Ply terminations

In particular, the techniques based on the termination of certain plies within the laminate has also shown promise. Static tensile tests of [30°/-30°/30°/90°]s carbon-epoxy laminates containing terminals of [90°] layers at the mid-plane show that premature delamination is completely suppressed with a remarkable 20% improvement in tensile strength, compared to those without a ply terminal. Cyclic fatigue on the same laminates confirms similar results in that the laminate without a ply terminal has delamination equivalent to about 40% of the laminate width after 2x10 cycles, whereas the laminates with a ply terminal exhibit no evidence of delamination even after 9x10 cycles. All these observations are in agreement with the substantially lower interlaminar normal and shear stresses for the latter laminates, as calculated from finite element analysis. A combination of the adhesive interleaf and the tapered layer end has also been explored by Llanos and Vizzini, (1992). 

Critical ply termination When a laminate with a 90° ply at mid-plane is subjected to tension, peak interlaminar stresses are generated at the interface between the ply or within it. This is because the Poisson s ratio is so different from the surrounding plies. One solution has been to terminate the 90° ply away from the free edge. 

To decrease the thickness of a laminate, some of the laminae must be selectively stopped, dropped, or terminated. Moreover, the stopped laminae are covered with at least one continuous lamina as in Figure 7-31. There, resin-rich zones occur naturally in the vicinity of the ply drop. Such regions are also local stress-concentration sites. However, the tapered laminate creates a globally lessened stress concentration. 

Termination of a critical ply(s) with a tapered end a small distance away from the free edge. 

They suggested that each project should pay an insurance premium V to guarantee the expected profits. The magnitude of v is proportional to the amount of capital to be risked. It is also a function of the degree of risk involved. Working capital and capital for auxiliary facilities are assumed to be risk-free. Thus, the risk rate is plied only to the fraction of the capital investment likely to be lost ifuie project is unexpectedly terminated. 

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Figure 10 shows the air resistanee of the respective samples shown in Figure 9. Note that the HEPA s pressure drop inereased rapidly as it was loaded while that of the three plies of media, which initially had a higher pressure drop than the HEPA, did not rise as rapidly as the HEPA. When one ply of the media was used as a prefilter for the HEPA, the rate of rise of AP was even shallower. The data show that sueh a prefilter can extend the life of a HEPA by five to seven times, depending upon the terminal AP.

Figure 4.6 Degradation of a large object made of poly(L-L-lactide) (PLI A) by formation of oligomers terminated by a carboxylic group.

For example, termination of a living anionic polymerization with a tetrafunctional electrophile such as silicon tetrachloride will produce a four-armed star polymer as shown in equation 7. Given that PLi is a well-defined living polymer, a branched polymer with a predictable, well-defined structure will be formed from the linking reaction. 

Next let us consider the transition state (Y R X)". Let us denote the RX and RY bond orders in this by plx and ply and the formal charges on X and Y by qx and qyt. Since the transition state is isoconjugate with the allyl anion (Section 5.4), the negative charge in it will, to a first approximation, be confined to the terminal atoms. Hence... 

Barton SJ, Pritchard G (1994) The moisture absorption characteristics of crosslinked vinyl terminated polyethers compared with epoxies. Polym Adv Technol 5(5) 245-252 Blikstad M, Sjoblonl OW, Johannesson TR (1988) Long-term moisture absorption in graphite/ epoxy angle-ply laminatesin. Environmental effects of composite materials. Technomic Lancaster, PA, pp 107-121... 

If plies must be terminated (in the laminate), provide for equal steps of 0.10 or greater and cover the step area with an additional ply (preferably fabric) to avoid in-... 

As ships ply only between seaports and airplanes fly only between airports, use of ships or airplanes imply the need of multimodal transportation shipments must be picked up from the shipper s premises and delivered to the seaport/airport and, at the other end, they must be picked up from the seaport/airport and delivered to the customer. As an example, consider loaded containers that leave a shipper s facility by truck either directly to port or to a rail yard, from where a train delivers them to port. Next, a ship moves the containers from this port to the destination port. From there they are delivered to the customer by a single or a combination of land transportation means truck, rail, coastal or river navigation. Several intermodal terminals are part of this chain the initial and final sea-port container terminals where containers are transferred between the ocean navigation and land transportation modes, as well as in-land terminals (rail yards, river ports, etc.) providing transfer facilities between the land modes. 

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