Sessions 1-21

The papers are downloadable by session only. If you have a single paper you would like, please contact Lauren McCaughey.

Session #1:
Mineral and Chemical Modifiers

• Effect of Surface Modified Alumina Trihydrate on Physical, Corrosion and Fire Performance of a Vinyl Ester Resin
• Donald W. Green, Paris Chen, David J. Herzog
• Ceramic By-Product of Electrical Power Generation as a Filler in Composite Products
• Calin Militaru, Joseph C. Lombardo
• A Practical Method for Formulating SMC and BMC Based on Packing Fraction
• Thomas H. Ferrigno
• Aluminum Trihydroxide (ATH) as a Filler for Polymer Composites: Improvements in Thermal Stability by Controlled Precipitation
• N. R. Dando, A. Pearson, J. M. Stinson, P. L. Kolek, E. S. Martin, T. R. Cleaver
• A New Generation of Alumina Trihydrates for Thermosets
• Dominic Chaplin

Session #2:
Resins for Composites

• Weatherable Gel Coats with 2-Methyl-1, 3-Propanediol Based Polyesters: Rethinking Polyester Degradation Mechanisms
• Carl J. Sullivan, Charles F. Cooper
• Molding Shrinkage Behavior of Unsaturated Polyester Resin Compounds
• Masaaki Yasuda, Masahiko Watanabe
• Flexural Fatigue of Toughened Polyester Composites
• Rizwan M. Gul, F. J. McGarry
• The Effect of Copolymerization Reacitivity Ratio on the Physical Properties, Especially on the Thermal Properties, of Cured Unsaturated Polyester Resin
• Toru Kitani, Masko Kawada
• Durability and Projected Service Life of Reinforced Plastic Composites
• David J. Herzog, Paul P. Burrell, Todd B. Brown
• Flexible Vinyl Ester Resin for Road Overlay
• Syuya Tsuji, Toshio Mita, Susumu Takahashi, Charles McClaskey

Session #3:
RTM- Improvements in Automation and Structural Product Design

• Modeling and Simulation of Resin Transfer Molding with Flexible Mold Walls
• Lihwa Fong, Baichen Liu, Suresh G. Advani
• Cost Effective Automation for Low-to-Medium Volume RTM Production
• R. J. Bland, A. R. Harper, S. M. Grove
• Method of Mass Casting Molds for RTM
• Dean H. Wiseman
• Effects of Initial Fiber Volume and Mold Closing Speed During Advanced RTM Processes
• Young Roak Kim, Heon Ki Hwang, Jae Won Lee
• Composite S-RTM System
• Hiroyuki Hamada, Naoto Ikegawa, Zenichiro Maekawa

Session #4:
Material Testing and Durability: Structural Composites in Infrastructure

• Flexural-Torsional Behavior of RP Channel Section Beams
• Zia Razzaq, Ram Prabhakaran, Mojtaba M. Sirjani
• Compression Strength of Pultruded RP Rods
• Ever J. Barbero, John S. Tomblin, Ron Allison, James Gauchel, Jack Mitrey
• Durability of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRPs) as External Reinforcement of Concrete Beams
• L. C. Muszynski, R. L. Sierakowski

Session #5:
Composites Design and Infrastucture Applications

• Composite Recycled Plastic Marine Piling and Timber: An Alternate to Traditional Wood Products for Marine Use
• Robert B. Taylor
• Strength and Stillness Evaluations of Wood Laminates with Composite Wraps
• S. S. Sonti, H. V. S. GangaRao
• Hybrid Composites: Efficient Utilization of Resources by Performance Enhancement of Traditional Engineered Composites with Pultruded Sheets
• T. H. Dailey, Jr., Raymond L. Bender, Ronald A. Allison, Jack Minneci
• Glass Fiber-Reinforced PVC Composites As Low-Cost Structural Materials (A Review)
• B. L. Lee
• Strength/Stiffness Characteristics of a Prestressed RP Truss Structural System
• G. Eric Johansen, Roy Wilson, Frederic Roll, Rafael Muniz, Ramiro Parada, Richard Hanson
• All-Composite Aircraft Pad
• Dr. Srinivasa L. Iyer, Vijayakumar Ranganathan, Terry Gross

