Composite laminate impact damage assessment by high resolution 3D X-ray tomography and laminography
Composite laminate impact damage assessment by high resolution 3D X-ray tomography and laminography
Improvements to toughening mechanisms in composite materials have hitherto relied on visual inspection techniques that can be rather limited, especially since the inherent damage behaviour is three-dimensional (3D) requiring high resolution to capture micro-cracks and similar damage. To achieve a better understanding of impact damage behaviour, synchrotron radiation computed laminography (SRCL) and computed tomography (SRCT) techniques were used to capture 3D damage mechanisms with voxel sizes of 0.7?m and 1.4?m respectively. Comparisons between impacted toughened and non-toughened carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) systems were made in which toughening particles were introduced into the matrix of the toughened material. This study has found that at the macro scale, the overall 3D damage pattern in toughened and non-toughened specimens are very similar, however when studied at the micro level, it is clear that significant differences in damage between the two systems exist.
CFRP, impact damage, damage resistance, BVID, synchrotron radiation computer tomography, laminography, micro-CT
Bull, D.J.
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Sinclair, I.
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Spearing, S.M.
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Helfen, L.
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24 August 2011
Bull, D.J.
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Sinclair, I.
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Spearing, S.M.
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Helfen, L.
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Bull, D.J., Sinclair, I., Spearing, S.M. and Helfen, L.
(2011)
Composite laminate impact damage assessment by high resolution 3D X-ray tomography and laminography.
ICCM 18: 18th International Conference on Composite Materials, Jeju Island, Korea, Republic of.
21 - 26 Aug 2011.
6 pp
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Abstract
Improvements to toughening mechanisms in composite materials have hitherto relied on visual inspection techniques that can be rather limited, especially since the inherent damage behaviour is three-dimensional (3D) requiring high resolution to capture micro-cracks and similar damage. To achieve a better understanding of impact damage behaviour, synchrotron radiation computed laminography (SRCL) and computed tomography (SRCT) techniques were used to capture 3D damage mechanisms with voxel sizes of 0.7?m and 1.4?m respectively. Comparisons between impacted toughened and non-toughened carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) systems were made in which toughening particles were introduced into the matrix of the toughened material. This study has found that at the macro scale, the overall 3D damage pattern in toughened and non-toughened specimens are very similar, however when studied at the micro level, it is clear that significant differences in damage between the two systems exist.
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Published date: 24 August 2011
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ICCM 18: 18th International Conference on Composite Materials, Jeju Island, Korea, Republic of, 2011-08-21 - 2011-08-26
Keywords:
CFRP, impact damage, damage resistance, BVID, synchrotron radiation computer tomography, laminography, micro-CT
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Engineering Science Unit
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/355781
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