobczak(Cracow,Poland) R. Asthana (NASA Lewis, OH), J.K. Kim (U.Wis.) 631

SiC-AI-Si Composites by Pressureless Liquid Infiltration in AirL.M. XIAO, X.M. Xi, X.F. Yang (Auburn U., AL) 829

Glass Fiber/Glass Matrix-Composites Dagmar HULSENBERG, Th Leutbecher,V. Winkler (T.U.Ilmenau, Germany) 345

Pressure Infiltration of Packed AL203 Particulates by Pure SilverJavier F.NARCISO, C.Garcia-Cordovilla,E.Louis(Alicante U.,Spain) 535

A Mid-Infrared Surface Sensor for Control of the Resin Transfer Molding ofa Ceramic Composite Precursor Joy P. DUNKERS, R.S. Parnas (NIST,MD) 199

session D METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES

The Mechanisms of Pressureless Infiltration of Al-Si Alloy into SiC Preformin Air X.M.XI, L.M.Xiao, J.King, X.F.Yang (Auburn U., AL) 827

Interaction between Porous Graphite Substrate and Liquid of Semi-LiquidAl-Tis and AlTilO Alloys N. Sobczak, P.K. Rohatgi, Z. GORNY,M. Ksiazek, W. Radziwill (U.Wisconsin-Madison) 265

Evaluation of the Potential for Novel Polymer Reinforced Metal MatrixComposites via Liquid Metal Processing RoutesKeith E. NEWMAN (Keystone Carbon Co, PA) 541

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Structure and Properties of Squeeze Casting Cast Aluminum Alloy-FlyashComposites P.K. Rohatgi (U.Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Jerzy SOBCZAK,N. Sobczak, A. Karamara, S. Dybczak (Cracow, Poland) 689

Effect of Heat Treatment on Mechanical Properties of Fibre-ReinforcedAluminium Alloy Ansong CHEN, R.S. Bushby, M.G. Phillips,V.D. Scott (U.Bath, UK) '. 121

Session E MATERIALS PROCESSING I

Pore Structure Gradient in the Development of Powder Metallurgy Partswith Structural or Concentration GradientMarion JOENSSON, B. Kieback (U. Dresden, Germany) 365

A PC-Based Integrated CAD/CAM System for Injection MoldingShijun NI (Tianjin Inst.Light Ind., China) 545

Forming of Dispersion Strengthened P/M Aluminum AlloysK. Siegert, Dirk RINGHAND (I.Umformtechnik, Germany) 627

Modeling of Fiber Fabric Shaping Taking into account Mezzo-MechanicalPhenomena M.Borr, A.Cherouat, Ph. BOISSE (U.Paris, France) 83

Electrophoretic Deposition of MoSi2 and Si3N4 Michael S. SANDLIN,D. Butt, J. Petrovic (Los Alamos Nat Lab, NM) poster 647

session F MATERAILS PROCESSING n: PANEL DISCUSSION

Multicomponent Ceramic Composites by Hybrid ProcessingWolfgang DREBLER, A.Greiner, R.Riedel (U.Darmstadt, Germany) 197

Natural Fibres in Plastics Processing-Properties and ApplicationW. Michaeli, P. Hock, Karsten KOCKER (Germany) 411

Session G MECHANICS AND DESIGN

Implementation of a Creep Model for Porous Materials in the Modeling ofConsolidation Processes of Alloy Powders and Composite MonotapesRavikumar GAMP ALA, K.G.Anand, D.Tilly, A.T.Male(Concurrent T.,PA) 241

Stress/Strain Analysis of the Agro-Based Composites Mahmoud ASADI(MeeTech,KS), S.L.McCab (U.Kansas), D.A.Johnson (MeeTech,KS) 35

Optimizing Technological Regimes of Compacting and Intensifying of Solid-Phase Adhesion Processes on the Interface Surfaces of Composite MaterialValentin P. ALEKHIN (Moscow Motor Car Const.Inst) 13

Design and Fabrication of Natural Fiber-Reinforced CompositesBenjamin C. TOBIAS (Victoria U.Tech., Australia) 759

Gaining Knowledge to Design Expert Systems for CompositesMadjid FATHI, C. Tresp, J. Hiltner (Dortmund, Germany), Anette Freund(U.Essen, Germany) 221

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Session H METALLIC COMPOSITES

