Influence of High Strain Rate Transverse Compression on the Tensile Strength of Polyethylene Ballistic Single Fibers

Autor: Tusit Weerasooriya, Frank David Thomas, Subramani Sockalingam, Daniel Casem, John W. GillespieJr
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1 ISBN: 9783319950884
Popis: Ballistic impact onto fiber-based armor systems induce high strain rate (HSR) multiaxial loading including axial tension, axial compression, transverse compression and transverse shear. Fiber failure during impact is expected to occur under multiaxial loading conditions. The transverse compressive deformation induced in the fibers during impact is significant enough to cause permanent deformation (shear cutting and compressive fibrillation) at the sub-micron length scales. However, the influence of high strain rate transverse damage from compression and/or shear on the tensile strength of fibers is not well understood. In this study, ultrahigh molecular weight polyethyelene (UHMWPE) Dyneema SK76 single fibers are compressed at HSR loading conditions in a unique small (283 μm) diameter Kolsky bar. Subsequently, the compressed fibers are subjected to axial tension at quasi-static and HSR loading to understand the influence of transverse compression.
Databáze: OpenAIRE