Mechanical Behavior of Sandwich Composites Under Three-Point Bending Fatigue

Autor: Zitouni Azari, A. Chemami, K. Tadjine, M. Benamira, K. Bey, R. Khelif
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Mechanics of Composite Materials. 50:747-756
ISSN: 1573-8922
0191-5665
DOI: 10.1007/s11029-015-9464-0
Popis: The mechanical behavior of sandwich composite materials in fatigue loading is investigated. Fatigue tests in three-point bending were conducted on two types of sandwich materials, [04] and [0/902/0]. The rupture mode observed on tested specimens showed a debond between the core and skins, as well as cracks in the core at 45∙ to the neutral axis of sandwich. Degradation of the rigidity modulus in fatigue was determined from the deflection equation for the two sandwiches. The experiments revealed that the modulus of the [04] sandwich degraded faster than that of [0/902/0]. The evolution of shear modulus in fatigue of both sandwiches is also described analytically using exponential and polynomial models.
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