Session #6:
Unique Pultrusion Processing Technologies

• A Method for Producing Ladder Rail Using High Pressure Injection Die Impregnation
• J. J. Beckman, R. N. Lehman, J. V. Gauchel, R. I. Werner, Z. 'Frank' Kusibab, J. L. Kufner, B. D. Werner
• New Pultrusion Applications in Brazil: Luggage Racks and Air Ducts for the Bus Market
• H. B. Artacho, J. W. Grossett, N. L. Cardinali, G. Mihailoff
• Design Procedure for Predicting Creep and Recovery of Pultruded Composites
• Ayman S. Mosallam, Richard E. Chambers
• The Effect of Processing Parameters on the Shell EPON 862/W Epoxy/Fiberglass System
• Jack A. McClurg, James G. Vaughan

Session #7:
Materials for Composites: Processing and Testing

• Glass Reinforcements in Composite Telecommunication Cable
• Thomas P. Hager
• Density Reducing Reinforcements for Liquid Molding Processes
• Andrew L. Bastone, Darryl A. Payne
• Development of a Structural Low Density Core Material for Composite Laminates
• Charles L. Meteer
• Less Emissions with Injected Systems
• Peter B. Caceres
• An Intensity-Based Fiber Optic Sensor for In-Situ Cure Monitoring
• Donald A. Klosterman, Tony E. Saliba

Session #8:
No Formal Papers Submitted

Session #9:
Composites in Worldwide Perspective

• Composites Break Another Record in 1994
• Catherine A. Randazzo
• The Present Status of Japan's RP/Composites Industry Seen from Statistics, Research & Development Work
• Tatsundo Kitamura
• Composites Application Growth in Europe: Toward Statistics for the Global Market
• Trevor F. Starr
• GPRMC and the European Union
• B. A. Pickett
• Health and Safety in the Composites Industry
• Basil Darrah
• The Compendium of the Worldwide Codes and Standards on Reinforced Plastics/Composites Materials (WCSCs)
• Tatsundo Kitamura

Session #10:
Pultrusion in Construction Applications

• Analytical and Experimental Approaches to Mechanical Behavior of Braided Composite Tubes
• Akihiro Fujita, Asami Nakai, Hiroyuki Hamada, Zenichiro Maekawa, Atsushi Yokoyama
• Laminated Wood Beams Reinforced with Pultruded Fiber-Reinforced Plastic
• Somnath S. Sonti, Julio F. Davalos, Y. Kim, Roland Hernandez, Russell C. Moody
• Mechanical Properties of Pultruded E-Glass/Vinyl Ester Composites
• S. S. Sonti, E. J. Barbero, Tim Winegardner
• Impact Behavior of Pultruded Box-Beams for Roadside Safety Structures
• Ala Tabiei, Martin W. Hargrave, Alrik L. Svenson
• Design of Pultruded Beams for Optimization of Impact Performance
• Alrik L. Svenson, Martin W. Hargrave, Ala Tabiei, Lawrence C. Bank, Yu Tang
• Block Shear Failure Modes in Pultruded Composite Plate Connections
• R. Prabhakaran, Z. Razzaq, S. Devara

Session #11:
Composites Structure Design for Infrasructure

• Design of the Longest RP Suspension Bridge in the World
• Bradley N. Robson, Michael W. Whitney, Issam E. Harik, Theodore Hopwood II
• Buckling Behavior of Thermoplastic Plates in Shear
• Beckry Abdel-Magid, Mark W. Stender
• Progressive Fracture of Composite Structures
• C. C. Chamis, L. Minnetyan
• Probabilistic Composite Analysis Design
• C. C. Chamis, Michael C. Shiao
• Experimental Behavior of a Reinforced Plastic Vehicle Bridge
• M. A. Erki, P. Yantha, M. F. Green, G. E. Johansen, R. Wilson, D. Maurer
• Design Procedure in Shear for Polyester Concrete
• K. S. Rebeiz, D. W. Fowler

Session #12:
Smc/ BMC Testing and New Develpoments

• Quality Assurance and Regularity of SMC Materials
• M. Schemme, G. W. Ehrenstein
• The Measurement of Cure and Its Effect on SMC Composite Properties
• Carl W. Lakatos, Thomas H. Grentzer, Bruce R. Colley, Heather A. Ogle
• Development of New Materials for Low Pressure and Low Temperature Molding
• Takashi Tsukamoto, Yoshihiro Fukuda, Shoji Arisawa
• Meeting the Challenge of Thermoset Recycling in a Competitive Market
• Mike Gruskiewicz, Kurt Butler
• Copper Alloy Molds Provide Compression and Liquid Composite Molders Economic and Performance Advantages
• Kenneth C. Apacki

