Browsing by Subject "composite material"

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    The Mechanical Properties of High Strength Reinforced Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) Liner Composites for Urban Water Infrastructure Rehabilitation
    (MDPI, 2018-08) Ji, Hyun Wook; Yoo, Sung Soo; Kim, Jonghoon; Koo, Dan Daehyun; Engineering Technology, School of Engineering and Technology
    Most urban areas in the world have water infrastructure systems, including the buried sewer and water pipelines, which are assessed as in need of extensive rehabilitation. Deterioration by many other factors affects structural integrity. Trenchless technologies such as Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) are now applied in numerous projects while minimizing disturbance in an urban environment. The main purpose of this study is to develop a high strength CIPP material using various composite materials (e.g., glass fiber, carbon fiber, polyester felt, unsaturated polyester resin, and others). Composite samples were made of the materials and tested using three-point bend apparatus to find mechanical properties, which include the flexural modulus, strength, and deflection. A composite combination with glass fibers with thin felt layers shows the best results in mechanical properties. Flexural modulus is a key factor for CIPP liner thickness design. Glass fiber composite yields between four and nine times higher values than the minimum value specified in the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F1216. This study provides a fundamental baseline for high strength CIPP liners that are capable of using conventional curing technologies.
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    Selenium Nanocomposite Cathode with Long Cycle Life for Rechargeable Li-Se Batteries
    (Wiley, 2019) Cui, Yi; Zhou, Xinwei; Guo, Wei; Liu, Yuzi; Li, Tianyi; Fu, Yongzhu; Zhu, Likun; Mechanical and Energy Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology
    Selenium (Se) is a potential cathode material for high energy density rechargeable lithium batteries. In this study, a binder‐free Se‐carbon nanotube (CNT) composite electrode has been prepared by a facile chemical method. At initial state, Se is present in the form of branched nanowires with a diameter of <150 nm and a length of 1–2 μm, interwoven with CNTs. After discharge and re‐charge, the Se nanowires are converted to nanoparticles embedded in the CNT network. This synthesis method provides a path for fabricating the Se cathodes with controllable mass loading and thickness. By studying the composite electrodes with different Se loading and thickness, we found that the electrode thickness has a critical impact on the distribution of Se during repeated cycling. Promising cycling performance was achieved in thin electrodes with high Se loading. The composite electrode with 23 μm thickness and 60 % Se loading shows a high initial capacity of 537 mAh g−1 and stable cycling performance with a capacity of 401 mAh g−1 after 500 cycles at 1 C rate. This study reports a synthesis strategy to obtain Se/CNT composite cathode with long cycle life for rechargeable Li−Se batteries.