Venue : Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Campus Etterbeek, Building Q

Final program

Venue : Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Campus Etterbeek, building Q.

Registration : Building Q – Foyer

The opening lecture, plenary lectures and the sessions “Fatigue of composite systems”, “Progressive failure”, “Viscoelastic effects”, “Nano-composites”, “Durability of fibre reinforced cementitious composites, “Environmental effects” will be held in lecture room Q(B), all the other sessions in lecture room Q(D).

Monday, 17 September 2012, morning sessions
07:30 – 09:00 / Registration (building Q – Foyer)
09:00 – 09:30 / Opening ceremony (chairman D. Van Hemelrijck)
09:30 – 10:15 / Opening lecture Ken Reifsnider
University of South Carolina, Columbia, US
"Design for Durability of Material Systems: A Path to the Future"
10:15 – 11:00 / Plenary Lecture Marino Quaresimin, President of ESCM
University of Padova, Italy
“Multiaxial fatigue behaviour of unidirectional composites: damage mechanics and modeling”
11:00 – 11:30 / break
Fatigue of composite systems (chairman W. Van Paepegem) / Visco-elastic effects (chairman Cl. Hiel)
11:30 – 11:50 / Pyl L., Sol H., Zastavnik F., Gu J., Van Paepegem W., Kersemans W.
Damage identification of prepreg composites subject to accelerated fatigue tests / Papanicolaou G.C., Lagas G., Zetos A.
Experimental investigation and modelling of the mechanical and viscoelastic behaviour of hybrid matrix building materials
11:50 – 12:10 / Miyano Y., Nakada M., Kato H.
Application of MMF/ATM method for long-term fatigue life of CFRP structures for aircraft use / Zaoutsos S.P.
Experimental characterization and modeling of creep/creep-recovery response of CFRP’s under compressive loading conditions
12:10 – 12:30 / Kosmann N., Liebig W., Schmutzler H., Schulte K.
Influence of defects on the fatigue behavior of composites / Nóvoa P.J.R.O., Marques A.T., Gibson A.G.
Modeling the viscoelastic behavior of thermoset polymers and their composites from dynamic mechanical spectroscopic data
12:30 – 14:00 / Lunch
Monday, 17 September 2012, afternoon sessions
14:00 - 14:45 / Plenary Lecture Karl Schulte (chairman K. Reifsnider)
Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Institute for Polymers and Composites, Germany
“Damage progression and failure in fibre reinforced composites under dynamic loading”
14:45 – 15:05 / Lomov S.V., Gorbatikh L., Verpoest I.
Damage thresholds in tension of textile composites
15:05 – 15:25 / Shi Y., Swait T., Soutis C.
Modelling low velocity impact damage in composite laminates
15:25 – 16:00 / Break
Progressive failure (chairman A. Vassilopoulos) / Durability of Green Composites (chairman A. Torres-Marques)
16:00 – 16:20 / Xiao X., Conway A., Krishnan A.
Evaluation of a progressive fatigue damage model for composite structures / Wagner H.D., Bar-On B., Achrai B.
The turtle shell: a tough and durable multi-scale bio-composite
16:20 – 16:40 / Najafi A., Abdi F., Huang, D.
Damage and Failure mechanism study of composite crushtubes during axial crush through progressive failure dynamic analysis / Koutsomitopoulou A.F., Bénézet J.C., Bergeret A., Papanicolaou G.C.
Manufacturing and characterization of PLA/Olive pits powder green composites
16:40 – 17:00 / Ogihara S., Nakatani H., Fukuda H.
Effect of constituent ply thickness on damage progress behavior in CFRP angle-ply laminates / Regazzi A., Bergeret A., Ienny P., Corn S., Bénézet J.C.
Study of a coupled mechanical-hygrothermal degradation of bio-based composites
17:00 – 17:20 / Callens M.G., Gorbatikh, Verpoest I.
Ductile steel fibre/epoxy composites : tensile properties and damage development / A. C. Vieira A.C., Guedes R.M., Tita V.
Modeling of hydrolytic damage in biodegradable polymeric structures
17:20 – 17:40 / Xue Y., Abdi F. , Keshavanarayana S., Seneviratne W.,
Physics-based modeling and progressive failure and probabilistic sensitivity analysis for adhesively bonded structural components / Tran T.P.T., Bénézet J.C., Bergeret A.
