Mechanical performance evaluation of fiber composites equipped with In-Situ wireless sensor bodies
    Dutta GS, Ziegmann G, LI W, Dorbath B, Vossiek M, Guhathakurta J  (2023)
    
    
    Publication Language: English
    Publication Type: Conference contribution, other
    Publication year: 2023
    
    Publisher: Tagungsband 5. Niedersächsisches Symposium Materialtechnik
    
    
    
    
    Pages Range: 13
    
    
    
    Conference Proceedings Title: Tagungsband 5. Niedersächsisches Symposium Materialtechnik
    
    
    DOI: 10.21268/20230627-4
    
    Abstract
    Key  objective  here  was  to  optimize  the  sensor  shape  to  minimize  stress  accumulation 
and crack propagation around the sensor geometry inside the cured composite sample 
understress. A finite element simulation model is developed for this purpose and a par-
ametric model for the sensor geometry provided better insight into the force distribution 
along the fibers around the sensor element. 
 
Consequently,  different  testing  sample  combinations  were  prepared,  for  which,  fibers 
were either cut or bend around the sensors and dielectric channels. Various composite 
samples  with  different  shapes  of  sensor  dummies  were  also  experimentally  tested  to 
validate the computational results. CT scan models of postcure samples before and after 
loading enabled indepth understanding of fiber alignment that could cause disturbances 
in  overall  mechanical  performance.  The  scan  models  also  provided  with  sufficient 
information about unwanted porosity, and
 
micro -crack growth inside the composite un-
der loading, which turned out to be vital for establishing a reliable simulation model and 
improving parameters in manufacturing process. 
 
In the end, the goal of the work was to transport the know -how of such pro
duction unit from experimental and flexible manufacturing system like vacuum assisted resin infu-
sion  (VARI)  to  more  sophisticated  processing  systems  like  prepreg  manufacturing 
where  all  necessary  information  can  be  provided  as  inputs  prior  to  the
impregnation, thus removing error occurred due to manual handling. 
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        APA:
        Dutta, G.S., Ziegmann, G., LI, W., Dorbath, B., Vossiek, M., & Guhathakurta, J. (2023). Mechanical performance evaluation of fiber composites equipped with In-Situ wireless sensor bodies. In Tagungsband 5. Niedersächsisches Symposium Materialtechnik (pp. 13). Tagungsband 5. Niedersächsisches Symposium Materialtechnik.
    
    
        MLA:
        Dutta, Gaurab Sundar, et al. "Mechanical performance evaluation of fiber composites equipped with In-Situ wireless sensor bodies." Proceedings of the 5. Symposium Materialtechnik, 23. bis 24. Februar 2023 Tagungsband 5. Niedersächsisches Symposium Materialtechnik, 2023. 13.
    
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