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Project 2: Biocomposite Sailing Dinghy Miho May Imaizumi Thomas O’Neill Ryan Garrahy
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Project Plan May Design Overview Critical Load Cases Composite Structural Design Thomas Manufacturing Process Procurement Plan Budget Ryan Project Schedule Communication & Document Plan Risks/Opportunity Further testing
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Design Overview
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Critical Load Cases Load Cases Individual Load Conditions Impact Forces Collision with other dinghy during racing Collision with submerged object (rocks etc.) Collision with beacon post Beaching Manufacturing IssuesRemoval from mould Operational Loads Accidental gybe Self-weight
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Materials Fibre Selection Good mechanical properties and durability in fluids High thermal degradation temperatures Compatibility with PA11 SisalFlax Hemp
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Property & Compatibility Assessment Experimental critical fibre volume fraction (V f ) of natural fibre/thermoplastic composites Halphin-Tsai Model
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Property & Compatibility Assessment E 1 (GPa)E 2 (GPa)G 12 (Gpa)ν 12 ν 23 Hm/PA113.92932.61180.72240.34360.3374 Fl/PA113.08042.16670.71120.90840.6797 Ss/PA1110.19893.67051.30600.38810.3874 Halphin-Tsai Results Compatibility Treatment CTDIC (Cardnol Derivative of Toluene Diisolyanate) Reduces hydrophilic nature of Sisal fibres Experimentally proven to improve bonding with thermoplastic matrix
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Composite Design Structure Weave sisal fabric reinforcement Weave architectures: Plain-weave Twill-weaveMatt-weave
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Composite Design Structure 6 PA11/Ss laminate skins 25mm Balsa wood core sandwich structure 3 Ss/PA11 laminates Balsa wood core
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Composite Tests Ss/PA11 – New material! Unknown strengths Elastic moduli alone are not enough information to decide dimensions of the structure Safety factor (e.g. Tsai-Hill equations) ASTM composite tests ©Team E4
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Procurement
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Budget
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Project Schedule
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Stage 1. Design Review Stage 2. Procurement Stage 3. Prototype Testing Stage 4. Manufacturing and Assembly Stage 5. Handover
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Project Schedule
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Communication and Document Management
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Risks
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Opportunities
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Testing
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