Session #13:
No Formal Papers Submitted

Session #14:
Moving Composites Forward in Civil Engineering Applications: How Standards Foster market Development

• How Standards Enhance Acceptance of New Technologies in Design and Construction
• Rita E. Knorr, J. Peter Kissinger
• How Standards Will Develop Markets in Building Construction
• Lawrence C. Bank
• Success of Composites in Infrastructure Requires 'Accepted Standards'
• Richard E. Chambers

Session #15:
Smc/ BMC Research

• Flow Study on Paste Delivery with a Doctor Box for Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) Manufacture
• Jun-Tien Twu, Jon Collister
• Modeling and Simulation of Thick Compression Molded Parts
• Esther M. Sun, Bruce A. Davis, Tim A. Osswald
• Evaluation Technology of SMC Flow Behavior
• Takashi Tomiyama, Hirokazu Yamada, Ichiro Mihata, Sean P. Walsh
• Effect of Thickening on Viscosity Changes and Shrinkage Control of Low Profile SMC/BMC
• Reiko Saito, Yuen-Yuen Chiu, L. James Lee
• Influence of Molding Parameters on the Static and Fatigue Performance of Class 'A' SMC for Trucks
• L. Peters, A. J. van den Einden, R. de Kruijff

Session #16:
No Formal Papers Submitted

Session #17:
No Formal Papers Submitted

Session #18
Council of Great Lakes Governors Polymer Composite Initiative

• The Council of Great Lakes Governors Polymer Composites Initiative
• John Hemann
• The Fiberwrap Composite System for Columns and Walls
• Edward Fyfe, Fred Isley
• Rehabilitation of Structures Through External Bonding of Thin Carbon Fiber Sheets
• Urs Meier
• Fiber Optic Sensors in Polymer Composite Bridge Structures for Health Monitoring
• Ken Lou
• Reinforcing Wooden Transportation Structures with Polymer Composites
• Steve Quintana
• The Development of a Laminated Composite Structures Technology
• Max Yen
• Performance Monitoring of All Composite Pedestrian Bridges in Cleveland and Akron
• John Hemann

Session #19:
No Formal Papers Submitted

Session #20:
Applications for SMC/ BMC

• Engineered Molding Compounds for Sanitary Ware
• Koichi Akiyama, Hiroyuki Kuroki, Tsutomu Yoshida, Hiromasa Okada, Hitoshi Samejima, Koichi Nishiya
• New Type Low Profile Unsaturated Polyester Resin for Artificial Marble
• Kouki Harada, Kazuyuki Tanaka, Kouji Arakawa, Kanemasa Nomaguchi
• The System Enhancing the Value of the Molded SMC Projection Process for Unitized Bathrooms
• Saburo Karino, Takashi Okuyama, Toru Kozama, Satoru Hirayama
• Composite Over-the-Road Truck Wheels
• Timothy D. Simko, Peter C. Bertelson
• The Use of Recycled Materials in Shrink-Controlled SMC
• Cynthia L. Smith, Fred J. Good

Session #21:
ACI Activites and FRP Concrete Systems

• Evaluation of FRP Tendon-Anchor Systems for Prestressed Concrete Structures
• Antonio Nanni, Charles E. Bakis, Troy O. Dixon
• Aramid RP Strands as Prestressing Tendons in a Precast Concrete Bridge
• James G. Gallt, Issam E. Harik
• Fatigue Performance of Concrete Slabs with Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic (RP) Rebars
• Sanjeev V. Kumar, Salem S. Faza, Hota V. S. GangaRao, Mohammed Al Megdad
• Experiences with Aramid FRP in Concrete Structures
• Atsushi Sumida, Tadashi Okamoto, Masaharu Tanigaki
• American Concrete Institute Committee 440 State-of-the-Art Report
• Mohammad R. Ehsani
• Design and Construction of U. S. Navy Pier at Port Hueneme Using Composite Cable
• Srinivasa L. Iyer, Ashjok Khubchandani