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Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
5-12-2005
Abstract
Modified dynamic three-point-bending and compact shearing test configurations based on Hopkinson pressure bar (HPB) and crack detection gage (CDG) (Vishay Intertechnology, Inc) were used for the determination of the dynamic mode I and mode II delamination-initiation toughness of a unidirectional graphite-fiber/epoxy composite made of P7051S-20Q-1000 prepregs (Toray Composites America). The transient loading history was recorded precisely by the HPB installed with a highresolution digital oscilloscope, and the crack initiation and delay time were captured using the CDG. By means of dynamic finite-element analysis (FEA) of the impact processes with the loading history and crack initiation time as input, the critical dynamic stress intensity factors (DSIFs) (KIDC/KIIDC) were extracted from numerical results of the crack opening displacements (CODs). Results show that under the present transient loadings, the KIDC value is about 80–90% of the static one, while the KIIDC value is nearly unchanged. Dynamic failure mechanisms of the composite specimens were evaluated by fractography using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Comments
Published in Polymer Composites 26 (2005), pp. 165–180; doi 10.1002/pc.20093 Copyright © 2005 Society of Plastics Engineers; published by John Wiley & Sons. Used by permission. http://www.interscience.wiley.com