Thermal Spraying- a promising Technique for Fibre Reinforced ComponentsH.D. STEFFENS, H. Kern, J. Wilden, K. Nassenstein, M. Brune,U. Erning (U. Dortmund, Germany) 713

Interface Optimization of Thermally Sprayed Composite MaterialsHeinrich KERN, J. Janczak, K. Mohwald (U. Dortmund, Germany) 389

Manufacture of Short-Carbon-Fibre-Reinforced Composites by ThermalSprayingKatja FLEISCHER, B. Wielage, A. Henker (T.U.Chemnitz,Germany) 881

Evolutionary Strategies for Constraction of Composites MaterialBernd REUSCH, M. Fathi, L., Hildebrand, K. Holte (Germany) 625

PULTRUSION OF COMPOSITESc-developers: Colby C. SWAN (U. Iowa)

James VAUGHAN (U. Mississippi)

Variable Cross-Section Pultruded Profiles Offer New Design Optionsfor Structural ApplicationsJoseph E. SUMERAK (Pultrusion Dyn., OH) 725

The Morphology and Mechanical Properties of In Situ Compositesor MPPO/LCP and PES/LCP Meili GUO, P. Zhang, Y.Wang, Z. Wang,Y.D. Gao (Beijing U. of Aero and Astro, China) 285

The Morphology and Mechanical Properties of PBT/LC.P In-situ CompositesYang ZHONG, M. Guo, X. Zhang, B. Li (Beijing U.,China) 869

Homogenization-Based Design of Pultruded CompositesColby C. SWAN, I. Kosaka (U.Iowa) 731

Pultruded Fiber Reinforced Vinyl Ester/PU IPNs Composites: Mechanical andThermal PropertiesChin-Hsing CHEN, H.H. Teng (Chinese Culture U.,Taiwan) 123

REPAIR OF COMPOSITESdevelopers: Bill HUCKE (US Coast Guard Air Station, New Orleans)

S.W. Ricky LEE (Hong Kong U.Sci.Tech.)

Repair of the Composite Central Cylinder of a Telecommunications SatelliteHerman LEIBOVICH, N.Sela, V. Weissberg (Israel Aircraft Industries) 453

A New Heating Blanket that Improves Temperature Uniformity during Curesof Composite Repairs Mark W. GOULD (WichiTech Ind., MD) 269

Stress Distribution in a Repair of Structure made of Fibre-reinforced PlasticHolm ALTENBACH, H. Haars (U.Magdeburg, Germany) 23

Evaluation of Residual Strength for Cracked Pressure Vessel Repairedby Bonded Composite Patch S.W. Ricky LEE (Hong Kong U.Sci.Tech.) 449

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SANDWICH or FILAMENT WOUND COMPOSITESdevelopers: Dan MARK (NASA Goddard, MD),

Douglas JONES, Ayman MOSALLAM (George Wash. U., DC)

The Next Generation of Solar Panel Substrates K.M. Gledhill,R.L. Boswell, John G. PAUL, T.D. Kim (Phillips Lab.,NM) 577

Carbon Fiber Honeycomb CoresTom BITZER, M. Caldwell, S. Darfler (Hexcel, CA) 73

Performance Limits for Graphite Foams Compared to Available AdvancedMaterials in Stiffness-Critical Structures Richard B. HALL 303

on Design of Reinforced Sandwich Composite ShellsAlexander L. KALAMKAROV (T.U. Nova Scotia, Canada) 375

Mechanical Testing and Analysis of Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Filament Wound TubesJ.B. Roberts, M.U. Hasan, K.N. Shivakumar, V. Sarma AWA,Robert L. Sadler (N.Carolina A&T) 43

Method of Viscoelastic Analysis in Filament-Winding Process ModelsDavid KOKAN, K. Gramoll (Georgia Tech.) 415

SMART COMPOSITESdevelopers: Grzegorz KAWIECKI (U.Tennessee)

Amr BAZ (Catholic U. America, DC)

Session #1APPLICATION OF SMART COMPOSITES IN AERONAUTICAL STRUCTURES

A Tri-Method Optimization of the Geometric Orientation of a FlexsparActuator for All-Moving Flight Control SurfacesFrederick BROZOSKI (Auburn U., AL) 93

Control of Nonlinear Flutter of Composite Panels using Piezoelectric MaterialsRun-Chen ZHOU (Memphis St.U., TN) 873

Torsional-Bending Response of Piezoactuated Composite BeamGrzegorz KAWIECKI (U.Tennessee) 385

