Abstract
This paper presents the first synchrotron micro-Computed Tomography (micro-CT) study on in-situ pure compressive kink-band failure in Uni-Directional Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Polymer composites (UD-CFRPs) with a notch. The study compares the failure behaviour of baseline samples under standard conditions with defect-rich samples containing micro-defects such as voids and fibre misalignment. Quantitative image-based analysis using the structure tensor technique and Digital Volume Correlation (DVC) reveals changes in fibre orientation and localised strain, respectively, at each increment load. A large 400
µm kink-band inclined at 30° with a half-cosine wave fibre orientation is observed in the baseline samples, while the defect-rich samples form narrower conjugate kink bands (ranging from 77 µm 25 µm) inclined at 45°. Development of kink-band formations/failure of both samples is discussed and compared with literature, providing key implications for the design and safe use of this type of composite layup.
µm kink-band inclined at 30° with a half-cosine wave fibre orientation is observed in the baseline samples, while the defect-rich samples form narrower conjugate kink bands (ranging from 77 µm 25 µm) inclined at 45°. Development of kink-band formations/failure of both samples is discussed and compared with literature, providing key implications for the design and safe use of this type of composite layup.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 111038 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Composites Part B: Engineering |
Volume | 266 |
Early online date | 10 Oct 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the UKRI - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom, Grant ‘Certification for Design - Reshaping the Testing Pyramid’ EP/S017038/1. Jiraphant Srisuriyachot is funded by GKN Aerospace, United Kingdom. The Diamond Light Source is acknowledged for providing the beamtime on I13-2 beamline under the experiment number MG28362-2.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the UKRI - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom , Grant ‘Certification for Design - Reshaping the Testing Pyramid’ EP/S017038/1 . Jiraphant Srisuriyachot is funded by GKN Aerospace, United Kingdom . The Diamond Light Source is acknowledged for providing the beamtime on I13-2 beamline under the experiment number MG28362-2.
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Keywords
- A. Carbon fibre
- B. Defects
- C. Micro-mechanics
- D. Non-destructive testing
- Kink-band formation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanics of Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Mechanical Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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Srisuriyachot, J. (Creator), Bénézech, J. (Supervisor), Mcnair, S. (Data Collector), Maierhofer, T. (Data Collector), Butler, R. (Supervisor) & Lunt, A. (Supervisor), University of Bath, 10 Oct 2023
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01313
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