Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composites are lightweight yet strong materials. Their strength and modulus can be easily tuned based on the direction of fibers, type of fiber reinforcements and matrix, degree of cure of the thermoset matrix material, etc…
Although a significant amount of knowledge cumulated about metallic materials over the centuries, little is known about the composite. Composite has been under research for approximately the last seventy years.
One of the research areas for the fiber-reinforced composite is the micro-damage initiation and accumulation under the load. Here at AGU, we are working on the effects of micro-damage caused by machining processes such as milling or drilling on composite materials’ strength and fatigue life.
Our primary aim is to produce comprehensive results for our research and disseminate the knowledge by publishing peer-reviewed research papers.
