Composites Science and Technology 52 (1994) 637-640 © 1995 Elsevier Science Limited Printed in Northern Ireland, All rights reserved ELSEVIER
Contents of Volume 52
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1 Acoustic emission monitoring of damage in metal-matrix composites subjected to thermomechanical fatigue R. W. NEU (USA) & I. ROMAN (Israel) 9 Shear fracture of unidirectional composites without initial cracks i . R. WISNOM (UK) 19 Several variations of the generalized self-consistent method for hybrid composites Y. HUANG, K. X. HU & A. CHANDRA (USA) 29 Modeling fiber breakage in a metal-matrix composite To NICHOLAS & J. AHMAD (USA) 39 Effect of step spacing on delamination of tapered laminates W. CUI (China), M. R. WlSNOM & M. JONES (UK) 47 Thermo-mechanical fatigue behavior of an angle-ply SCS-6/'13-15-3 metal-matrix composite J. T. ROUSH, S. MALL & W. H. VAUGHT (USA) 61 Accurate comparative determination of the in-plane shear modulus of T300/914 by the Iosipescu and 45° off-axis tests F. PIERRON & A. VAUTRIN (France) 73 Axisymmetric buckling of moderately thick polar orthotropic annular plates J.-S. CHANG (Taiwan) 85 Analysis of damage mechanisms in a centrally notched glass-fiber/epoxy plate A. LAKSIMI, X. L. GONG & M. L. BENZEGGAGH (France) 93 Fatigue fracture behaviour of carbon-fiber-reinforced modified bismaleimide composites X. J. XIAN (China) & C. L. CHOY (Hong Kong) 99 Damage and fracture of notched non-woven and woven composite laminates J. XIAO (China) & C. BATHIAS (France) 109 Stiffness reduction in laminate coupons due to the free-edge effect W. BECKER (Germany) & G. KRESS (Switzerland) 117 Short crack trapping/untrapping in particle-reinforced metal-matrix composites C. LI & F. ELLYIN (Canada) 125 Conference Diary
Number 2
127 Intermetallic-matrix composites: An overview K. S. KUMAR & G. BAO (USA) 151 Analysis of superalloy-toughened NiAI composites V. C. NARDONE (USA) 163 Properties of monolithic and composite NiAI processed by hydrostatic extrusion and vacuum hot-pressing J. D. RIGNEY, S. PATANKAR & J. J. LEWANDOWSKI (USA) 637
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173 Laminated composites under fatigue loading: A damage development law for transverse cracking A. THIONNET & J. RENARD (France) 183 /n situ observation and probabilistic prediction of microscopic failure processes in CFRP cross-ply laminates N. TAKEDA & S. OGIHARA (Japan) 197 A note on the Monte Carlo simulation of the tensile deformation and failure process of unidirectional composites J. YUAN, Y. XIA & B. YANG (China) 205 Data for designing with continuous-glass-fibre-reinforced polypropylene A. C. LOWE, D. R. MOORE & I. M. ROBINSON (UK) 217 The development of an improved mode III delamination test for composites P. ROBINSON & D. Q. SONG (UK) 235 The bonded repair of fibre composites: Effect of composite moisture content J. E. ROBSON, F. L. MATrHEWS & A. J. KINLOCH (UK) 247 Effective elastic moduli and characterization of a particulate metal-matrix composite with damaged particles W. TONG & G. RAVICHANDRAN (USA) 253 Simulation of the fibre fragmentation process by a fracture mechanics analysis H.-Y. LIU, Y.-W. MAI, L.-M. ZHOU & L. YE (Australia) 261 /n situ observation of the single-fiber fragmentation process in metal-matrix composites by ultrasonic imaging M. C. WATERBURY, P. KARPUR, T. E. MATIKAS, S. KRISHNAMURTHY & D. B. MIRACLE (USA) 267 Static and cyclic biaxial bending of CFRP panels A. S. CHEN & F. L. MATTHEWS (UK) 275 Investigation of the transverse properties of a unidirectional carbon/epoxy laminate: Part 1---Matrix properties A. H. REZAIFARD, M. G. BADER & P. A. SMITH (UK) 287 Investigation of the transverse properties of a unidirectional carbon/epoxy laminate: Part 2--Laminate properties A. H. REZAIFARD, M. G. BADER & P. A. sMITH (UK) 297 Conference Diary
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299 Improvement of fibre/matrix bonding in carbon-fibre/acrylic composites by electron-irradiation: Concept of difunctional chemical coupling agent Y. THOMAS, J. P. PARISI, B. BOUTEVIN, D. BEZIERS, E. CHATAIGNIER & G. D~SARMOT (France) 309 Initiation and growth of delamination from the tips of transverse cracks in CFRP cross-ply laminates N. TAKEDA & S. OGIHARA (Japan) 319 A non-linear micromechanics-based analysis of metal-matrix composite laminates D. D. ROBERTSON & S. MALL (USA) 333 Steady-state flexural vibration damping of honeycomb sandwich beams M. R. MAHERI & R. D. ADAMS (UK) 349 The influence of moulding conditions on delamination behaviour of carbon-fibre/PEEK composites P.-Y. B. JAR & H.-H. KAUSCH (Switzerland) 361 Effect of flyash content and coupling agent on the mechanical properties of flyash-filted polypropylene K. W.-Y. WONG & R. W. TRUSS (Australia)
