Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) by Subject "Composite"
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A composite manufacturing process for producing class A finished components
(2014)The purpose of this study was to develop a composite manufacturing process that would be able to deliver Class A surface finished products in the context of mould manufacturing methods. The problem required solving was to ... -
Design and development of a composite ventral fin for a light aircraft
(2015)The AHRLAC aircraft is a high performance light aircraft that is developed and manufactured in South Africa by Aerosud ITC in partnership with Paramount. This aircraft is the first of its kind to originate from South Africa. ... -
A numerical investigation of the crashworthiness of a composite glider cockpit
(2015)Finite element analysis with explicit time integration is widely used in commercial crash solvers to accurately simulate transient structural problems involving large-deformation and nonlinearity. Technological advances ... -
Prediction of static failure in titanium based fibre metal laminates
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Fibre Metal Laminates (FMLs) made of titanium and carbon-fibre reinforced epoxy have the potential to reduce the mass of structures that would otherwise be made of conventional materials. This material also exhibits good ... -
Viability of 3D fused filament fabrication for aerospace applications
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)This study investigates the possible utilization of modern three-dimensional (3D) fused filament fabrication (FFF) in engineering applications. These FFF machines use filament that are usually made from PLA or ABS, coiled ...