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Center for Composite Material Research

Director: Dr. Kunigal Shivakumar, College of Engineering

Research with polymeric-based composite materials at North Carolina A&T State University was started in 1976. The present Center was established in 1988 formally as a center of excellence in composite materials.

The major facilities are the Computational Laboratory, Mechanical Testing Laboratory, Diagnostic Laboratory, and Composite Processing and Fabrication Laboratory.

Research activities are focused on

1. processing and fabrication of simple to complex composite components (autoclave, compression molding, resin transfer molding, and composite structural components);
2. use of textile fiber architectures in the fabrication of non-trivial light weight composite components (braids, plain weaves, etc.);
3. testing and characterization of composite materials;
4. analysis of composite structural components;
5. study of cost-effective near net-shaped composite components;
6. development of innovative processing techniques with textile fabrics (small ablative nozzles, integrally blade-stiffened panels, box sections, etc.); and
7. training of students and engineers from industry in the fabrication and use of composites.

For more information, visit http://www.ncat.edu/~ccmradm/ccmr or call (336) 334-7411.

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