Alan T. Nettles

• Basic mechanics of laminated composite plates
• Composite processing development to improve interlaminar strength using ply interface particles
• Damage tolerance of candidate thermoset composites for use on single stage to orbit vehicles
• Impact damage resistance of carbon/epoxy composite tubes for the DC-XA liquid hydrogen feedline
• Low temperature mechanical testing of carbon-fiber/epoxy-resin composite materials
• Permeability testing of composite material and adhesive bonds for the DC-XA composite feedline program
• Scaling effects in carbon/epoxy laminates under transverse quasi-staic loading
• The effects of compressive preloads on the compression-after-impact strength of carbon/epoxy
• The effects of tensile preloads on the impact response of carbon/epoxy laminates