Development of a priest interferometer for measurement of the thermal expansion of graphite-epoxy in the temperature range 116-366K

The thermal expansion behavior of Graphite/Epoxy Laminates between 116 and 366 degrees Kelvin was investigated using a novel implementation of the Priest interferometer concept. This thesis describes the design, construction and use of the interferometer along with the experimental results it was us...

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Main Author:	Short, John Settle
Other Authors:	Engineering Mechanics
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Language:	en_US
Published:	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2017
Subjects:	LD5655.V855 1982.S544 Epoxy compounds > Testing Interferometers
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76246

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spelling	ndltd-VTETD-oai-vtechworks.lib.vt.edu-10919-762462020-09-29T05:48:09Z Development of a priest interferometer for measurement of the thermal expansion of graphite-epoxy in the temperature range 116-366K Short, John Settle Engineering Mechanics LD5655.V855 1982.S544 Epoxy compounds -- Testing Interferometers The thermal expansion behavior of Graphite/Epoxy Laminates between 116 and 366 degrees Kelvin was investigated using a novel implementation of the Priest interferometer concept. This thesis describes the design, construction and use of the interferometer along with the experimental results it was used to generate. The experimental program consisted of 25 tests on 25.4 mm and 6.35 mm wide, 8-ply quasi-isotropic T300/5208 graphite/epoxy specimens and 3 tests on a 25.4 mm wide unidirectional specimen. Experimental results are presented for all tests along with a discussion of the interferometer's limitations and some possible improvements in its design. Master of Science 2017-03-10T20:13:40Z 2017-03-10T20:13:40Z 1982 Thesis Text http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76246 en_US OCLC# 9166998 In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ viii, 130, [1] leaves application/pdf application/pdf Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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description	The thermal expansion behavior of Graphite/Epoxy Laminates between 116 and 366 degrees Kelvin was investigated using a novel implementation of the Priest interferometer concept. This thesis describes the design, construction and use of the interferometer along with the experimental results it was used to generate. The experimental program consisted of 25 tests on 25.4 mm and 6.35 mm wide, 8-ply quasi-isotropic T300/5208 graphite/epoxy specimens and 3 tests on a 25.4 mm wide unidirectional specimen. Experimental results are presented for all tests along with a discussion of the interferometer's limitations and some possible improvements in its design. === Master of Science
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title	Development of a priest interferometer for measurement of the thermal expansion of graphite-epoxy in the temperature range 116-366K
title_short	Development of a priest interferometer for measurement of the thermal expansion of graphite-epoxy in the temperature range 116-366K
title_full	Development of a priest interferometer for measurement of the thermal expansion of graphite-epoxy in the temperature range 116-366K
title_fullStr	Development of a priest interferometer for measurement of the thermal expansion of graphite-epoxy in the temperature range 116-366K
title_full_unstemmed	Development of a priest interferometer for measurement of the thermal expansion of graphite-epoxy in the temperature range 116-366K
title_sort	development of a priest interferometer for measurement of the thermal expansion of graphite-epoxy in the temperature range 116-366k
publisher	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Development of a priest interferometer for measurement of the thermal expansion of graphite-epoxy in the temperature range 116-366K

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