Title
Electrical response of graphene reinforced composites under static and dynamic loading
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Date of Original Version
1-1-2013
Abstract
An experimental investigation was conducted to understand the electro-mechanical response of graphene reinforced polystyrene composites under static and dynamic loading. Graphene-polystyrene composites were fabricated using a solution mixing approach followed by hot-pressing. Absolute resistance values were measured with a highresolution four-point probe method for both quasi-static and dynamic loading. A modified split Hopkinson (Kolsky) pressure bar apparatus, capable of simultaneous mechanical and electrical characterization, was developed and implemented to investigate the dynamic electro-mechanical response of the composites. In addition to measuring the change in electrical resistance as well as the dynamic constitutive behavior, real-time damage was captured using high-speed photography. The real-time damage was correlated to both stress-strain and percent change in resistance profiles.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials
Volume
2013-July
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Heeder, N., I. Chakraborty, F. Guo, M. Godfrin, R. Hurt, A. Tripathi, A. Bose, and A. Shukla. "Electrical response of graphene reinforced composites under static and dynamic loading." ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials 2013-July, (2013): 3439-3446. https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/mcise_facpubs/751