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Karbhari, V. M. and I. Eckel (1993). Effect of a Cold-Regions-Type Climate on the Strengthening Efficiency of Composite Wraps for Co/umns. Technical Report, University of Delaware, Center for Composite Materials, Newark, NJ, p. 21. 

Gillespie Jr, J.W., Shuda, L.J., Waibel, B., Garrett J.J. and Snowden J., CMAP—Composite materials analysis of plates. Report CCM 87-45, University of Delaware, Center for Composite Materials, Newark, USA, 1987. 

This work was funded through the Army Research Laboratory Composite Materials Research program at the University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials, the Army Research Office under contract DAAD19-01-0582 and the National Science Foundation CBET-0729714 program. Any findings, opinions and conclusions or recommendations expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Army Research Laboratory or the Army Research Office. 

Winding process simulations for thermoplastic filaments are important for the component quality. Commercial simulation tools are not available yet. Research institutes are developing different process simulation programs to understand the influences of the material and the process on the component quality. Simulation programs from the CCM (University of Delaware, Center for Composite Materials, USA) and from the IVW (Institut fiir Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH, Germany) are presented hereafter. 

Fig. 7. Prototype John Deere side panel for a hay baler (8 x 3, 25 lb.). A foam core is enclosed on both sides with a thermoset composite made from soybean oil resin reinforced with glass fiber. Courtesy of University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials.

Hummler, J., Steiner, K.V. Experimental Study of Robotic Thermoplastic Filament Winding of Complex Geometries (1990) Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware... 

Friedrich, K. Microstructure and Fracture of Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Polyethylene Terephthalate, Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, U.S.A., Report No. CCM-80-17, 1980... 

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Center for Composite Materials University of Delaware Newark, DE19711 USA... 

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