Predicting compression-after-impact behavior of thermoplastic composite laminates by an experiment-based approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 108952
Author(s):  
Taoye Lu ◽  
Xiuhua Chen ◽  
Hai Wang
Keyword(s):  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Thermoplastic Composite ◽  
Impact Behavior ◽  
Compression After Impact

scholarly journals An Experimental Study of the Cyclic Compression after Impact Behavior of CFRP Composites

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 296
Author(s):  
Raffael Bogenfeld ◽  
Christopher Gorsky
Keyword(s):  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Impact Behavior ◽  
Damage Growth ◽  
Compression Load ◽  
Kink Bands ◽  
Cyclic Compression ◽  
Compression After Impact ◽  
Ultimate Failure ◽  
Damage Tolerant

The behavior of impact damaged composite laminates under cyclic load is crucial to achieve a damage tolerant design of composite structures. A sufficient residual strength has to be ensured throughout the entire structural service life. In this study, a set of 27 impacted coupon specimens is subjected to quasi-static and cyclic compression load. After long intervals without detectable damage growth, the specimens fail through the sudden lateral propagation of delamination and fiber kink bands within few load cycles. Ultrasonic inspections were used to reveal the damage size after certain cycle intervals. Through continuous dent depth measurements during the cyclic tests, the evolution of the dent visibility was monitored. These measurements revealed a relaxation of the indentation of up to 90% before ultimate failure occurs. Due to the distinct relaxation and the short growth interval before ultimate failure, this study confirms the no-growth design approach as the preferred method to account for the damage tolerance of stiffened, compression-loaded composite laminates.

Unfolding the effects of tuft density on compression after impact properties in unidirectional carbon/epoxy composite laminates

2021 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 113378
Author(s):  
Kundan K. Verma ◽  
C.H. Viswarupachari ◽  
Kotresh M. Gaddikeri ◽  
S. Ramesh ◽  
S. Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Epoxy Composite ◽  
Impact Properties ◽  
Compression After Impact

IMPACT RESISTANCE PROPERTIES OF KEVLAR/GLASS FIBER HYBRID COMPOSITE LAMINATES

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norazean Shaari ◽  
Aidah Jumahat ◽  
M. Khafiz M. Razif
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Hybrid Composite ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Impact Damage ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Impact Behavior ◽  
Slight Reduction ◽  
Depth Of Penetration ◽  
Damage Degree ◽  
The Impact

In this paper, the impact behavior of Kevlar/glass fiber hybrid composite laminates was investigated by performing the drop weight impact test (ASTM D7136). Composite laminates were fabricated using vacuum bagging process with an epoxy matrix reinforced with twill Kevlar woven fiber and plain glass woven fiber. Four different types of composite laminates with different ratios of Kevlar to glass fiber (0:100, 20:80, 50:50 and 100:0) were manufactured. The effect of Kevlar/glass fiber content on the impact damage behavior was studied at 43J nominal impact energy. Results indicated that hybridization of Kevlar fiber to glass fiber improved the load carrying capability, energy absorbed and damage degree of composite laminates with a slight reduction in deflection. These results were further supported through the damage pattern analysis, depth of penetration and X-ray evaluation tests. Based on literature work, studies that have been done to investigate the impact behaviour of woven Kevlar/glass fiber hybrid composite laminates are very limited. Therefore, this research concentrates on the effect of Kevlar on the impact resistance properties of woven glass fibre reinforced polymer composites.

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