Date of Degree
2012
Document Type
thesis
Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Olesya I. Zhupanska
Abstract
Carbon fiber reinforced composite materials have become commonplace in many industries including aerospace, automotive, and sporting goods. Previous research has determined a coupling relationship between the mechanical and electrical properties of these materials where the application of electrical current has been shown to improve their mechanical strengths. The next generations of these composites have started to be produced with the addition of nanocarbon buckypaper layers which provide even greater strength and electrical conductivity potentials. The focus of this current research was to characterize these new composites and compare their electro-mechanical coupling capabilities to those composites which do not contain any nonocarbons.
Pages
xv, 202
Bibliography
196-202
Copyright
Copyright 2012 Christopher Brandon Hill
Recommended Citation
Hill, Christopher Brandon. "Investigation of electrical and impact properties of carbon fiber reinforced polymer matrix composites with carbon nanotube buckypaper layers." thesis, University of Iowa, 2012.
http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2894.