Moisture uptake in monolithic and composite materials: edge correction for rectanguloid samples
Moisture uptake in monolithic and composite materials: edge correction for rectanguloid samples
Experiments on moisture uptake of monolithic and composite materials are generally performed by immersing rectanguloid (square plate) samples in water. An edge correction factor is derived which, in a mathematically simple way, takes water uptake through all 6 faces (2 broad and 4 smaller faces) into account. Analysis shows this edge correction factor to be very accurate (deviations typically less than 2%). New expressions for moisture uptake in composites with unidirectionally aligned fibres are derived, by incorporating this edge correction factor as well as proper boundary conditions which depend on volume fraction of fibres. Experimental data on moisture uptake in these types of composite samples is successfully analysed using these expressions.
moisture absorbtion, diffusion, parallelepiped, rectanguloid, composite, unidirectional fibres, hygrothermal ageing
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Starink, M.J.
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Starink, L.M.P.
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Chambers, A.R.
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2002
Starink, M.J.
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Starink, L.M.P.
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Chambers, A.R.
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Starink, M.J., Starink, L.M.P. and Chambers, A.R.
(2002)
Moisture uptake in monolithic and composite materials: edge correction for rectanguloid samples.
Journal of Materials Science, 37 (2), .
(doi:10.1023/A:1013692026782).
Abstract
Experiments on moisture uptake of monolithic and composite materials are generally performed by immersing rectanguloid (square plate) samples in water. An edge correction factor is derived which, in a mathematically simple way, takes water uptake through all 6 faces (2 broad and 4 smaller faces) into account. Analysis shows this edge correction factor to be very accurate (deviations typically less than 2%). New expressions for moisture uptake in composites with unidirectionally aligned fibres are derived, by incorporating this edge correction factor as well as proper boundary conditions which depend on volume fraction of fibres. Experimental data on moisture uptake in these types of composite samples is successfully analysed using these expressions.
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Published date: 2002
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An original paper concerning with refining models for diffusion/moisture uptake in composite materials. Quality of paper consistent with journal.
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moisture absorbtion, diffusion, parallelepiped, rectanguloid, composite, unidirectional fibres, hygrothermal ageing
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/21877
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