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Tensile Testing of Cellulose Based Natural Fibers for Structural Composite Applications by Symington, Mark C., Banks, W.M., West, Opukuro David, Pethrick, R.A.

“…A series of tensile tests were conducted on a Lloyd LRX tensile testing machine for numerous natural fibers deemed potential candidates for development in…”
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Bubble free resin for infusion process by Afendi, Md, Banks, W.M., Kirkwood, D.

“…The vacuum infusion process has been found to be very versatile for making large composite structures. During the resin impregnation process, the vacuum causes…”
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An experimental study of damage accumulation in balanced CFRP laminates due to repeated impact by David-West, O.S., Nash, D.H., Banks, W.M.

“…The behaviour of balanced laminates (symmetric, antisymmetric and asymmetric) under repeated low energy hits of a 12.1 mm hemispheric impactor was evaluated…”
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Dielectric Spectroscopy as a Non-Destructive Technique to Assess Water Sorption In Composite Materials by Boinard, P., Boinard, E., Pethrick, R.A., Banks, W.M., Crane, R.L.

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Energy absorption and bending stiffness in CFRP laminates: The effect of 45° plies by David-West, O.S., Alexander, N.V., Nash, D.H., Banks, W.M.

“…The impact characteristics of cross-ply and angle-ply composite laminates were investigated, with an instrumented impact drop tester by performing…”
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Enhancement of lysozyme production in the cockroach [Blaberus craniifer] by methylprednisolone when stimulated with bovine albumin by Royal, G.C, Banks, W.M

“…It has been difficult to define the specificity of invertebrate immune responses as a result of the absence of immunoglobulin production. The best…”
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Dielectric studies of adhesively bonded CFRP/epoxy/CFRP structures — design for ageing by Halliday, S.T, Banks, W.M, Pethrick, R.A

“…The ageing behaviour of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic/epoxy/carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP/epoxy/CFRP) adhesively bonded structures has been…”
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A simplified design approach to determine the maximum strains in a GRP vessel supported on twin saddles by Banks, W.M., Nash, D.H., Flaherty, A.E., Fok, W.C., Tooth, A.S.

“…The maximum strain in a glass reinforced plastic (GRP) vessel, used for unpressurised liquid storage and supported on rigid saddle supports, occurs in the…”
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Finite element modelling of sling-supported pressure vessels by Nash, D.H., Banks, W.M., Bernaudon, F.

“…A novel sling design for the support of horizontal pressure vessels is modelled by finite element methods. Each component is initially considered some distance…”
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Numerical analysis of a sling support arrangement for GRP composite pressure vessels by Nash, D.H., Banks, W.M.

“…A flexible sling support arrangement for horizontal glass reinforced plastic pressure vessels is examined using advanced finite element methods. A mathematical…”
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