Browsing NIAR: National Institute for Aviation Research by Author "Cui, Xiaodong"

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    • A combined X-Ray CT and mechanistic characterization of bearing failure mechanisms in bolted composite components 

      Cui, Xiaodong; Xiao, Jian; Lua, Jim Y.; Kariyawasam, Supun; Fulghum, Ethan; Saathoff, Caleb (Vertical Flight Society, 2021-05)
      This paper presents the characterization of bearing failure mechanisms in composite joints with countersunk bolt by applying an X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT) technique and a developed bearing failure model to build the ...

    • Compressive response of composite laminates with defects 

      Cui, Xiaodong; Karuppiah, Anand Vijay; Pham, Dinh Chi; Lua, Jim Y.; Saathoff, Caleb; Seneviratne, Waruna P. (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, 2020-01-05)
      Defects are inevitable in the manufacture and service of composite laminates and their influence on the mechanical performance of composite laminates can be substantial. Ply waviness and delamination are two major types ...

    • Defects characterization and evaluation of their effects on compressive failure of composite components 

      Cui, Xiaodong; Pham, Dinh Chi; Karuppiah, Anand Vijay; Lua, Jim Y.; Saathoff, Caleb; Seneviratne, Waruna P. (DEStech Publications, 2019-09)
      In the design and certification of composite structural components for aircrafts, compression and combined compression and shear loading cases have to be considered. Various forms of defects such as ply waviness, delamination ...

    • Defects characterization, damage mapping, and property evaluation of composites 

      Lua, Jim Y.; Sadeghirad, Alireza; Cui, Xiaodong; Karuppiah, Anand Vijay; Saathoff, Caleb; Seneviratne, Waruna P. (DEStech Publications Inc., 2018)
      The presence of voids in the composite laminates can reduce the mechanical properties in composites and these voids can become precursors in the activation of other failure modes such as delamination. Knowing the volume ...

    • Progressive damage and failure prediction of interlaminar tensile specimen with initial fabrication induced defects 

      Cui, Xiaodong; Karuppiah, Anand Vijay; Pham, Dinh Chi; Lua, Jim Y.; Saathoff, Caleb; Seneviratne, Waruna P. (DEStech Publications Inc., 2018)
      An automatic solution process to evaluate the effects of fabrication induced defects in composite components is developed. The framework of this approach includes defects extraction from the X-ray computed tomography (CT) ...