Materials System Research Laboratory

材料システム研究所

CDW-1
Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Kanazawa Japan
November 3-5, 1998

Steve Tsai (L) and Dick Christensen (R)

Opening ceremony and lectures at Sakai Memorial Hall

Coffee breaks and lunchs at Communication Plaza of KIT

Banquet at International Hotel Kanazawa

Spouses at sight seeing of historical downtown in Kanazawa

Farewell dinner at Japanese Sukiyaki restaurant

Laboratory demonstration at KIT Advanced Materials Science R&D Center


Program of CDW-1
Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Kanazawa, Japan
November 3-5, 1998
Chairs: Steve Tsai, Stanford University and Yasushi Miyano, Kanazawa Institute of Technology

November 3, 1998, Tuesday

20:00 - 21:00
Welcoming Reception, International Hotel Kanazawa

November 4, 1998, Wednesday

9:00-9:15
Opening Ceremony
9:15-10:15
Session Chair: Yasushi Miyano
Stephen W. Tsai, Stanford Univ.
An Assessment of Composite Materials and Structures
Isao Kimpara, Univ. Tokyo
Recent Status of Composites R&D in Japan
10:45-12:15
Session Chair: Kenji Kubomura
Yasushi Miyano and Masayuki Nakada, Kanazawa Institute of Tech. and Rokuro Muki, UCLA
Fatigue Life Prediction Methodology of Composites and Structures
Igor Emri, Univ. Ljubljana
On the Influence of Pressure and Temperature on Mechanical Behavior of Polymers and Their Composites
Richard M. Christensen, Stanford Univ.
Life Prediction for Graphite Epoxy Composite Strands
Ran Y. Kim, Univ. Dayton Research Institute
Free-edge Delamination in Hygrothermal Service Environments
12:15-13:15
Lunch
13:15-15:00
Session Chair: Ippei Susuki and Turki Al- Saud
Hirobumi Tamura, Japan Aircraft Development Co., Yasuhiro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Mizuno and Hideki Horizono, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
High Temperature Polymer Matrix Composites for Aerospace Structures
Hideo Morita and Iton Chou, IHI Ltd.
Development of Polymer Composites for Aeronautical Engines
Thomas S. Gates, NASA/Langley Research Center
NASA High Speed Research Program: Materials Durability
David Harmon, Boeing Co
Materials Durability for Supersonic Aircraft: Real-time and Accelerated Data Base, Life Prediction Methods
15:30-17:00
Session Chair: Toru Fujii and Thomas D. Kim
Kenichi Noguchi, Kenichi Yoshioka and Akihiro Kitano, Toray Industries, Inc.
Accelerated Durability Test Results of CFRP
Steven L. Donaldson, Air Force Research Laboratory and George S. Springer, Stanford Univ.
Monitoring Integrity in Composites Structures
Ippei Susuki and Takeshi Takatoya, National Aerospace Lab. and Yoshiharu Yasui, Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd.
Effects of Heat Resistant Matrices on Compressive Strength of 2-D and 3-D Textile Composites
18:30-20:30
Workshop Banquet, International Hotel Kanazawa

November 5, 1998, Thursday

8:45-10:15
Session Chair: Sangwook Sihn and Michael K. McMurray
Toru Fujii, Doshisha University and Hiroshi Kawakami, Osaka City Univ.
Fatigue Degradation and Life Prediction of Fiber Reinforced Composites under Biaxial Loading
Tetsufumi Ikeda, Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
Fatigue Properties of Pitch-based Carbon Fiber Composites
Jungin Kim and Woo Il Lee, Seoul National Univ.
Modeling of Degradation in Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Composites at High Temperature
10:45-12:15
Session Chair: Minoru Shimbo and Tong-Earn Tay
Michael K. McMurray, General Electric Co. and Shigeo Amagi, Hitachi Ltd.
Life Prediction of An Insulation Material
Sangwook Sihn and Stephen W. Tsai, Stanford University and Yasushi Miyano and Masayuki Nakada, Kanazawa Institute of Tech.
Development of a Durability Design Software
Masahiko Uemura, TONEN Corp.
Carbon Fiber Sheet: What It Is and How to Reinforce the Concrete Structures
12:15-13:15
Lunch
13:15-14:45
Session Chair: Isao Kimpara
Stephen C. Nolet, Fiberspar Spoolable Products
Design of Composite Tubing for Off-Shore Oil Production
Junichi Matsui, Kyoto Institute of Tech.
PAN Carbon Fiber: How to Achieve a Solution for Widespread Use
Sakuya Iwai, Nippon Graphite Fiber Corp.
Pitch-based Carbon Fibers: Present and Future
15:30-16:30
Laboratory Demonstration, KIT Advanced Materials Science R&D Center
16:30-16:45
Closing Ceremony, KIT Advanced Materials Science R&D Center

