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  1. TGund

    Composites 101

    The American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA, www.acmanet.org) would be a good starting point. They have some good introductory technical materials and a certification program that is fairly reasonably priced. Also check out the SAMPE (www.sampe.org) organization, if you want more...
  2. TGund

    CFRP anisotropic properties

    Check out the American Concrete Institute's 440 committee on FRP. They have a design guide for FRP rebar (440.1R, I believe)that might have some general properties for you (www.concrete.org). Might also want to check with carbon rebar suppliers like Hughes Brothers and Pultrall.
  3. TGund

    Laminate sequence

    Chopped mat is also good against the mold for asthetic reasons (less print through of the woven rovings/yarns). If this is one layer of 1oz to 1.5oz/sq ft of chopped mat on a 16 ply stack, I doubt its existance will have much effect on the bend-twisting, etc. coupling. Especially if this is a...
  4. TGund

    Thickness effect in compression testing

    Check the ASTM C 365 method for flatwise compression of foam core. I believe it states that the thickness used in the test is equal to the thickness to be used in the application.
  5. TGund

    Can Carbon Fiber be Plated?

    www.diamondfiber.com
  6. TGund

    Simply supported Sandwich Plate example

    Try the "Sandwich Handbook" which you can download for free at the DIAB website (http://www.diabgroup.com/americas/u_literature/u_lit_man.html). If my memory serves, they have some plate examples near the end of the document. If that doesn't work, maybe check out "The Handbook of Sandwich...
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