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369 On the use of acoustic emission to investigate damage mechanisms in glass-fibre-reinforced polypropylene S. BARRI~ & M. L. BENZEGGAGH (France) 377 Linear and non-linear 3-D analysis of hybrid composite laminates J. XlAOYU (China) 387 Analysis of the single-fibre pull-out test by the use of Raman spectroscopy. Part I: Pull-out of aramid fibres from an epoxy resin A. K. PATRIKIS, M. C. ANDREWS & R. J. YOUNG (UK) 397 The impact properties of hybrid composites reinforced with high-modulus polyethylene fibres and glass fibres D. W. WOODS, P. J. HINE & I. M. WARD (UK) 407 Effects of high pressure on the crystallization and mechanical properties of carbon-fiber-reinforced poly(ether ether ketone) laminated composites H,-M. LIN, R. LEE, C.-H. LIU, J.-S. WU & C.-S. HUANG (Taiwan) 417 Comparative in-plane shear behaviour of long-carbon-fibre composites with thermoset or thermoplastic matrix M. C. LAFARIE-FRENOT & F. TOUCHARD (France) 427 Pultruded fibre-reinforced polyurethane composites. III. Static mechanical, thermal, and dynamic mechanical properties C.-H. CHEN & C.-C. M. MA (Taiwan) 433 Aging of carbon-fiber-reinforced bismaleimide-matrix composites in oxidative conditions P. LE COUSTUMER, K. LAFDI & A. OBERLIN (France) 439 Mode II delamination toughness of carbon-fibre/epoxy composites with chopped Kevlar fibre reinforcement M.-S. SOHN & X.-Z. HU (Australia) 449 The role of interface and fibre anisotropy in controlling the performance of polyethylene-fibre-reinforced composites T. PEIJS, H. A. RIJSDIJK, J. M. M. DE KOK & P. J. LEMSTRA (The Netherlands) 467 Conference Diary
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469 Fatigue behaviour of glass-fibre/epoxy-matrix filament-wound pipes: Tension loading tests and results E. JOSEPH & D. PERREUX (France) 481 A random critical-core theory of microdamage in interply hybrid composites: IImUItimate failure Q.-D. ZENG (China) 489 Surface properties and interracial adhesion studies of aramid fibres modified by gas plasmas G. S. SHEU & S. S. SHYU (Taiwan) 499 A statistical model and experimental study of the strain-rate dependence of the strength of fibres Y. XIA, J. YUAN & B. YANG (China) 505 Analysis of the fragmentation test for carbon-fibre/epoxy model composites by means of Raman spectroscopy Y, HUANG & R. J. YOUNG (UK) 519 Fatigue strength and damage progression in a circular-hole-notched GRP composite under combined tension/torsion loading K. TAKEMURA & T. FUJII (Japan) 527 Fracture mechanics evaluation of progressive fatigue damage in a circular-hole-notched GRP composite under combined tension/torsion loading K. TAKEMURA & T. FUJII (Japan)
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535 Visualization of debonding of fully and partially embedded glass fibres in epoxy resins M. R. PIGGO'H" & Y. (J.) XIONG (Canada) 541 Deformation behavior of interpenetrating-phase composites K. S. RAVICHANDRAN (USA) 551 Image analysis of delamination cracks in carbon-fibre composites by scanning acoustic microscopy A. TODOROKi, H. KOBAYASH! (Japan) & J. G. LEE (Korea) 561 Effect of crack-growth mechanism on the prediction of fracture load of adhesive joints M. PAPINI, G. FERNLUND & J. K. SPELT (Canada) 571 Fatigue strength of woven fabric composites with drilled and moulded-in holes H. J. LIN & C. S. TANG (Taiwan) 577 Compressive strength of unidirectional fiber composites with matrix non-linearity C. T. SUN & A. W. JUN (USA) 589 A micromechanical characterization of graphite-fiber/epoxy composites containing a heterogeneous interphase region B. Y. LOW, S. D. GARDNER, C. U. PITTMAN JR & R. M. HACKETT (USA) 607 Acoustic emission for in situ monitoring in metal-matrix composite processing S. CANUMALLA, R. N. PANGBORN, B. R. TITTMANN & J. C. CONWAY JR (USA) 615 Effective creep behavior and complex moduli of fiber- and ribbon-reinforced polymer-matrix composites J. Li & G. J. WENG (USA) 631 Conference Diary 633 Subject Index 635 Author Index