A novel fixture for determining the tension/compression-shear failure envelope of multidirectional composite laminates
A novel fixture for determining the tension/compression-shear failure envelope of multidirectional composite laminates
A new approach for biaxial loading of fibre reinforced composites is presented, based on the use of a Modified Arcan Fixture (MAF). In addition to combined tension-shear loading which can be achieved using a conventional Arcan fixture, the MAF allows the application of pure compression and compression-shear loading. Digital Image Correlation is used to obtain the full-field deformations of the specimens to establish the load response and failure behaviour for a range of multiaxial stress-strain states. The approach is demonstrated on glass/epoxy prepreg laminates. For unidirectional matrix dominated laminate it is shown that the failure envelope is described accurately by Puck’s inter-fibre failure theory. For the multidirectional matrix-dominated laminate it is shown that the in-situ strength is much greater than that predicted using the unidirectional properties. The potential of the MAF for characterisation over the entire combined tension-shear and compression-shear domains using a single fixture is demonstrated.
polymer-matrix composites, biaxial strength, biaxial mechanical testing, modified Arcan fixture
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Gan, Khong
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Laux, Tobias, Albert
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Talebi Taher, Siavash
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Barton, Janice
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Thomsen, Ole
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15 January 2018
Gan, Khong
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Laux, Tobias, Albert
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Talebi Taher, Siavash
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Barton, Janice
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Thomsen, Ole
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Gan, Khong, Laux, Tobias, Albert, Talebi Taher, Siavash, Barton, Janice and Thomsen, Ole
(2018)
A novel fixture for determining the tension/compression-shear failure envelope of multidirectional composite laminates.
Composite Structures, 184, .
(doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.10.030).
Abstract
A new approach for biaxial loading of fibre reinforced composites is presented, based on the use of a Modified Arcan Fixture (MAF). In addition to combined tension-shear loading which can be achieved using a conventional Arcan fixture, the MAF allows the application of pure compression and compression-shear loading. Digital Image Correlation is used to obtain the full-field deformations of the specimens to establish the load response and failure behaviour for a range of multiaxial stress-strain states. The approach is demonstrated on glass/epoxy prepreg laminates. For unidirectional matrix dominated laminate it is shown that the failure envelope is described accurately by Puck’s inter-fibre failure theory. For the multidirectional matrix-dominated laminate it is shown that the in-situ strength is much greater than that predicted using the unidirectional properties. The potential of the MAF for characterisation over the entire combined tension-shear and compression-shear domains using a single fixture is demonstrated.
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Accepted/In Press date: 12 October 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 14 October 2017
Published date: 15 January 2018
Keywords:
polymer-matrix composites, biaxial strength, biaxial mechanical testing, modified Arcan fixture
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Local EPrints ID: 415082
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/415082
ISSN: 0263-8223
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