10th International Conference on Composite Materials

Conference date: August 14-18, 1995
Conference location: Whistler, Canada
Editors: Anoush Poursartip, Ken Street
Publisher: The Tenth International Conference on Composite Materials Society, 309-6350 Stores Road, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z4 and Woodhead Publishing Limited, Abington Hall, Abington, Cambridge CBl 6AH, England

Conference Co-Chairmen: Ken Street and Anoush Poursartip

Vice-chairmen: M. Bader, B. Coxon, K. Friedrich, S. Hoa, A. Kobayashi, P.S. Lin, A. Miravete, K. Olofsson and T. Vu-Khanh

Executive Committee: Ken Street, Anoush Poursartip, Guy Déchaîne, Suong Hoa, Frank Maine and William Wallace

International Advisory Committee:

Australia
A. Baker

Belgium
A. Cardon
I. Verpoest

Brazil
J.M. Calixto

China
Y. Jiang
T.X. Mao
T.K. Wang

Columbia
R. de Gutierrez

Denmark
H. Lilholt

France
M. Benzeggagh
A. Bunsell
R. Naslain

Germany
R. Aoki
J. Brandt
G.W. Ehrenstein

Hungary
L.P. Kollar

India
M.K. Surappa

Ireland
P.J. Mallon
A. Murtagh

Israel
G. Marom

Italy
I. Crivelli-Visconti

Japan
H. Fukuda
I. Kimpara
I. Susuki

Jordan
G. Abu-Farsakh

Korea
C. Hong

Kuwait
A. Christoforou

Latvia
Y. Tarnopols'Kii

Netherlands
T. Peijs
R. van Praag

Norway
C.G. Gustafson

Portugal
H. Carvalho

Russia
S. Mileiko

S. Africa
V. Verijenko

Switzerland
J.A. Mânson
D. Delfosse

Taiwan
Chen C. Ma

UK
P.W.R. Beaumont
G. Dorey
G. Sims
P.A. Smith

USA
D. Hui
R.M. Jones
G. Springer
S. Tsai

Technical Committee:

Mahesh Chaturvedi
Luc Dupont
Graeme Eastaugh
Fernand Ellyin
Abbas Fahr
Goran Femiund
Raymond Gauvin
Jerzy Komorowski
Mark Kortschot

Vladimir Krstic
Stephen Lee
Pearl Lee-Sullivan
Larry Lessard
Jason Lo
Sean McKay
Mike Munro
Alan Plumtree
Warren Poole

Clermont Roy
Alan Russell
Fawzy Samuel
Marc Schneider
Doug Shinozaki
Keith Slater
Paul Straznicky
Farid Taheri
Réal Tremblay

Reza Vaziri
Oleg Vinogradov
Daniel Watt
David Wilkinson
Xinran Xiao
Spiro Yannacopoulos

ICCM Chairman: P.A. Lagace

ICCM Executive Secretary: L.J. Cohen

ICCM-11 Chairman: M L. Scott

Local Organizing Committee:

Paula Bennett, Conference Administrator
Roger Bennett
Lisa Christie
Cindy Dekker
Göran Fernlund
Edward Gonterman
Pascal Hubert

Andrew Johnston
Ingrid Kongshavn
Cameron Loose
Darin Loose
Peter Lu
Pat Parikh
Isabelle Paris
Michael Pierson
Xiangyang Quan
Keith Spencer
Gregory Strand
Daniel Ursenbach
Fred Weinberg
Kevin WilliamsChina
Y. Jiang

Primary Sponsors
Industry Canada
Science Council of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia
Canadian Association for Composite Structures and Materials
DWA Composite Specialties, Inc.
Integrated Technologies Inc. (intec)
IBM Microelectronics

Sponsoring Companies
Elsevier Science Limited
Instron Canada Inc.
Kluwer Academic Publishers
MTS Systems Corporation

