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Abstract
Un-notched and notched tensile response and damage accumulation of quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy hybrid laminates made of ultra-high modulus and intermediate modulus carbon fibre/epoxy thin-ply prepregs were studied. It was confirmed that the ply fragmentation demonstrated previously in unidirectional hybrids as a successful pseudo-ductility mechanism can be transferred to multi-directional laminates. Furthermore, reduced notch sensitivity was demonstrated in quasi-isotropic specimens for both open holes and sharp notches as a result of local ply fragmentation around the notch.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 151-164 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing |
| Volume | 104 |
| Early online date | 14 Nov 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Keywords
- B. Delamination
- B. Fragmentation
- C. Damage mechanics
- D. Mechanical testing
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HiPerDuCT - Programme Grant - Full Proposal
Bond, I. P. (Co-Principal Investigator), Etches, J. A. (Researcher), McAlpine, H. C. (Manager), Potter, K. D. (Co-Principal Investigator), Weaver, P. M. (Co-Principal Investigator), Bismarck, A. (Co-Principal Investigator), Shaffer, M. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Wisnom, M. R. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/11 → 30/06/18
Project: Research