Effects of difference condition aging on the properties of poly(lactic acid) and rice husk/poly(lactic acid) composites
17:40 – 18:00 / Swolfs Y., Gorbatikh L., Verpoest I.
Stress concentration factors in hybrid fibre-reinforced composites / Kobayashi S.
Experimental characterization of hemp fiber reinforced composites under fatigue loading
18:00-20:00 / Welcome reception with Belgian beers (building KB, groundfloor)
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, morning sessions
Visco-elastic effects (chairman G. Papanicolaou) / Durable composite structures (chairman H. Sol)
08:30 – 08:50 / Kontou E., Spathis G.
Estimating creep failure time of polymers and polymer composites / Jeronimidis G., Hou J., Mayer R.
GRP composite bogie for high speed freight wagons
08:50 – 09:10 / D.E.Mouzakis, S.Zaoutsos
Time temperature superposition assessment of the accelerated aging response of carbon fiber reinforced composites / Hiel C.
Innovative and durable composite support structures for 20 mw wind-turbines
09:10 – 09:30 / Aniskevich A., Starkova O.
Crosscoupled creep and moisture sorption processes in polymers / D’Amore A., Grassia L.
On the viscoelastic Poisson’s ratio of amorphous polymers
09:30 – 10:00 / Break
10:00 – 10:45 / Plenary Lecture Wilson K. S. Chiu (chairman T. Philippidis)
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, US
"Three-Dimensional Degradation of the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anode Nanostructure during Operation"
Nano-composites (chairman T. Philippidis) / Durability of Joints (chairman J. Varna)
10:45 – 11:05 / Papanicolaou G.C., Xydou A., Drakopoulos E., Zaoutsos S.P.
Strain rate effect on the flexural stiffness of epoxy-MWCNT nanocomposites / Hamelin P., Si Larbi A.
Influence of the bonded joins durability on design optimization of composite structures
11:05 – 11:25 / Starkova A., Buschhorn S.T., Mannov E., Schulte K., Aniskevitch A.
Moisture sorption and swelling by epoxy/MWCNT composites / De Baere I.,Allaer K., Van Paepegem W., Degrieck J.
Fatigue behaviour of infrared welded joints in fibre reinforced thermoplastics
11:25 – 11:45 / Gkikas G., Douka D.D., Barkoula N.M., Paipetis A.S.
Nano-enhanced composite materials under thermal shock and environmental degradation: a durability study / Sarfaraz R., Vassilopoulos A.T., Keller T.
Phenomenological Modeling of the fatigue life of adhesively bonded joints
11:45 – 12:05 / Guedes R.M., Pereira C., Fonseca A. Oliveira M.S.A.
Thermo-mechanical analysis of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene/carbon nanotube composites based on a viscoelastic model / Zarouchas D., Nijssen R.P.L., van Delft D.R.V.
Failure analysis of structural adhesives in wind turbine blades under multiaxial loading
12:05 – 12:25 / Verleg R., Ratouit G.
Fatigue resistant composite based on unsaturated polyester resins / Masmanidis I.T., Philippidis T.P.
Stress analysis and failure prediction of bonded repair in rotor blades
12:25 – 14:00 / Lunch
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, afternoon sessions
14:00 - 14:45 / Plenary Lecture Claudia P. Ostertag (chairman J. Wastiels)
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, University of California, USA
“High Performance Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Concrete Composites for Durable and Sustainable Structures”
14:45 – 15:05 / Büttner T., Raupach M.
Durability of polymer-modified textile reinforcements used in TRC – materials, laboratory testing and prediction of the long-term behaviour
15:05 – 15:25 / Ghosh A.K., Van Mele B., Van Hemelrijck D., Bertels E., Goderis B., Da Ponte G., Verheyde B.
The effect of surface treatment on the adhesion of epoxy to stainless steel
15:25 – 16:00 / Break
Durability of fibre reinforced cementitious composites (chairman P. Hamelin) / Environmental effects (chairman R. Miranda-Guedes)
16:00 – 16:20 / Blom J., Van Ackeren J., Wastiels J.
Flexural behaviour of textile reinforced cementitious composites when exposed to high temperatures / Carra G. and Carvelli V.
