Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology

PRACTICAL WORKSHEET

Project 1

Preparation of Fabric and Core Material Cutting

Course: BAET Mechanical (Semester 7)

Subject Code: AAB30903
Subject Name: Aircraft Composite Repair
Students Name: 1) Id. No:
2) Id. No:
3) Id. No:
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1. References:
a. A&P Technician Airframe Textbook (2001). Jeppesen Sanderson Inc. USA
b. Sanjay K. Mazumdar (2002). Composites Manufacturing, Materials, Product and
Process Engineering. CRC Press Boca Raton Washington.

2. Required Tools & Equipment:

a. Cutting tools
b. Ruler
c. Honeycomb cutter

3. Required Materials:
a. Wrap paper
b. Fiberglass/ Carbon/Kevlar woven fabric
c. Honeycomb Core

4. Required Manpower:
Maximum 5 students in a group

Prepared by: Approved by:

Signature:

Name: DR. WAN NURSHEILA WAN JUSOH AP DR KHAIRUL DAHRI BIN MOHD ARIS
Designation: Senior Lecturer Deputy Dean Academic & Technology

MIAT_AAB30903 Rev.:01 14/10/2021

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1. Students will be briefed on general familiarization of Composite Workshop

2. Instructor emphasizes the importance of adherence to safety precautions.

3. Students read and understand the WARNING and CAUTION notes as stipulated in the Manual.

4. Students carry out the practical as per instruction below.

5. Students carry out proper house-keeping upon completion of tasks.

PROCEDURE
1. A sandwich panel with consist of woven fabric and honeycomb will be prepared according
to figure 1.

Figure 1. Sandwich panel

2. Mark the given fibre and honeycomb according to the given dimensions in the drawings
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(a) (b)

Figure 2. (a) Fibreglass fabrics and (b) honeycomb core dimensions

3. Cut the fabric and honeycomb core according to the marking line with the cutting tool
instructed by the trainer. The fibreglass fabric cut into 4 plies in (0,90) direction and 4 plies
in (+45) as in the ply table.

Ply No. Orientation Material Remark

P1 (0,90) Fibreglass
P2 (+45) Fibreglass
P3 (+45) Fibreglass
P4 (0,90) Fibreglass
--/-- --/-- Honeycomb core
P5 (0,90) Fibreglass
P6 (+45) Fibreglass
P7 (+45) Fibreglass
P8 (0,90) Fibreglass

4. Trim two edges of honeycomb core based on the ribbon direction as per below figure.

Figure 3. Trim core edges approximately in 45°

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QUESTION/DISCUSSION
1. Write the ply lamination code for the respective fibre arrangement

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2. Indicate the type of honeycomb used and the respective dimension

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CONCLUSION

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OTHER REFERENCES
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Lecturer: Signature:

Date: