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Performance of delaminated CFRP composite under pure bending using two-dimensional digital image correlation
Delamination is an interlaminar damage which may be pre-existing in multilayered fibre reinforced polymer composite parts due to manufacturing imperfections or generated by out of plane loading during service life. Its existence leads to significant reduction of structural integrity, strength and stiffness of the material. Hence, to study the effect of induced delamination on the performance of a composite under pure bending, a circular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film was introduced between the second and third plies of a sixteen layered carbon/epoxy laminate during fabrication. The bending tests were conducted in displacement control mode. The displacements and strains were measured through the thickness of the composite using two-dimensional digital image correlation. The damage modes were captured using CCD camera and the causes were explained. The flexural strength and modulus of composite were 329.74 MPa and 104.58 GPa respectively. The delaminated composite behaved as a single member without any crack within the elastic range. The existence of PTFE drastically reduced flexural stiffness of composite beyond the stress at 75.81% of its ultimate strength. The ± 45º plies offered low mechanical performance against the induced off axis loading. Hence, in these plies fibre breakage was higher. In the portion of PTFE, the strains were higher due to larger outward displacements produced by local buckling.
Performance of delaminated CFRP composite under pure bending using two-dimensional digital image correlation
Delamination is an interlaminar damage which may be pre-existing in multilayered fibre reinforced polymer composite parts due to manufacturing imperfections or generated by out of plane loading during service life. Its existence leads to significant reduction of structural integrity, strength and stiffness of the material. Hence, to study the effect of induced delamination on the performance of a composite under pure bending, a circular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film was introduced between the second and third plies of a sixteen layered carbon/epoxy laminate during fabrication. The bending tests were conducted in displacement control mode. The displacements and strains were measured through the thickness of the composite using two-dimensional digital image correlation. The damage modes were captured using CCD camera and the causes were explained. The flexural strength and modulus of composite were 329.74 MPa and 104.58 GPa respectively. The delaminated composite behaved as a single member without any crack within the elastic range. The existence of PTFE drastically reduced flexural stiffness of composite beyond the stress at 75.81% of its ultimate strength. The ± 45º plies offered low mechanical performance against the induced off axis loading. Hence, in these plies fibre breakage was higher. In the portion of PTFE, the strains were higher due to larger outward displacements produced by local buckling.
Performance of delaminated CFRP composite under pure bending using two-dimensional digital image correlation
Phaneendra Kumar, Kopparthi (author) / Gemaraju, Srikar (author) / Pathakokila, Bhaskara Rao (author) / Gamini, Suresh (author)
Australian Journal of Structural Engineering ; 25 ; 55-68
2024-01-02
14 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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