Design and Manufacturing of Adaptive Composites for Active Flight ControlSurfaces Ron BARRETT (Auburn U.,AL) 53

Session #2 STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS OF SMART COMPOSITESIBending Deformation Increase of Bending-Extension Coupled Composite

Beams Bonded with ActuatorsPo-Yun TANG (NRAD Naval Command, CA) 743

Effective Properties for Multiphase Platelet Reinforced Piezoelectric CompositesTungyang CHEN (N.Cheng Kung U.Jaiwan) 131

Optimization of Shape Memory Alloy Hybrid Composite Plates subjectedto Low-Velocity Impact Victor BIRMAN, K. Chandrashekhara(U.Missouri-Rolla) 67

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Stress Analysis of a Piezoelectric CylindersNimal RAJAPAKSE, Y. Zhou (U.Manitoba, Canada) 611

Structural Stress Alleviation of Composite Pressure Vessels usingShape Memory Alloy ActuatorsMark W. LIN (Clark Atlanta U.,GA), J.S.N. Paine (Paradigm Inc, VA) 457

Session #3 STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS OF SMART COMPOSITES II

Composite Structure Applications for Sol-Gel Processed Lead ZirconateTitanate David ANDERSON, Brett BLAZER (Auburn U., AL) 27

Theory of Smart Composites with a Polydomain Adaptive ComponentAlexander L. ROYTBURD, Y. Yu, J. Slutsker (U.Maryland) 639

On the Design of Intelligent Dampers for Bridges under Strong MotionsFaramarz GORDANINEJAD, R.Bindu (U.Nevada) 263

Complex Dynamic Modulus of Nitinol-Reinforced CompositesAmr BAZ, J. Ro (Catholic U., DC) 57

Session #4 ACTUATORS IN SMART COMPOSITES

Critical Loading of a Penny Crack in Piezoelectric MaterialsWen-Long DAI, J.H. Huang (Feng Chia U., Taiwan) 169

Optimum Design of Piezoelectric Elements for Deformation Supressionin Laminated PlatesX. Fu, Ted TAUCHERT, G.E. Blandford (U.Kentucky) 747

Properties and Applications of Polyurethane-Series Shape Memory PolymerShunichi HAYASHI (Mitsubishi Heavy Ind, Japan) 319

Excitation of a Beam using Multiple Shape Memory Alloy ActuatorsA.V.SRINIVASAN, D.M.McFarland, H.A.Canistraro (U.Connecticut) 703

A Comparison of Three Techniques for Modeling Piezoelectric Materialsin Smart Structures Joseph C. SLATER (Wright St.U., OH),Y. Wang (Armstrong Lab, TX) poster 679

Session #5 APPLICATION OF SMART COMPOSITES FOR SOUND,VIBRATIONS AND THERMAL CONTROL

A Simplified Approach to Optical Microscanning Utilizing a Hybrid,Ceramic Piezoelectric ActuatorChristopher J. ALBRECHT, J.F.Nayfeh(U.Cen.Florida) 11

Vibration Control of Laminated Composite Plate using SystemIdentification and Optimal Control Method J.H. Kim, Y.K. Kang,Hyun C. PARK, W.Hwang, K.S.Han (Pohang U.Sci.Tech.,Korea) 571

Active Control of Sound with Foam-PVDF Composite SkinsChris R. FULLER, CA. Gentry, C. Guigou(Virginia Tech.) 239

Vibration Control of Composite Structures with Embedded PiezoelectricElements Shin-Ming YANG, J.J. Bian, C.W. Chen (Nat. Cheng Kung U., Taiwan) 839

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A Concurrently Engineered Adaptive Composite PanelsKevin L. KOUDELA, G.H. Koopmann, W.Chen (Penn St. U.) 423

Intrinsically Adaptive Thermal RegulationJeffrey W. FERGUS, C.V.S. Mallipedi (Auburn U., AL) 227

TEXTILE COMPOSITES

developers: Youjiang WANG (Georgia Tech), Sabit ADANUR (Auburn U., AL)Industrial Liaison:

Jay SHUKLA (Lockheed Corp. GA)

Session A 3-D Structures

The Strength of 3-D Braided Composite JointsRona L. REID, K. Black, A. El-Shiekh (N.Carolina St.U.) 623

On-Machine Stitching of 3-D Laminate Structures for CompositesSabit ADANUR, C.W.A. Tarn (Auburn U.,AL) 5

