@inproceedings{a2be41e8d19e47ceb8c092f128455239,
title = "The effect of nanoparticle enhanced sizing on the structural health monitoring sensitivity and mechanical properties of carbon fiber composites",
abstract = "With current carbon composites being introduced into new commercial market sectors, there is an opportunity to develop multifunctional composites, which are poised to be the next generation of composites that will see future commercial applications. This multifunctional attribute can be achieved via integrated nanomaterials, which are currently under-utilized in real-world applications despite significant research efforts focused on their synthesis. This research utilizes a simple, scalable approach to integrate various nanomaterials into carbon fiber composites by embedding the nanomaterials in the epoxy fiber sizing. Illustrated in this work is the effect of silicon carbide nanoparticle concentrations and dimensions on the structural health monitoring sensitivity of unidirectional carbon fiber composites. Additionally, the nanoparticles contribute to the overall damping property of the composites thus enabling tunable damping through simple variations in nanoparticle concentration and size. Not only does this nanoparticle sizing offer enhanced sensitivity and tunable damping, but it also maintains the mechanical integrity and performance of the composites, which demonstrates a truly multifunctional composite. Therefore, this research establishes an efficient route for combining nanomaterials research with real-world multifunctional composite applications using a technique that is easily scalable to the commercial level and is compatible with a wide range of fibers and nanomaterials.",
keywords = "Silicon carbide, carbon fiber, multifunctional composites, nanoparticles, structural health monitoring",
author = "Bowland, {Christopher C.} and Nguyen, {Ngoc A.} and Naskar, {Amit K.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 SPIE.; Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XII 2018 ; Conference date: 05-03-2018 Through 08-03-2018",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1117/12.2296655",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Tzu-Yang Yu and Shull, {Peter J.} and Gyekenyesi, {Andrew L.} and Wu, {H. Felix}",
booktitle = "Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XII",
}