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Composite material tester
Award last edited on: 10/10/02

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : AF
Total Award Amount
$319,146
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
AF87-024
Principal Investigator
Kamran Najidzzadeh

Company Information

Resource International Inc

281 Enterprise Drive
Westerville, OH 43081
   (614) 885-3534
   N/A
   N/A
Location: Single
Congr. District: 12
County: Franklin

Phase I

Contract Number: 17451
Start Date: 00/00/00    Completed: 00/00/00
Phase I year
1987
Phase I Amount
$49,146
The concept of a dynamic testing device capable of achieving strain rates in the range of 104/min. For testing graphitic composite material is described. This device can be used to perform tests in both tension as well as in cross axis shear on composites to evaluate dynamic properties for design applications. Specific attention related to the design of this device is focused on the type of test specimen configuration, the design of a holding device for the specimens and the selection of an appropriate testing procedure.

Phase II

Contract Number: 17451
Start Date: 00/00/00    Completed: 00/00/00
Phase II year
1989
Phase II Amount
$270,000
The design of a dynamic device capable of achieving strain rates in the range of 10(4)/min. for testing graphitic composites is described. This device will be used to perform tests in tension, compression and shear on composites to evaluate dynamic properties for design purposes. The concepts developed in Phase I of this study will be applied to building and instrumenting the testing devices and to machine test specimens. Various investigations will be carried out and the test results will be used to refine the testing apparatus and specimen geometry. The instrument will be calibrated by repeating tests conducted on other materials elsewhere, and results compared.