Structural Behavior of Composite Laminates Subjected to Interlaminar Damage Induced by Thermal Fatigue
| Autor: | José Divo Bressan, Rita de Cássia Mendonça Sales, Ricardo Francisco Gouvêa, A.E. Treml, Maurício Vicente Donadon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Strain energy release rate
Materials science Delamination 0211 other engineering and technologies General Engineering Fracture mechanics 02 engineering and technology Epoxy Composite laminates Atmospheric temperature range Curvature 020303 mechanical engineering & transports 0203 mechanical engineering visual_art visual_art.visual_art_medium Growth rate Composite material 021101 geological & geomatics engineering |
| Zdroj: | Advanced Materials Research. 1135:20-34 |
| ISSN: | 1662-8985 |
| DOI: | 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1135.20 |
| Popis: | An experimental and numerical study on interlaminar thermal fatigue induced delamination in unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced laminate is presented in this work. The studied material consists of a unidirectional prepreg carbon fiber/epoxy (AS4/8552), which has the anti-symmetrical [902/02]T X-ply lay-up. A Teflon® film insert was introduced into the material between the third and fourth outer layers to simulate pre-existing crack. The samples were tested under thermal cycle condition within a temperature range of 130°C and -70°C. The curvature variation with the number of cycles was measured during the tests and presented along with the crack growth rate or delamination rate (da/dN) as a function of energy release rate amplitude (), which is the arithmetic difference between GH and GL that occur at lowest and highest temperatures respectively. The experimental results were compared with numerical results obtained using ABAQUS Finite Element code. A good correlation in terms of crack growth rate (da/dN) as a function of the energy release rate range () was obtained between experimental and numerical results. Furthermore, the results show that the experimental curvature decrease with increasing number of cycles, and its behavior varies with the range of thermal load imposed on the specimen. |
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