Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP150100531
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Integrity analysis of advanced composites after lightning strike. Lightning strike presents a great threat to various engineered structures made of fibre-reinforced polymer composites. This project aims to develop fundamentals for a framework of integrity analysis for such composites after lightning strike. This involves mechanistic models for coupled electrical-thermal-mechanical analysis and experimental characterisation, addressing intensive resistant-heat generation, pyrolysis of matrices and ablation of fibres, pore gas explosion, shock stresses and prediction of residual strength. The expected outcomes of the project are critical for the development of procedures for enhanced structural integrity assessment, driving down maintenance costs and extending the life-span of engineered composite structures.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 02-2015
End Date: 12-2018
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $343,200.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Composite and Hybrid Materials | Materials Engineering | Environmental Engineering Modelling | Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Industrial Machinery and Equipment | Civil Building Management and Services | Metals (e.g. Composites, Coatings, Bonding) |
