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Industry‐University Crosstalk

Dan Adams

University of Utah

adams@mech.utah.edu (801) 585‐9807 1 Nov Nov 2107 2107

My My Backgr Background

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• 20 Years as Mechanical Engineering Professor at the Univ. of Utah
• 3 Years in Utah Composites Industry
• Hercules Inc. Composites Design and Analysis, 1983‐1986
• Total of 37 years of experience in composite materials
• Vice‐Chair, ASTM Committee D30 on Composites
• Co‐Chair Composite Materials Handbook (CMH‐17) Testing Working Group
• Design and Testing Columnist for CompositesWorld Magazine

Je Jeff Ke Kessler

• 11 Years as Composites Lab Manager at the
• Univ. of Utah
• 2 Years in Utah Composites Industry
• Hercules Inc. Test Engineer, 1984‐1986
• 7 Years as Composites Lab Manager at the

University of Wyoming

• 20+ years of composites testing experience

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Composi Composite Te Test Met Method Dev Developm pmen ent

• Composite Wedge Test for Adhesive Durability Assessment
• Flat‐Coupon Crush Test for Composite Laminates
• Combined‐Loading Shear (CLS) Test for Composite Laminates
• Sandwich Composite Mode I Single Cantilever Beam (SCB) Test
• Sandwich Composite Compression After Impact (CAI) Test
• Sandwich Composite 4‐Point Flexure After Impact (4FAI) Test
• Sandwich Composite Open Hole Compression (OHC) Test
• Sandwich Composite Open Hole Flexure (OHF) Test

(All in process of ASTM standardization)

Re Research Sum Summary: ary:

Composi Composite Te Test Met Method Dev Developm pmen ent

• Composite Wedge Test for Adhesive Durability Assessment
• Flat‐Coupon Crush Test for Composite Laminates
• Combined‐Loading Shear (CLS) Test for Composite Laminates
• Sandwich Composite Mode I Single Cantilever Beam (SCB) Test
• Sandwich Composite Compression After Impact (CAI) Test
• Sandwich Composite 4‐Point Flexure After Impact (4FAI) Test
• Sandwich Composite Open Hole Compression (OHC) Test
• Sandwich Composite Open Hole Flexure (OHF) Test

(All in process of ASTM standardization)

Composi Composite Te Test Met Method

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Fla Flat‐Coupon Coupon Crush Crush Te Test

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Composi Composite Te Test Met Method

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Fla Flat‐Coupon Coupon Crush Crush Te Test

Unsupported Testing For Flat Sections Pin-Supported Testing For Curved Sections

Design‐value development Material property evaluation

Component tests Sub‐component tests Structural elements tests Allowable development Material specification development Material screening and selection

Full‐

scale

tests

Analysis validation

Courtesy of Kevin Davis, Boeing

Re Research Sum Summary: ary:

Composi Composite Te Test Met Method Dev Developm pmen ent

• Composite Wedge Test for Adhesive Durability Assessment
• Flat‐Coupon Crush Test for Composite Laminates
• Combined‐Loading Shear (CLS) Test for Composite Laminates
• Sandwich Composite Mode I Single Cantilever Beam (SCB) Test
• Sandwich Composite Compression After Impact (CAI) Test
• Sandwich Composite 4‐Point Flexure After Impact (4FAI) Test
• Sandwich Composite Open Hole Compression (OHC) Test
• Sandwich Composite Open Hole Flexure (OHF) Test

(All in process of ASTM standardization)

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Sponsor: Sponsor: Fe Federa ral Av Aviation Adm Adminis nistration

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Thanks for your attention! Comments/Questions?