Custom Solutions
Custom-made fixtures for composites testing and characterization developed at CRNO
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Fiber pull-out fixture
Designer: Olivia Helena Margoto
PI: Dr. Abbas Milani
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Puncture resistance custom test fixture
Designer: Felix Nordmark and Niloofar Akbarian
PI: Dr. Abbas Milani
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Detection of holes setup
Designer: Felix Nordmark
PI: Dr. Abbas Milani
In-house embedded-sensor fabric peel tester fixture
Designer: Connor Keegan
PI: Dr. Abbas Milani
Combined biaxial/shear(Wrinkling) fixture for soft and cured specimens (Gen 1)
In collaboration with City College of New York & NAVSEA
PI: Dr. Abbas Milani
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Custom Inter-ply/Tool-ply friction fixture for dry and prepreg fabrics – Pressure/Temperature-controlled
Designer: Armin Rashidi
PI: Dr. Abbas Milani
Frame-less needle integrated picture frame test for fabric shear characterization
Designer: Hossein Montazerian
PI: Dr. Abbas Milani
Fabric bending tester with load/unload capability
Designer: Behnaz Khatir
PI: Dr. Abbas Milani
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Slip-compaction test for investigation of inter/intra ply mechanisms during prepreg consolidation
Designer: Armin Rashidi
PI: Dr. Abbas Milani
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Custom designed Biaxial Picture Frame Tester with high temperature capability
Designers: NYC & NAVSEA
PI: Dr. Abbas Milani
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Forced Polymer Impregnation set-up
Designers: Daanvir Karan Dhir and Reeghan Osmond
PI: Dr. Abbas Milani
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Resin Infusion set-up
Designers: Olivia Helena Margoto and Reeghan Osmond
PI: Dr. Abbas Milani