Effect of Cut-Edge on the Flexural Properties of 3D Braided Carbon/EpoxyComposites P. Chen, R.Reid, Aly EL-SHIEKH (N.Carolina St.U.) 211

The Control of a Three-Dimensional Braider from Unit Cell ModelsHenry G. BALLARD Jr., CO. Huey, B.C. Goswami (Clemson U., SC) 45

Session B Applications

Textile Composite for Large Rocket Motors Jerriot SMASH, P. Mensah,S. Ibekwe, S. Chehl (Southern U.,Baton Rouge,LA) 683

Design, Fabrication, and Evaluation of Foam-Core-Hat Stiffened TextileComposite Panels in Axial CompressionGreg H. HASKO (Lockheed, VA), A. Loos (Virginia Tech) 317

Composite Yarns for Textile ApplicationsPaul SAWHNEY, L.B. Kimmel (Dept. Agriculture, New Orleans) 651

Fabrication of Woven Fibre Reinforced Mullite Matrix Compositesusing Electrophoretic Deposition Paul A. TRUSTY, A.R. Boccaccini,E.G. Butler, C.B. Ponton (U. Birmingham, UK) 765

Mechanical Behavior of Braided Composites used in Large NozzlesTameka WILLIAMSON, S. Ibekwe, P. Mensah, S. Chehl(Southern U., Baton Rouge, LA) 815

Session C Characterization

Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of CompositesReinforced with E-Glass and Kevlar Woven FabricsYoujiang WANG, J. Li, D. Zhao (Georgia Tech) 799

Damage Mechanism in Satin Weave Fabric CompositesNiranjan K. NAIK, V.K. Ganesh (Indian I.T.,Bombay) 533

Hygrothermal Behaviour of Woven Fibre-Reinforced Composite PlatesKim-Seng LEE (Defense Science Org., Singapore), T.E. Tay, H.M. Shang,V.P.W. Shim (Nat. U. Singapore) 447

Measuring the Fracture Toughness of Fiber Reinforced Thin Polymer FilmsJohn T. TIELKING, V. Thomas (Texas A&M U.) 753

The Mechanical Behavior of Fiber/Filler Reinforced Phenolic MatrixComposites Shengzu WANG, Sabit Adanur, Bor Z. Jang (Auburn U.,AL) 797

Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Fiber/Filler Reinforced Phenolic MatrixComposites S. Wang, S.Adanur, Bor Z.JANG(Auburn U.,AL) 353

Strength of Raw Wool Polyester CompositesAaron S. BLICBLAU, R. Courts, A. Sims (Swinburne I.T., Australia) 77

Session D Analysis

The Validity of the Rule of Mixtures in Sisal Fibre Reinforced CompositesElifas T.N. BISANDA (U. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) 69

Finite-Element Simulation of Deformations in Woven Structures underTensile Loading Stephanie Means, Michael KEEFE (U. Delaware) 387

Mathematical Model for the Evaluation of Quality of Textile andPolymer Composites Dong ZHANG, L. Wadsworth (U.Tennessee) 859

A Model for the Prediction of Notched Strength of Woven FabricComposites with Moulded-in-HoIesSun-Pui NG, P.C Tse (Hong Kong Polytechnic) 543

The Aggregate Model for Elastic Constants of Woven Fabric CompositesJoon-Hyung BYUN (Korea I.Machinery & Metals) 101

Surface Inspection of Textile Composite Materials using Image AnalysisTechniques Yasser GOWAYED (Auburn U., AL), D.V. Schreibman (Nat.Inst.Environ. Health Sci, NC), M.Roberts (Rolls-Royce,GA) 271

Investigation of Processing, Manufacture and Testing of AgriculturalFiber-Based Composites Suman SARIPALLI, M. Asadi, J. Stilwell(Aerotech, Lawrence, KS) 649

THERMOPLASTICS AND THERMOSETSdevelopers: Su-SengPANG (Louisiana St.U.)

