FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TAPERED GRAPHITE-EPOXY BOX BEAMS

Authors
YEN SC GOPAL P DHARANI LR
Citation
Sc. Yen et al., FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TAPERED GRAPHITE-EPOXY BOX BEAMS, S.A.M.P.E. quarterly, 24(3), 1993, pp. 47-50
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science",Engineering
Journal title
S.A.M.P.E. quarterly → ACNP
ISSN journal
00360821
Volume
24
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
47 - 50
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-0821(1993)24:3<47:FACOTG>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Graphite/epoxy (T300/934) prepreg is used to fabricate tapered box bea ms with a taper angle of 2-degrees between the top and bottom walls. T he prepreg is cured on a segmented steel core using a hot-press. A scr ew arrangement is used to apply curing pressure in the horizontal dire ction, while the platens of the hot-press apply pressure in the vertic al direction. The inplane bending stiffness of the beam is determined by 3-point bend test and is found to be in agreement with theory.