Mode II interfacial toughening through discontinuous interleaves for damage suppression and control

M. Yasaee; I. P. Bond; R. S. Trask; E. S. Greenhalgh

doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.09.026

Mode II interfacial toughening through discontinuous interleaves for damage suppression and control

M. Yasaee, I. P. Bond, R. S. Trask, E. S. Greenhalgh

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

An investigation is described concerning the interaction of propagating inter-laminar cracks with embedded strips of interleaved materials in E-glass fibre reinforced epoxy composite. The approach deploys inter-ply strips of thermoplastic film, chopped aramid fibres, pre-impregnated fibre reinforced tape and thermosetting adhesive film, ahead of the crack path on the mid-plane of end loaded split (ELS) specimens promoting energy absorbing mechanisms, at low strain rates, through interfacial toughening ahead of the propagating crack. Following experimental mode II tests, the features were observed to imbue an apparent increase in the toughness of the parent material and suppression of crack growth. The mechanism behind the energy absorption and the behaviour of the crack interaction at the boundary of the interleave edge on ingress and egress were analysed using fractographic processes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	121-128
Number of pages	8
Journal	Composites Part A - Applied Science and Manufacturing
Volume	43
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.09.026
Publication status	Published - Jan 2012

Keywords

A. Crack arrest
B. Fracture toughness
C. Delamination
D. Fractography

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ceramics and Composites
Mechanics of Materials

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