Center for Composite Materials - University of Delaware

2015 Publications

Cender, T, A., P. Simacek, and S. G. Advani, “A Method to Determine Open Pore Volume with Pulse Decay,” Applied Physics Letters, 105, 134101 (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4896854
Bhargava, S., M. Kubota, R. D. Lewis, S. G. Advani, A. K. Prasad, and J. M. Deitzel, “Ultraviolet, Water, and Thermal Aging Studies of a Waterborne Polyurethane Elastomer-based High Reflectivity Coating,” Progress in Organic Coatings, 79, pp. 75-82, February 2015.
Chowdhury, S. C., G. R. Swenson, B. Z. (Gama) Haque, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., “Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Bundle under Mechanical Loading,” FEATURE ARTICLE. SAMPE Journal, 51 (3), May/June 2015. http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/sampe/journal_20150506/#/42
Gallo, G. J., E. T. Thostenson, “Electrical Characterization and Modeling of Carbon Nanotube and Carbon Fiber Self-sensing Composites for Enhanced Sensing of Microcracks,” Materials Today Communications 3, pp. 17-26, 2015. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352492815000185
(Gama) Haque, B. Z., and J. W. Gillespie Jr., “Penetration and Perforation of Composite Structure”, Mechanical Engineering Research Journal, Dept. of Mech. Eng. CUET (ISSN:1990- 5491). 9, pp. 37-42, 2013. Published Online March 2015. http://www.cuet.ac.bd/merj/files/MERJVol-9,%202013,%20page%2037-42.pdf
Gao, X., J. W., Gillespie, Jr., R. E. Jensen, W. Li, B. Z. (Gama) Haque, S. H. McKnight, “Effect of Fiber Surface Texture on the Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite,” Composites:Part A (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.03.023
Khattra, N. S., M. H. Santare, A. M. Karlsson, T. Schmiedel, F. C. Busby, “Effect of Water Transport on Swelling and Stresses in PFSA Membranes,” Fuel Cells, 15, pp.178- 188, 2015. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fuce.201400058/abstract
Kelly, G. S., S. G. Advani, J. W. Gillespie, Jr., “A Model to Describe Stick-Slip Transition Time during Ultrasonic Consolidation,” Int. Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00170-015-6939-z.
Yeager, M. and S. G. Advani, “Numerical Model of Fiber Wetting with Finite Resin Volume,” Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation, 4 (3), March 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40192-015-0032-1
Zhang, D., D. Heider, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., “Determination of Void Statistics and Statistical Representative Volume Elements (SRVE) in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Prepregs,” Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0892705715618002
Zhang, D., D. Heider, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., “Determination of Void Statistics and Statistical Representative Volume Elements (SRVE) in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Prepregs,” Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 2015.http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0892705715618002
Tamrakar, S., Q. An, E. T. Thostenson, A. Rider, B. Z. Haque, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., “Tailoring Interfacial Properties by Controlling Carbon Nanotube Coating Thickness on Glass Fibers using Electrophoretic Deposition,” American Chemical Society Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8 (2) pp. 1501-1510, December 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b10903
McDaniel, P. B., J. M. Deitzel, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., “Structural Hierarchy and Surface Morphology of Highly Drawn Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Fibers Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy and Wide Angle X-Ray Diffraction,” Journal of Polymer Research, 69, pp. 148 – 158, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2015.05.010
Obaid, A., D. Heider, J. W. Gillespie, Jr., “Investigation of Electro-Mechanical Behavior of Carbon Nanotube Yarns during Tensile Loading,” Carbon, 93, pp731 – 741, November 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2015.05.091
Haque, B. Z. (Gama) and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., “A New Penetration Equation for Ballistic Limit Analysis,” Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 28.7 (2015): 950-972, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0892705713495430
Kubota, M., Prasad, A. K., Deitzel, J. M., Teather, E. W., & Advani, S. G. (2015). "Thin polymeric film microstructure manipulation for diffused reflectance applications" Polymer Engineering & Science, 55(12), 2878-2883. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.24179
Sockalingam, S., J. W. Gillespie, Jr., and M. Keefe, “Dynamic Modeling of Kevlar KM2 Single Fiber Subjected to Transverse Impact,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, 67-68, pp. 297 – 310, August 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2015.04.031
Yu, H., D. Heider, S. G. Advani, “A 3D microstructure based resistor network model for the electrical resistivity of unidirectional carbon composites,” Composite Structures, v. 134, p. 740-749, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.08.131
Rider, A.N. E. Yeo, J. Gopalakrishna, E.T. Thostenson, N. Brack. “Hierarchical composites with high-volume fractions of carbon nanotubes: Influence of plasma surface treatment and thermoplastic nanophase-modified epoxy”, Carbon 94 (2015): 971-981, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2015.07.076
Gallo, G. J., and E. T. Thostenson. “Spatial damage detection in electrically anisotropic fiber-reinforced composites using carbon nanotube networks.” Composite Structures (2015). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.07.082
Dai, H., E. T. Thostenson, and T. Schumacher. “Processing and Characterization of a Novel Distributed Strain Sensor Using Carbon Nanotube-Based Nonwoven Composites.” Sensors 15.7 (2015): 17728-17747. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s150717728
Quan, Z., A. Wu, M. Keefe, X. Qin, J. Yu, J. Suhr, J.H. Byun, B.S. Kim, and T.W. Chou. “Additive manufacturing of multi-directional preforms for composites: opportunities and challenges.” Materials Today 18, no. 9 (2015): 503-512. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2015.05.001
Mäder, E., Liu, J. W., Hiller, J., Lu, W., Li, Q., Zhandarov, S., & Chou, T. W. (2015). "Coating of carbon nanotube fibers: variation of tensile properties, failure behavior and adhesion strength" Frontiers in Materials, 2, 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2015.00053
Yu, J., Wang, L., Lai, X., Pei, S., Zhuang, Z., Meng, L., Huang, Y., Li, Q., Lu, W., Byun, J.H. and Oh, Y., Yan. Y., Chou, T.W., 2015. "A durability study of carbon nanotube fiber based stretchable electronic devices under cyclic deformation." Carbon,94, pp.352-361. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2015.07.009
Meng, F. C., Lu, W. B., Li, Q. W., Byun, J. H., Oh, Y., & Chou, T. W. (2015). "Graphene-based fibers: a review. Advanced Materials", 27(35), 5113-5131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201501126
Deitzel, J., P. McDaniel, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., Chapter 10: High Performance Polyethylene Fibers. In Structure and Properties of High- Performance Fibers; Bhat, G., Ed; Elsevier, November 2015.

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