Jack GILLESPIE (U. Delaware)

Time Dependent Failure of Fabric Reinforced ThermoplasticsOtto S. BRUELLER (T.U. Munich, Germany) 97

Welding of Thermoplastics and Thermoplastic CompositesAvi BENATAR (Ohio St.U.) DISTINGUISHED LECTURE (40 mins) 61

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Flow Behaviour of Thermosetting Moulding Compounds: EvolutionStrategies, a Method to Determine Material Parameters for ThermosetsP. Thienel, Bernhard HOSTER (Iserlohn, Germany) 335

Development of a Hybrid 3-D Braided Thermoplastic Matrix TubeKurt E. TESSNOW (Bell Helicopters Textron, TX) 749

Development of Flexible Medical TubingsJohn H. KO, Les Odegaard (3M, St. Paul, MN) 407

Phase Miscibility and Morphological Behavior of Disordered Random DiblockCopolymer/Homopolymer Blends, J. H. Laurer (N.Carolina St.U.) A. Afhraf,S.D.Smith(Proctor Gamble,OH),Richard SPONTAK (N.Car.St.U.) 701

Structure Property Relationships of Modified Recycled Plastics Based onPolyolefin M. MALL, R. Schnabel, J. Trempler (Martin-Luther U., Germany) 485

A Versatile Glass Fiber Reinforcement for Thermoset ProcessesB.D. PRATT, CD. McMahon (Collinscraft Composites, SC) 599

Welding Pressure in Filament Winding of Thermoplastic PrepregsJ. Atangana ATEBA (ANSET, Cameroun), S. Aivazzadeh, D. Hearn,G. Verchery (Nevers, France) 41

Production of Aileron Rib with Advanced thermoplastic CompositeM. Hou (CRCAS, Australia) Lin YE, Y.W. Mai (U. Sydney) 843

Design and Testing of In-Situ Consolidated Thick High PerformanceThermoplastics G.F. Leon, Jeffrey HALL (Gen. Dyn, CT) J. Kelly(ONR, VA), R.E. Bohlmann (McDonnell Douglas, MO) 301

TRANSVERSE SHEAR and 3-DIMENSIONAL COMPOSITESdevelopers: J.F. DAVALOS (W. Virginia U.)

Jerzy PINDERA (U.Waterloo, Canada)

Mechanics of Rectangular Laminated Beams including Transverse ShearJ.F. Davalos, Prabhu M. RAMAN (W. Virginia U.) 615

Actual Three-Dimensional Stresses in Composite Structures-Basis forDevelopment of Analytical SolutionsJerzy T. PINDERA (U. Waterloo, Canada) 591

An Improved Stress Analysis Technique using First-Order Shear DeformationTheory for Laminated Composite ShellsMaenghyo CHO, M.H. Kim (Inha U., Korea) 139

Static and Dynamic Behavior of Multilaminated Composite Beams usinga Higher-order Discrete Model Amelia RAMOS-LOJA, J.I. Barbosa(ENIDH,Portugal), CM. Mota-Soares (IDMEC, Lisboa, Portugal) 619

Strain Analysis of Anisotropic Lamianted Rings Including Transverse ShearDeformation EffectKuen-Cheong CHAN, P.C Tsi, T.C Lai (Hong Kong Polytec.) 113

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VIBRATION and BUCKLINGdevelopers: Jamal NAYFEH (U.Central Florida)

Arun K. TRIPATHY (Louisiana St. U.)

Session A BucklingElastic Stability Limits for Orthotropic Shells of Revolution under

Combined Pressure and Axial CompressionOmer FETTAHLIOGLU (New York Inst.Tech.) 229

Buckling Analysis of Thick-Walled Composite Pipe under External PressureChihdar YANG, S.S. Pang, Y. Zhao (Louisiana St. U.) 837

Buckling Analysis of Thick-walled Composite Pipe under TorsionAlexander HUILLE, C. Yang, S.S. Pang (Louisiana St. U.) 343

Thermal Buckling Response of Thin Anti-Symmetric Angle-Ply LaminatedCylindrical Panel: An Analytical InvestigationH.R.H. KABIR, H. Askar (Kuwait U.) 371

Buckling of Delaminated Cylindrical Composite Panels under Axial CompressionMeng-Kao YEH, S.S. Ho (N. Tsing Hua U.Jaiwan) 845

Session B Vibration

Free Vibration Study for Clamped Composite Laminated Skew PlatesHao YU, N.F. Rieger (Stress Technology Inc, NY) 849

Nonlinear Vibration of Polymers and Composite MaterialsBulent A. OVUNC (U.Southwestern Louisiana) 567

Beam-Type Modeling for the Free Vibration of a Long Thick LaminatedConical Tube D.C Winfield, Chu-Ho LU (U.Memphis, TN), R. Mao(Shanghai Jiao Tong U.,China) 473

