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Composite Materials/Expert Profile
Expertise
Structural Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Structural Analysis, Material Modeling (numerical, analytical), Testing (mechanical, aging, etc.) of Composites and Polymers, mainly Polymer Matrix and to lesser extent Materials Science and Processing of same. See http://mysite.verizon.net/everbarbero/
Experience in the area
Working with Composites since 1983, two patents.
Organizations
Fellow, Society for the Advancement of Materials Process Engineering SAMPE
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME
Member, American Society for Testing Materials ASTM
Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA
Member, American Society of Engineering Education ASEE
Publications
100+ peer reviewed papers on every major journal on composites and mechanics
Introduction to Composite Materials Design, ISBN: 1-56032-701-4, http://www.mae.wvu.edu/barbero/icmd/
Finite Element Analysis of Composite Materials, ISBN: 1-4200-5433-3, http://www.mae.wvu.edu/barbero/feacm/
Education/Credentials
PhD Engineering Science, 1989, Virginia Tech.
BSME, BSEE, 1983, UNRC.
Education/Credentials
PhD Engineering Science, 1989, Virginia Tech.
BSME, BSEE, 1983, UNRC.
Awards and Honors
SAMPE Fellow (2006).
ASME Fellow (2003).
Best Overall Paper Award, Combined Composite Expo’99 and ASCE Materials Conference’99, Cincinnati, OH.
Best Paper Award, 1999 ASME J. of Composites for Construction, Vol. 4, No. 4, p. 185-191.
MAE Alumni Academy Award for Outstanding Teaching, 1999.
SAMPE Faculty Advisor Award 1998.
Researcher of the Year, College of Engineering, WVU, 1996.
Outstanding Researcher Award, College of Engineering, WVU, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999.
Best Advanced-Composite Paper Award, Composite Institute, Society of the Plastic Industry, 1994.
Outstanding Graduate Teacher Award, College of Engineering, WVU, 1992.
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Recent Answers from Ever Barbero
2009-10-12 Carbon fiber vs fiberglass:
With or without resin, it is not true. The strength of E-glass (3.45 GPa) and carbon (3.53 GPA for carbon T300) are virtually identical. Carbon is lighter $ 1.75 g/cc vs. 2.5 g/cc for glass. Some carbon
2009-10-02 Failure critaria for fabrics laminate:
If all you want is the load at which the first crack occurs in the first lamina to crack, which is called first ply failure (FPF), then you can use max. stress but you have to adjust the strength values
2009-09-26 Glass Shelf:
The density of common glass http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/ShayeStorm.shtml varies from 2400 to 2800 kg/m^3 (compare with water at 1000 kg/m^3, which is the same as 1 kg/liter). The weight
2009-07-29 compression strength and modulus:
I don't expect any change from the type of glass, is everything else is the same, because the stiffness and strength of the fiber does not play a (significant) role on the compression strength. I say significant
2009-07-28 compression strength and modulus:
Obviously if the fiber-matrix adhesion were to be very poor it would affect the compresion properties E and F1c but with normal fibers and polymer matrices, when the fibers have the coorect sizing for
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