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| Loaec, Henri; Morandeau, Fabien; Meillat, Marc; Davies, Peter. |
| There are different approaches to selectivity, including increasing cod-end mesh size, square mesh panels and rigid grids. Selectivity grids have traditionally been produced to be as rigid as possible to maintain spacing but this can result in heavy, expensive grids, handling problems and brittleness. This paper presents an alternative approach using flexible polyurethane polymers to produce lightweight inexpensive grids with much improved damage tolerance and ease of handling, which also possess interesting selectivity characteristics. The material selection, design and development tests are described first, then preliminary sea trial results are presented. A flexible grid with a 20 mm spacing between bars performed successfully and enabled a reduction in... |
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Palavras-chave: Damage resistance; Polyurethane; Nephrops; Grid; Size selection; By catch; Selectivity. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-1690.pdf |
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| Davies, Peter; Baley, C; Loaec, Henri; Grohens, Y. |
| This paper presents results from a study of the influence of surface preparation on the mechanical performance of overlaminated polyester composites. Panels of 16 woven glass plies have been prepared in two halves by hand lay-up. After the first 8 plies were laminated the surface was either protected by a peel ply or left in air. The overlamination of the second half of the composite thickness was completed after different periods and interlaminar shear, flexure and mode I fracture specimens were tested. The results enabled the influence of the delay and the surface condition to be related to mechanical performance. Surfaces protected with peel plies show very low G(Ic) propagation energy release rates. Results are compared to those from continuous... |
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Palavras-chave: Mode I; Woven; Peel ply; Glass/polyester; Overlamination; Interlaminar. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/publication-1034.pdf |
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