Nonlinear Vibration of Laminated Cylindrical Shells with Random GeometricImperfections Siu-Tong CHOI (N.Cheng Kung U., Taiwan) 141

Chaotic Motions in Postbuckled Rectangular Laminated PlatesJamal F. NAYFEH, H. Jia (U.Central Florida) 537

Time-Averaged Lagrangian Analysis of the Nonlinear Free Vibration ofan Orthotropic ShellNicholas J. RIVIECCIO, J.F.Nayfeh (U.Cen.Florida) 629

Influence of Design Parameters and Temperature on Natural Frequencies ofLaminated Plates Philippe DARNIS , E. Ramahefarison (Toulourse,France),R. Klarenbeek, J.W. Butterman (Haarlem Poly, Netherlands) 173

Free Vibration of Symmetric Cross-Ply Rectangular Laminateswith Complete Free Boundary ConditionsWilliam L. CLEGHORN, S.D. Yu (U. Toronto, CA) 153

Experimental Vibration Analysis and Finite Element Modeling to Obtain theShear Modulus of Pultruded Hybrid Cylindrical Composite RodsCV. Nori, Tyrus A. McCARTY, P.R. Mantena (U. Mississippi) 495

Nonlinear Vibrations of Heterogeneous Polar Orthotropic Annular LaminateThick Plates CL.D. HUANG (Kansas St.U.) 341

Characterization of Material Parameters of Composite Plate Specimens byInversion of Vibration Data Avrelio L. ARAUJO, CM. Mota Soares,M.J. Moreira de Freitas (Lisban, Portugal) 31

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The Analysis of the Influence of the Fatigue Crack on the Changes of theNatural Frequencies for the Unidirectional Composite Cantilever BeamM. Krawczuk, Wieslaw OSTACHOWICZ, A. Zak (Gdansk, Poland) 565

Session C Modal Analysis

Estimation of Elastic Constants of Composite Shells using a Rayleigh-Ritz Model and Modal AnalysisK.H. Ip, P.C Tsi, Tai-Cheung LAI (Hong Kong Polytech.) 435

Evaluation of an Armored Vehicle Hull using Modal AnalysisAaron D. GUPTA (US Army Research Lab, MD) 287

Modal Characteristics of Structural Portal Frames Made of MechanicallyJoined Pultruded Flat Hybrid Composite BeamsReza AHMADIAN, P.R. Mantena (U.Mississippi) 7

Free Vibrational Study and Modal Analysis of Stiffened Laminated CompositePanels Arun K.TRIPATHY, R.Ahmadian, S.S.Pang(Louisiana St.U) 763

Session D Damping

Optimization of Damping Capacity of Composite Beams subjected to Bendingor Free Torsion M'Hamed HAMDAOUI, E. Ramahefarison (Toulouse, France) 305

Damping Characteristics of Ferrite-Rubber Composites used for BaseIsolation System K. Ohta (Nichireki Co, Japan), Masakazu MAYAMA(Hokkaido I.T.,Japan), M. Takeuchi (Okumura Corp, Japan) 491

A Micromechanical Approach to Damping of Polymer CompositesM. KALISKE, H. Rothert (U.Hannover, Germany) 377

WAVE PROPAGATION and NDTdevelopers: Nimal RAJAPAKSE (U. Manitoba, Canada)

Rathi K. BHATACHARYA (Bradley U., IL)

NDE of Composites by Dry Contact TransducersF. Levent DEGERTEKIN, B.T. Khuri-Yakub (Stanford U., CA) 181

Ultrasonic Characterization of FRP CompositesJerrol W. LITTLES, Jr. (Georgia Tech.) 465

Fracture Mechanics of Disbonds in Isogrids for Design and EvaluationArup K. MAJI, E. Fossness (Phillips Lab, NM), B. Pemble, K. Donnelly,D. Satpathi (U.New Mexico) 483

Components of First Article Destructive Testing of Composite StructureNicholas MELILLO (McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis), David S. Cadman(Naval Air Systems, DC) 503

Non-Destructive Inspection of CFRP using Eddy Current TechniqueGerhard MOOK, R. Lange (U. Magdeburg, Germany) 519

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Thickness Effect on the Tensile Behavior of Edge Notched Angle Ply Laminatesusing Moire Interferometry Samual I.IBEKWE(Southern U.,LA),F.C Anigbo(AT&T Bell Lab, PA), R.L. Pendleton (S.Dakota Sch Mines) 351

