Numerical and experimental studies of damage generation in a polymer composite material at high strain rates

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 797-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Tasdemirci ◽  
I.W. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Composite Material ◽  
Polymer Composite ◽  
High Strain ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Polymer Composite Material ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
High Strain Rates

scholarly journals DETERMINATION OF DEFORMATION IN MESH COMPOSITE STRUCTURE UNDER THE ACTION OF COMPRESSIVE LOADS

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (35) ◽  
pp. 599-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander A. OREKHOV ◽  
Yuri A. UTKIN ◽  
Polina F. PRONINA
Keyword(s):  
Composite Material ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Polymer Composite ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Polymer Composite Material ◽  
Lightweight Mesh ◽  
Carbon Filler ◽  
Selection Of

One of the significant innovative technologies is the creation of large-sized structures that work for a long time in space and meet stringent restrictions on overall mass characteristics. Among these structures, in the first place, is the section of bearing truss (BT). This article presents the results of experimental studies of sectors of load-bearing trusses of mesh design for compression. Recently, composite mesh cylindrical shells are used as spacecraft housings. The mesh shell is a supporting structure to which the instruments and mechanisms of the spacecraft are attached. The truss section is made of cross-linked polymer composite material with carbon fibers. The objective of the tests is to confirm the possibility of creating a lightweight mesh construction using a carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite material. To achieve this goal, the authors were assigned the following tasks: selection of carbon filler of polymer composite materials (PCM); selection of PCM binder; determination of the degree of carbon fiber reinforcement; choice of the number and orientation paths of spiral ribs, number of ring ribs and the sizes of individual ribs. As a result of the research, the calculated indicators for ensuring the bearing capacity and stiffness under the application of axial compressive load were obtained. At the same time, with the determination of bearing capacity, the deformation characteristics of the structure were twice determined in order to confirm their repeatability, as well as linear nature of the dependence of axial and radial deformations as a result of the applied load.

Experimental Studies of the Behaviour at High Strain Rates of Unfilled and Filled Polypropylenes

2006 ◽  
Vol 3-4 ◽  
pp. 363-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Temimi ◽  
Noelle Billon
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Strain ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Young Modulus ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
High Strain Rates ◽  
Low Velocity

Thermo mechanical behaviour of unfilled and filled polypropylenes are studied in tension from 10-4 to 102 s-1. Complementary low velocity compression and shear tests are also performed. A high-speed video camera (up to 2500 frames/s) combined with image analysis, image correlation and an infra red pyrometer allow measuring 3D-strain fields and temperature during tests. Thus, data can be processed without restrictive assumptions. Beside usual (for polymers) temperature and strain rate sensitivities it is found that plastic deformation in these materials does not obey incompressibility assumption. Voiding damage is evidenced in the polymer matrix by SEM observations that result in volume change and significant decrease in Young modulus for both materials. Moreover, an increase in the temperature of more than 10 °C is observed and is likely to modify the behaviour of each material at high strain rates. Shear and compression measurements demonstrate that yield criteria and constitutive equation depend on loading. It is concluded that apparent yield stress in semi-crystalline polypropylene can be a result of a combination of “non strain rate sensitive” “non-cohesive mechanisms” and “strain rate sensitive” “cohesive mechanisms”. Experimental characterisation on polymers should then be revisited as most of the usual assumptions are invalid and non monotonic tests should be generalized.

A Composite Material Model for High Strain Rates

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo A. Salas ◽  
David Benson ◽  
Satchi Venkataraman ◽  
Matti J. Loikkanen ◽  
Kevin R. Housen
Keyword(s):  
Composite Material ◽  
High Strain ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
High Strain Rates
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