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consideration for the selection of material <strong>an</strong>d mainten<strong>an</strong>ce. Therefore, this preventive<br />

measure will ensure both the reliability <strong>an</strong>d durability of the composite repair as<br />

pl<strong>an</strong>ned.<br />

5.2 Objectives<br />

The main objectives of this chapter are;<br />

1. To study the internal thermal strain behaviour across the through thickness of<br />

the composite repair, <strong>an</strong>d the stresses resulted from this exp<strong>an</strong>sion along with<br />

their effect on the SCF.<br />

2. To determine <strong>an</strong>d predict shear strain <strong>an</strong>d shear <strong>an</strong>gle values in the composite<br />

repair due to heating effect using a new approach.<br />

3. To develop a simple <strong>an</strong>d cost effective method in measuring the CTE<br />

measurement <strong>an</strong>d prove as one of the acceptable CTE measurement techniques.<br />

5.3 Techniques to Measure the Coefficient of Thermal Exp<strong>an</strong>sion<br />

(CTE)<br />

To determine the CTE, two physical qu<strong>an</strong>tities (displacement <strong>an</strong>d temperature)<br />

must be measured on a sample that is undergoing a thermal cycle (ASM International,<br />

2002). There are several thermal <strong>an</strong>alysis techniques in which the property of a sample<br />

is measured while the sample is subjected to a controlled temperature programme, for<br />

example Thermogravimetry (TG), Differential Sc<strong>an</strong>ning Calorimetry (DSC),<br />

Thermomech<strong>an</strong>ical Analysis (TMA) <strong>an</strong>d Dynamic Mech<strong>an</strong>ical Analysis (DMA)<br />

(Chawla, 1998) <strong>an</strong>d Dilatometer. All these techniques have different approaches. For<br />

example, if the Dilatometer is used, the difference in exp<strong>an</strong>sion between a rod made<br />

from the test material <strong>an</strong>d a matching length of quartz or vitreous silica is compared<br />

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