Sponsoring Societies
American Society for Composites (ASC)
Association pour les Matériaux Composites (AMAC)
Australian Composite Structures Society (ACSS)
Canadian Association for Composite Structures and Materials (CACSMA)
Chinese Society for Composite Materials (CSCM)
Composites Manufacturing Association of the SME (CMA/SME)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde (DGM)
European Association for Composite Materials (EACM)
Institut Des Matériaux Composites
Institute of Materials (UK)
Japan Society for Composite Materials
Korean Society for Composite Materials
Materials Engineering Section o f MetSoc/CIM
Russian Composites Society
Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE)
Society of Interfacial Materials Science
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Society of RP/C, R. O. C.
Spanish Association for Composite Materials
The Minerals. Metals & Materials Society (TMS)

we gratefully acknowledge the support and cooperation of
Whistler Conference Centre
Chateau Whistler
Whistler Brewing Company
Russell and DuMoulin, Barristers and Solicitors
KPMG Peat Marwick Thorne, Chartered Accountants
Benwell Atkins Ltd.. Printers and Mailers
Department of National Defence
Department of Metals and Materials Engineering, UBC
and all the hotels, companies and individuals in Whistler and Vancouver
who are too numerous to mention individually

The next few years are critical for composite materials. As the most mature of composite technologies, polymer matrix composite materials must now prove that they can compete with traditional materials on cost, performance, in-service reliability and ease of use, as well as recyclability. Metal matrix, ceramic matrix, and other less traditional composite materials must also satisfy this new focus on life-cycle and economic issues. And yet we still have many fundamental research issues outstanding. More than ever, we need to bridge the forces of academia, industry, and government. Without losing sight of our long-term goals, we must ensure that the shorter term needs of science and technology aie met and exceeded.

The response to the call for papers for ICCM-10 was very strong, with over 900 abstracts submitted from 40 countries. The efforts of 60 reviewers, with each abstract being peer reviewed twice, lead to the acceptance and publication of approximately 490 papers for oral presentation and some 90 papers for poster presentation. These proceedings include all oral and poster presentations. In addition, a book of extended abstracts, light enough to carry and use during the conference, was also made available. Furthermore, the top 100 papers at ICCM-10 will appear after the conference in extended and reviewed form in special issues of Applied Composite Materials, Composites, Composite Manufacturing, Composites Science and Technology, Composite Structures, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Polymers and Polymer Composites, and Science and Engineering of Composite Materials.

In keeping with the tradition of ICCM, all major topics are covered. Invited plenary speakers, panel discussions, technically-oriented receptions coupled with poster presentations, and other extra-curricular activities were also arranged during the conference to encourage dialogue and interaction.

These proceedings provide a snap-shot of the status of composite materials research throughout the world in 1995. The work of many leading researchers and research groups is covered in six volumes and 4800 pages. Proceedings such as these and the personal interactions that occur during the conferences themselves are the main contribution of the ICCM series. Since their inception in 1975, ICCMs have provided a continuous record of our activities. They are invaluable to students, newcomers, inter-disciplinary researchers, and experts alike. Although ICCMs cannot and should not compete with smaller specialist meetings, they serve a special role. We hope that we will yet see an ICCM-20.

Anoush Poursartip
Ken Street

Vancouver
June 1995

VOLUME 1: Fatigue and Fracture SESSIONS
ICCM10 Volume 1 Plenaries
Delamination
Damage
Fatigue
Design and Analysis
VOLUME 2: Metal Matrix Composites SESSIONS
ICCM10 Volume 2 Processing and Characterization
Characterization of Interfaces and Whisker/Particle Systems
Behaviour of Low Temperature Matrix Systems
Behaviour of High Temperature Matrix Systems
VOLUME 3: Processing and Manufacturing SESSIONS
ICCM10 Volume 3 Modelling: Metal and Ceramic Matrix Materials
Modelling: Polymer Matrix Materials
Manufacturing
Joining and Repair
Applications
VOLUME 4: Characterization and Ceramic Matrix Composites SESSIONS
ICCM10 Volume 4 Mechanical Properties: Stiffness and Strength
Mechanical Properties: Textile
Mechanical Properties: Time Dependent Effects
Physical Properties: Thermal and Electrical Behaviour
Ceramic Matrix Composites
VOLUME 5: Structures SESSIONS
ICCM10 Volume 5 Structures: Modelling and Testing
New Materials and Smart Structures
Inspection and Non-Destructive Evaluation
Impact Behaviour
VOLUME 6: Microstructure, Degradation, and Design SESSIONS
ICCM10 Volume 6 Design
Environmental Effects
Fibres and Matrices
Interfaces and Interphases