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Coordinated Fracture and Failure Initiation in Microcomposites

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
Gale A. Holmes, Jae H. Kim, Chang K. Moon, Walter G. McDonough
In this paper, the failure behavior of glass fiber microcomposites is investigated. E-glass fibers treated with an epoxy compatible sizing were embedded in a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) resin cured with meta-phenylenediamine (m-PDA). Even

The Role of Folding in the Degradation of Ballistic Fibers

May 19, 2008
Author(s)
Walter G. McDonough, Gale A. Holmes, Jae Hyun Kim, Derek L. Ho
Research has indicated that the folding of ballistic fibers comprising soft body armor may be a factor in the performance deterioration that has been observed. To quantify the impact of this failure mechanism on body armor performance, an apparatus was

The Modified-Single Fiber Test: A Methodology for Monitoring Ballistic Performance

January 18, 2008
Author(s)
Jae Hyun Kim, Walter G. McDonough, William R. Blair, Gale A. Holmes
In an effort to develop a minimally invasive testing methodology for monitoring the in-service performance of soft body armor, the ASTM D3379-75 standard was modified by measuring the fiber diameter at 5 equally spaced locations along a 6 cm gauge length

A Device for Mechanically Folding Yarns and Woven Fabrics of Ballistic Fibers

January 7, 2008
Author(s)
Walter G. McDonough, Jae Hyun Kim, Nolan J. Brandenburg, William R. Blair, Gale A. Holmes
Abstract (2000 characters maximum - spell out acronyms the first time)An apparatus was designed and built that attaches to servo-hydraulic machines that typically perform material fatigue testing. The device was designed to systematically fold woven fabric

E-Glass/DGEBA/m-PDA Single Fiber Composites: Interface Debonding During Fiber Fracture

October 1, 2007
Author(s)
Gale A. Holmes, R C. Peterson, Donald L. Hunston, Walter G. McDonough
In this paper, we examine the regions of debonding between the fibers and the matrix surrounding fiber breaks formed during single-fiber fragmentation tests. The materials used were E-glass fibers embedded in a matrix of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A

An Apparatus For Folding Yarns And Woven Fabrics Of Ballistic Fibers

June 4, 2007
Author(s)
Walter G. McDonough, Jae Hyun Kim, Nolan J. Brandenburg, William R. Blair, Gale A. Holmes
Folding of ballistic fibers comprising soft body armor may be a factor in the performance deterioration that has been observed in used soft body armor. To quantify the impact of this mechanism, an apparatus was designed and built to simulate the folding