Analysis of Notched Epoxy-Graphite Laminates under Cyclid Loading usingMoire Interferometry Felix CANIGBO (AT&T,PA),S.I.Ibekwe (Southern U.,LA),R.L. Pendleton (S.Dakota Sch Mines) 29

Characterization of Fatigue Damage in Hybrid Composites using AdvancedUltrasonic and Thermographic Methods A. Aiello, Claudio CANEVA(La Sapienza,Rome), L.D'Antonio, C. Sabatino (Naples, Italy) 103

Location and Characterization of Impact in Composite Plates usingWaveformed AE Analysis Techniques A. C Okafor, K. Chandrashekhara,Y.P. JIANG (U.Missouri-Rolla) poster 359

Waveform Analysis of Acoustic Emission in Fiber-Reinforced CeramicComposites Abhisak CHULYA (NASA Lewis, OH), M.R. Gorman(Digital Wave, CO), J.P. Gyekenyesi (NASA Lewis, OH) 149

Effect of Surface Wrinkles on Ultrasonic Inspection and CompressiveStrength in Composites Abbas FAHR, F.M. Bullock, CPoon, K. Smith(NRC, Canada) poster 219

Scattering of Waves by Flaws in Anisotropic Laminated PlatesGui-Rong LIU, K.Y. Lam, H.M. Shang (N.U. Singapore) 469

The Determination of Anisotropic Properties of SiCw/A1203 Ceramic CompositesK.A. Al-Dheylan, Bernie R. TITTMANN, CE. Yen (Penn. St.U.) 755

Ultrasonic Measurement of Anisotropic Elastic Constants of Bi-2212High Temperature Superconductor Materials Sanjai PARTHASARATHI(Concurrent Tech,PA), B.R. Tittmann, J. Kajuch (Penn St.U.) 575

Ultrasonic Evaluation of Delaminations in Carbon-Fibre CompositesBrian S. WONG, K.S. Tan, N.Q. Guo (Nayang Tech U.,Singapore),CG. Tui (Republic of Singapore Airforce) 821

X-Ray Backscatter Tomography of Composites Edward GREENAWALD(Geo-Centers,MD), CF.Poranski Jr., Y.S.Ham(Naval R.L., DC) 275

POSTER PAPERS

On the Second Order Bending of the Thin Rotating Disks in TermicAxial Symmetrical Conditions Gheorghe N. RADU, I. Rosca(Transilvania U., Romania) POSTER 609

A New Model for the Movement of the Rolling Rigid Body on a Rough SurfaceIleana ROSCA, G.N. Radu (Transilvania U., Romania) POSTER 633

A New Model of Fatigue Testing MachineEmil Cernaianu, M. Mangra, D. Popescu, A. Cernaianu (U. Craiova, Romania) 109

W-Cu-Ni Composite Materials for Contacts providing Electric Arc Breaking,in the Case of Medium and High Voltage SwitchesSever SONTEA, Emil Cernaianu, D. Tarata(U. Craiova, Romania) 695

Local Stresses Peculiarities of Plastic Deformation in Model LargerComposites O.V. KLYAVIN, A.V. Nikiforov 403

Interlaminar Cracks in Composites with Compressible Layers: Failure inCompression Igor A. GUZ (Inst Mechanics, Ukraine) 293

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Ultra-Light Thermal-Protective Composite MaterialsYury DIMITRIENKO (Moscow, Russia) 189

BEM Applications to 3D Analysis of Anisotropic Composite StructuresMichael N. PERELMUTER, S.V. Kuznetzov (Russia) 585

Model for the Transition from Micro- to Macrofracture of CompositeMaterials Victor S. KUKSENKO (St. Petersburg, Russia) 427

Mathematical Modeling of the Evolution of the Mechanical, Physicaland Chemical Properties in Manufacturing a PMC Item by PolymerizationProcesses, L.P. SMIRNOV, A.Y. Dubovitskii, L.N. Gak, E.V. Polianczyk

(I. Chemical Physics, Moscow) 685Fiber Texture and Gradient Structure of Bamboo

Shigeyasu AMADA, Y. Ichikawa, T.Munekata, Y. Nagase (Gunma U, Japan) 25Metal Sulfonate Bonding in Nafion Membranes

Ronald F. ELIVIA, L. Chao, W. Xu (U. New Orleans), P.N. Pintauro,R. Tandon (Tulane U. LA) 215

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