LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1.1

'I' section Beam

Figure 1.2

Sandwich structure in Bending

Figure 1.3

Foam Sandwich Structure

Figure 1.4

Application of Composite Materials in aircrafts

Figure 3.1

Self Healing Motivation

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Figure 3.2

Various approaches to Self Healing

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Figure 3.3

Design Cycle for Ionomeric Self Healing

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Figure 4.1

UR5083

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Figure 4.2

Foam Perforation

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Figure 4.2

Perforated Foam

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Figure 5.1

Glass fibre

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Figure 5.2

Hand Lay Up process

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Figure 5.3

Self Healing Resin Laminate

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Figure 5.4

Epoxy Resin Laminate

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Figure 5.5

Vacuum Infusion Method

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Figure 5.6

Failed Laminate

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Figure 5.7

Zoomed in - crack

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Figure 5.8 Water Jet cutting of Self Healing Adhesive

Sandwich Laminate

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Figure 5.9

Specimens cut for material testing

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Figure 6.1

Face Yielding Failure

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Figure 6.2

Core Shear Failure

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Figure 6.3

Face Wrinkling

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Figure 6.4

General Buckling

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Figure 6.5

Shear Crimping

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Figure 6.6

Face Dimpling

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Figure 6.7

Core Indentation

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Figure 7.1

Flexural Test with 3 point bending

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Figure 7.2

Flexural testing Machine

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Figure 7.3

Specimens after Flexural Test

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Figure 7.4

Flexural Test on epoxy adhesive composites-3 specimens

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Figure 7.5

Epoxy adhesive Specimens

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Figure 7.6

Load Displacement Curve for epoxy specimen 1

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Figure 7.7

Load Displacement Curve for epoxy specimen 2

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Figure 7.8

Load Displacement Curve for epoxy specimen 3

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Figure 7.9

Flexural Specimen ( Self Healing Adhesive)

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Figure 7.10

Self Healing Epoxy Adhesive Specimen after flexural test

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Figure 7.11 Load Displacement Curve for Self Healing

Resin Specimen 1
Figure 7.12

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Load Displacement Curve for Self Healing

Resin Specimen 2

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Figure 7.13 Load Displacement Curve for Self Healing

Resin Specimen 3
Figure 7.14 Load Displacement Curve for epoxy specimen 1/2/3

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Figure 7.15 Load Displacement Curve for self healing resin

specimen 1/2/3

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Figure 7.16

Comparison graph of all specimens (load-disp.)

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Figure 8.1

Water Observation Specimens

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Figure 8.2

Comparison Chart - Water Observation

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Figure 8.1

Apparatus for ballistic impact testing

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Figure 8.2

Impact Test Specimens

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Figure 8.3

Sharp & Blunt Bullets used

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Figure 8.4

Impact on epoxy (left) and self healing (right)

specimens- Blunt bullet

Figure 8.5

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Impact on epoxy (left) and Self Healing (right)

specimens - Sharp Bullet

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Figure 8.5

Specimen after Impact Test (Blunt)

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Figure 8.6

Specimen after Impact Test (Sharp)

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