Investigation of flexural properties and failure behaviour of biaxial braided CFRP

In this research, the experimental tests of quasi-static three-point bending and three-point bending fatigue were carried out for a ±25° biaxial braided carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) manufactured using vacuum assisted resin transfer moulding (VARTM). A finite element (FE) model was also set up for quasi-static testing and the prediction results revealed that local fibre volume fraction (FVF) is a primary source affecting the mechanical properties of braided CFRP. The fatigue of the braided CFRP was defined as three different stages according to the flexural modulus results. The damage modes of the test specimens were observed via a digital microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the process-induced defects were summarised. With compiled results and observations, this study provides a better understanding of failure and fatigue behaviour of biaxial braided composites and their flexural properties which offers a good basis for any further research in fibre volume fractions, structure design and manufacturing for braided CFRP.     

Projections of weak braided Hopf algebras

In this paper we study the projections of weak braided Hopf algebras using the notion of Yetter-Drinfeld module associated with a weak braided Hopf algebra. As a consequence, we complete the study ofthe structure of weak Hopf algebras with a projection in a braiding setting obtaining a categorical equivalencebetween the category of weak Hopf algebra projections associated with a weak Hopf algebra H living in abraided monoidal category and the category of Hopf algebras in the non-strict braided monoidal cate...     

三维编织复合材料圆柱壳在外压作用下的屈曲分析

提出一种三维四向编织复合材料圆柱壳的细观力学模型,宏观上基于Reddy高阶剪切变形理论和广义Kármán型方程,采用奇异摄动法求解在固支边界条件下三维四向编织复合材料圆柱壳在外压作用下的屈曲和后屈曲.分析中同时考虑非线性前屈曲、大挠度和初始几何缺陷的影响.讨论了纤维体积含量、壳体几何参数等因素对圆柱壳屈曲行为的影响.     

A(∞)TH上的辫子Monoidal范畴

Let A and H be Hopf algebra,T-smash product A (∞)T H generalizes twisted smash product A*H.This paper shows a necessary and sufficient condition for T-smash product module category A(∞)T H M to be braided monoidal category.     

Braided reinforced composite rods for the internal reinforcement of concrete

This paper reports on the development of braided reinforced composite rods as a substitute for the steel reinforcement in concrete. The research work aims at understanding the mechanical behaviour of core-reinforced braided fabrics and braided reinforced composite rods, namely concerning the influence of the braiding angle, the type of core reinforcement fibre, and preloading and postloading conditions. The core-reinforced braided fabrics were made from polyester fibres for producing braided structures, and E-glass, carbon, HT polyethylene, and sisal fibres were used for the core reinforcement. The braided reinforced composite rods were obtained by impregnating the core-reinforced braided fabric with a vinyl ester resin. The preloading of the core-reinforced braided fabrics and the postloading of the braided reinforced composite rods were performed in three and two stages, respectively. The results of tensile tests carried out on different samples of core-reinforced braided fabrics are presented and discussed. The tensile and bending properties of the braided reinforced composite rods have been evaluated, and the results obtained are presented, discussed, and compared with those of conventional materials, such as steel. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 327–338, May–June, 2008.     

Monoidal functors on the category of representations of a triangular Hopf algebra

Let (H,R) be a triangular Hopf algebra. The monoidal functors on the category of representations ofH is studied, and a universal quantum commutative algebraSeR(M) and a dual H°-comoduleM° for any H-moduleM with an integrale are constructed. Both constructions given here have tensor isomorphism properties. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.     

Coquasitriangular Hopf Group Algebras and Drinfel'd Co-Doubles

A ring R is called “semicommutative” if any right annihilator over R is an ideal of R. We show that special subrings of upper triangular matrix rings over a reduced ring are maximal semicommutative. Consequently, new families of semicommutative rings are presented.     

On the Structure of Modular Categories

For a braided tensor category C and a subcategory K there isa notion of a centralizer C_C K, which is a full tensor subcategoryof C. A pre-modular tensor category is known to be modular inthe sense of Turaev if and only if the center Z₂C C_CC (not tobe confused with the center Z₁ of a tensor category, relatedto the quantum double) is trivial, that is, consists only ofmultiples of the tensor unit, and dimC 0. Here , the X_i being the simple objects. We prove several structural properties of modular categories.Our main technical tool is the following double centralizertheorem. Let C be a modular category and K a full tensor subcategoryclosed with respect to direct sums, subobjects and duals. ThenC_CC_CK = K and dim K·dim C_CK = dim C. We give several applications. (1) If C is modular and K is a full modular subcategory,then L=C_CK is also modular and C is equivalent as a ribbon categoryto the direct product: . Thus every modular category factorizes (non-uniquely, in general)into prime modular categories. We study the prime factorizationsof the categories D(G)-Mod, where G is a finite abelian group. (2) If C is a modular *-category and K is a full tensorsubcategory then dim C dim K · dim Z₂K. We give exampleswhere the bound is attained and conjecture that every pre-modularK can be embedded fully into a modular category C with dim C=dimK·dim Z₂K. (3) For every finite group G there is a braided tensor*-category C such that Z₂CRep,G and the modular closure/modularization is non-trivial. 2000 MathematicsSubject Classification 18D10.     

The internal strain of three-dimensional braided composites with co-braided FBG sensors

The performance analysis of three-dimensional (3-D) braided composites is made difficult by their complex and interlacing structure, and is still under development. To get complete first-hand data on the material parameters of these composites, co-braided optical fiber sensors (OFS) can be used to measure the internal strain. This information is helpful for subsequent stiffness predictions and failure analysis. This paper introduces a method of incorporating OFS into braided composites, and establishes a constitutive theoretical model for the hybrid material. Experiments are conducted to measure the internal strain of specimens under tension, and the results are compared to theoretical predictions.