scholarly journals Orthogonal Experiment on the Surface Quality of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Cut by Abrasive Water Jet

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-76
Author(s):  
Guilin Yang ◽  
Bokai Feng
2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 178-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Jagadeesh ◽  
P Dinesh Babu ◽  
M Nalla Mohamed ◽  
P Marimuthu

The utilization of composite materials has nowadays increased in aerospace applications due to their less weight and superior mechanical properties. Nevertheless, machining of composite materials without damage is quite challenging through conventional system due to their inherent heterogeneity, anisotropy, and thermal sensitivity. To overcome this problem, abrasive water jet machining process can be employed. It is a non-conventional machining processes with high accuracy, high flexibility and with no heat generation. However, there are more challenges in cutting fiber reinforced plastics with this technique. Hence, this work deals with the assessment of the optimum process parameters in abrasive water jet cutting of carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite. Cutting experiments were conducted by varying input parameters such as the traverse rate, standoff distance on three laminates of different thickness. Analysis of variance through response surface methodology technique was used to study the effect of each input parameters on the output responses such as kerf taper and surface roughness. Optimum parameters that provide the best machining quality were found using numerical and graphical optimization techniques. The results showed that increasing the traverse rate results in increased surface roughness and taper angle of the cut kerf. Hence lower traverse rate is preferable when machining quality is of high importance.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 576
Author(s):  
Liang Luo ◽  
Jie Lai ◽  
Jun Shi ◽  
Guorui Sun ◽  
Jie Huang ◽  
...  

This paper investigates the working performance of reinforcement concrete (RC) beams strengthened by Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) with different anchoring under bending moment, based on the structural stressing state theory. The measured strain values of concrete and Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) sheet are modeled as generalized strain energy density (GSED), to characterize the RC beams’ stressing state. Then the Mann–Kendall (M–K) criterion is applied to distinguish the characteristic loads of structural stressing state from the curve, updating the definition of structural failure load. In addition, for tested specimens with middle anchorage and end anchorage, the torsion applied on the anchoring device and the deformation width of anchoring device are respectively set parameters to analyze their effects on the reinforcement performance of CFRP sheet through comparing the strain distribution pattern of CFRP. Finally, in order to further explore the strain distribution of the cross-section and analyze the stressing-state characteristics of the RC beam, the numerical shape function (NSF) method is proposed to reasonably expand the limited strain data. The research results provide a new angle of view to conduct structural analysis and a reference to the improvement of reinforcement effect of CFRP.


Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 311
Author(s):  
Chan-Jung Kim

Previous studies have demonstrated the sensitivity of the dynamic behavior of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) material over the carbon fiber direction by performing uniaxial excitation tests on a simple specimen. However, the variations in modal parameters (damping coefficient and resonance frequency) over the direction of carbon fiber have been partially explained in previous studies because all modal parameters have only been calculated using the representative summed frequency response function without modal analysis. In this study, the dynamic behavior of CFRP specimens was identified from experimental modal analysis and compared five CFRP specimens (carbon fiber direction: 0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, and 90°) and an isotropic SCS13A specimen using the modal assurance criterion. The first four modes were derived from the SCS13A specimen; they were used as reference modes after verifying with the analysis results from a finite element model. Most of the four mode shapes were found in all CFRP specimens, and the similarity increased when the carbon fiber direction was more than 45°. The anisotropic nature was dominant in three cases of carbon fiber, from 0° to 45°, and the most sensitive case was found in Specimen #3.


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