Characterisation of voids in fibre reinforced composite materials

Voids and porosity are critical imperfections in fibre reinforced composite materials. The aim of this study is to assess the comparative accuracy and reliability of conventional and novel void characterisation techniques for analysing voids within carbon fibre reinforced composite (CFRC) laminates. While microscopy and Archimedes density measurements can only give results of limited accuracy and reliability, micro-computed tomography (micro-CT)...