Ageing of pultruded GFRP composites for building constructions exposed to the effect of combined environmental agents
16:20 – 16:40 / Rypl R., Chudoba R., Hegger J., Vorechovsky M.
Multiple cracking development in composites with heterogeneous reinforcement / Craeye B., Lauwereijssens G., Tielemans T, Stoop J.
Super absorbing polymers for the improvement of the frost-thaw resistance of colored concrete roads
16:40 – 17:00 / Blaszczynski T.Z., Przybylska-Falek M.
Durability of SFRC material / Loukil M.S., Varna J., Ayadi Z.
Degradation of thermo-elastic properties of non-uniformly composite laminates
19:00 – 23:00 / Conference dinner in Hotel Metropole, Place de Brouckère 31, 1000 Brussels (near Metro-station De Brouckère)
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, morning sessions
Environmental effects (chairman L. Pyl) / NDT (chairman D. Zarouchas)
08:50 – 09:10 / Chripunow A.
Determination of temperature-dependent mechanical properties of advanced composites / Kordatos E.Z., Strantza M.A., Dassios K.G., Lagari P.L.I., Matikas T.E.
Determination of fatigue limit in composite materials using IR lock-in thermography
09:10 – 09:30 / Pletinckx D., Campestrini P., Van Hemelrijck D., Van Paepegem W.
Accelerated ageing and durability testing for adhesive joints in the vehicle industry / Grammatikos S.A., Kordatos E.Z., Matikas T.E., Paipetis A.S.
Bonded repair integrity monitoring of aerospace materials using combined non-destructive methods
09:30 – 10:00 / Break
10:00 – 10:45 / Pleanary Lecture Janis Varna (chairman I. Verpoest)
Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
"Local stress analysis based approaches to stiffness prediction of damaged laminates"
10:45 – 11:05 / Jacquemin F., Sar B-E., Freour S., Davies P.
A comparison between the free volume theory and the thermodynamical approach for modelling of the multiscale interaction between stress and moisture diffusion in composite materials
11:05 – 11:25 / Reifsnider K.L.
Multiphysics durability of composite material systems
11:25 – 11:45 / Faria H., Guedes R.M., Marques A.T.
Long-term design of structures made with composite systems
11:45 – 12:05 / Minervino M., Gigliotti M., Chocinski L., Lafarie-Frenot M.C., Grandidier J.C.
Thermo-oxidative affected material properties of organic matrix materialsfor high temperature applications
12:05 – 12:25 / Giannadakis K., Varna J.
Analysis of non-linear shear stress-strain response of unidirectional GF/EP composite
12:25 – 14:00 / Lunch
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, afternoon sessions
(Chairman T. Tysmans)
14:00 - 14:20 / Hiel Cl.
Innovative and durable composite fire and blast protection walls for 500 kV transformers
14:20 - 14:40 / Vallons K., Adolphs G., Lucas P., Lomov S., Verpoest I.
The influence of fabric type on the behaviour of glass-fibre NCF composites
14:40 – 15.40 / Closing Session
Poster session
P1 / Mokhtar H., Sicot O., Rousseau J., Aminanda Y. Aivazzadeh S.
The effect of double impact on hygrothermally aged carbon epoxy laminates
P2 / Aggelis D.G., Dassios K., Kordatos E. Z. , Matikas T.E.
A study on the acoustic emission behavior of ceramic matrix composites during cyclic loading
P3 / Craeye B., Bolckmans S., Peeraer J., Stoop J., Nys E.
Practical study on the thermo-mechanical properties of lightweight concrete
P4 / Carpinteri A., Locidogna G., Accornero F., Mpalaskas A., Matikas T.E., Aggelis D.G.
Influence of damage in the acoustic emission parameters
P5 / Portan D.V., Papanicolalou G.C.
A predictive model for the dynamic friction coefficient
P6 / A.K. Ghosh, G.Van Asche, B. Van Mele, D. Van Hemelrijck
Effect of epoxy resin reactivity on adhesion strength of metal-epoxy joint
P7 / K.J. Wong, X.J. Gong, S. Aivazzadeh, M.N. Tamin
Water absorption effects on glass/epoxy and carbon/epoxy composites
P8 / S.Ghanbarnezhad, A.Nemati
Effect of TiO2 on sinterability and the formation of Magnesium-Aluminate spinel of the basic refractory