List of Participants on CDW-1

No
Name
Affiliation
1
AL-SAUD, Turki
King Abdulaziz City For Science and Technology
2
Amagi, Shigeo
Hitachi Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.
3
Arai, Sadao
Aeolotropic Design Studio
4
Arakawa, Noriaki
The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies
5
Asagumo, Ryoji
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
6
Chou, Iton
Research Institute, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries
7
Christensen, Richard M.
Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University
8
Chung, Dong Seok
RCAST, The University of Tokyo
9
Donaldson, Steven L.
Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory
10
Fujii, Toru
Department of Mechanical Engineering & Systems, Doshisha University
11
Gates, Thomas
Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
12
Hamaguchi, Yasumasa
Structures Division, National Aerospace Laboratory
13
Hori, Yukio
Kanazawa Institute of Technology
14
Ide, Ryuichiro
The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies
15
Ikeda, Tetsufumi
Central Technical Research Laboratory, Nippon Oil Company, Ltd.
16
Ishida, Teruo
Ishikawa Trial Center
17
Itou, Toru
Aerospace Division, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
18
Iwai, Sakuya
Sales Division, Nippon Graphite Fiber Corp.
19
Iwata, Kouichiro
Industrial Research Institute of Ishikawa
20
Kabashima, Shigenori
Advanced Technology R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
21
Kakuta, Yoshiaki
Structures Division, National Aerospace Laboratory
22
Kasamori, Masato
Industrial Research Institute of Ishikawa
23
Katoh, Hisaya
Structures Division, National Aerospace Laboratory
24
Kawakami, Hiroshi
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Osaka City University
25
Kim, Ran Y.
University of Dayton Research Institute
26
Kim, Thomas D.
Asian Office of Aerospace R&D Office of Scientific Research, United States Air Force
27
Kimpara, Isao
Department of Environmental and Ocean Engineering, The University of Tokyo
28
Kiyoshima, Satoshi
Fuji Heavy Industries
29
Kubomura, Kenji
Applied Electronics, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
30
Kunio, Takeshi
Materials System Research Laboratory, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
31
Lee, Woo Il
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
32
Maeda, Yutaka
MRC Techno Research, Inc.
33
Matsui, Hiroshi
Kanazawa Technical College
34
Matsui, Junichi
Cooperative Research Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology
35
Matsumoto, Shigeo
Engineering Design Education Core, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
36
Matsushima, Masamichi
Structures Division, National Aerospace Laboratory
37
McMurray, Michael K.
Generator Design & Development Engineering, General Electric, Co.
38
Mitani, Kazutami
Mitsubishi Rayon Co.
39
Miyano, Yasushi
Materials System Research Laboratory, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
40
Muki, Rokuro
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles
41
Nakada, Masayuki
Materials System Research Laboratory, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
42
Noda, Minoru
R&D Institute of Metal and Composites for Future Industries
43
Noguchi, Kenichi
Composite Material Research Laboratories, Toray Industries, Inc.
44
Nolet, Stephen C.
Fiberspar Spoolable Products, Inc.
45
Okuda, Akinobu
Techno-Economic Department, Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.
46
Okuya, Tsuguyuki
Nuclear Fuel Machinery Co., Ltd.
47
Sato, Kimitaka
Nippon Steel Technoresearch Corporation
48
Satoh, Keiichi
Division of Mechanical and Mechanical Systems Engineering, and Materials Science, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
49
Shimbo, Minoru
Materials System Research Laboratory, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
50
Shimo, Yukio
NTT Science and Technology Laboratory Group
51
Shimokawa, Toshiyuki
Structures Division, National Aerospace Laboratory
52
Sihn, Sangwook
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
53
Sohda, Yoshio
Central Technical Research Laboratory, Nippon Oil Company, Ltd.
54
Sorensen, Carl D.
Engineering Design Education Core, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
55
Susuki, Ippei
Structures and Materials Research Center, National Aerospace Laboratory
56
Suzuki, Megumu
Materials System Research Laboratory, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
57
Takaba, Masato
Yumekobo, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
58
Takata, Kenji
Planning & Development Dept., Hitachi Kasei Unit Co., Ltd.
59
Tamura, Hirobumi
SST Project, Japan Aircraft Development Corporation
60
Tay, Tong-Earn
Dept. of Mech. & Prod. Engineering, National University of Singapore
61
Tomita, Yousuke
RCAST, The University of Tokyo
62
Tsai, Stephen W.
Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University
63
Ueki, Masanori
Office of Research Development, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
64
Uemura, Masahiko
TOW Sheet Marketing & Engineering Department, TONEN Corporation
65
Uotani, Shinichiro
Toho Rayon Co.
66
Wakita, Kazunobu
Toho Rayon Co.
67
Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro
Nagoya Aerospace Systems, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
68
Yamamoto, Toshihiro
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Fukuoka University
69
Yasuda, Toshiyuki
Planning & Development Dept., Hitachi Kasei Unit Co., Ltd.
70
Yoshizaki, Masayoshi
NYK Kobe Co.
71
36 students
Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Spouses

Iris Tsai, Sally Gates, Michiko Susuki, Eunmi Sihn, Kazue Iwashita, Shizue Shimbo, Noriko Miyano