Search Results - "Birch, R.S."

The response of glass fibre reinforced PEKK laminates subjected to single and multiple impact loading by Nassir, Nassier A., Birch, R.S., Cantwell, W.J., Guan, Z.W.

“…This paper presents a study on the impact behaviour of newly-developed composites based on S-glass fibre reinforced PEKK (GF/PEKK) composites subjected to…”
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Damage initiation in composite materials under off-centre impact loading by Nassir, NassierA, Guan, Z.W., Birch, R.S., Cantwell, W.J.

“…The effect of off-centre impact loading on damage initiation in a woven glass fibre reinforced epoxy resin was studied experimentally. Low velocity impact…”
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The perforation resistance of glass fibre reinforced PEKK composites by Nassir, NassierA, Birch, R.S., Cantwell, W.J., Wang, Q.Y., Liu, L.Q., Guan, Z.W.

“…This paper presents a study focusing on the perforation resistance of glass fibre-reinforced PEKK composites. Woven S-glass fibre (GF) reinforced…”
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The influence of composite core thickness on the perforation resistance of titanium-based FMLs by Nassir, Nassier A., Birch, R.S., Cantwell, W.J., Guan, Z.W.

“…Fibre metal laminates (FMLs) have been widely used as structural materials in aerospace applications due to their superior properties compared to traditional…”
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Experimental and numerical characterization of titanium-based fibre metal laminates by Nassir, Nassier.A., Birch, R.S., Cantwell, W.J., Sierra, D. Rico, Edwardson, S.P., Dearden, G., Guan, Z.W.

“…•Quasi-static and Impact perforation of titanium-based fibre metal laminates.•A laser fluence of 5.54 J/cm2 on the titanium layers gives a good bond…”
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Low-velocity impact of pressurised pipelines by Jones, Norman, Birch, R.S.

“…Experimental tests are reported on steel pipelines which have been struck by a relatively large rigid wedge-shaped mass travelling up to 10.4 m/s. A pipeline…”
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Impact of aircraft rubber tyre fragments on aluminium alloy plates: I—Experimental by Mines, R.A.W., McKown, S., Birch, R.S.

“…This paper presents the first part of a study on the impact of rubber tyre fragments on aluminium alloy plates. The paper gives experimental measurements on…”
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The crush behaviour of Rohacell-51WF structural foam by Li, Q.M., Mines, R.A.W., Birch, R.S.

“…Various mechanical behaviours of Rohacell-51WF foam are studied in the present paper. Uniaxial tension and compression, and pure shear properties are obtained…”
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Pulse pressure loading of clamped mild steel plates by Schleyer, G.K, Hsu, S.S, White, M.D, Birch, R.S

“…Some results of a large series of pulse pressure loading tests on 1 m×1 m, clamped mild steel plates with different in-plane edge conditions are presented. A…”
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Static and dynamic behaviour of composite riveted joints in tension by Li, Q.M., Mines, R.A.W., Birch, R.S.

“…The tensile response and failure of composite riveted joints are studied experimentally in the present paper. Seven joint configurations for aircraft…”
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Dynamic failure of structural joint systems by Birch, R.S., Alves, M.

“…Transportation structures rely heavily on the use of structural jointing based on fixing systems such as bolting or welding. Experimental work in this paper…”
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Experimental observation of non-linear effects in the propagation of a Friedlander pulse in a finite-length closed tube by de Lima, W.J.N, Vergara, E.F, Birch, R.S, Gerges, S.N.Y

“…The theory of linear acoustics can only deal with waves of infinitesimal amplitudes and propagating a relatively short distance. As the wave amplitude and/or…”
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Design of a pulse generator and shock tube for measuring hearing protector attenuation of high-amplitude impulsive noise by Birch, Robert S., Gerges, Samir N., Vergara, Erasmo F.

“…The effectiveness of hearing protectors against high amplitude impulse noise levels remains the subject of research with objective testing techniques using…”
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Development of a high performance, memory based, relational database system using Ada by Birch, R.S., Bolwell, A., Maloney, J.J.

“…An attempt is made to describe the development, in Ada, of a memory-based relational database system to support a high-performance, real-time wagering system…”
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