Advanced Composite Materials

The Korean Society for Composite Materials (한국복합재료학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Influence of Biaxial Loads on Impact Fracture of High-Strength Membrane Materials

  • Kumazawa, Hisashi (Aerospace Research and Development Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) ;
  • Susuki, Ippei (Aerospace Research and Development Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) ;
  • Hasegawa, Osamu (Department of Mechanical System Engineering, Takushoku University) ;
  • Kasano, Hideaki (Department of Mechanical System Engineering, Takushoku University)
  • Received : 2008.11.26
  • Accepted : 2008.12.02
  • Published : 2009.12.01
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Impact tests on high-strength membrane materials under biaxial loads were experimentally conducted in order to evaluate influence of biaxial loads on impact fracture of the membrane materials for the inflated applications. Cruciform specimens of the membrane materials were fabricated for applying biaxial loadings during the impact test. A steel ball was shot using a compressed nitrogen gas gun, and struck the membrane specimen. Impact tests on uniaxial strip specimens were also conducted to obtain the effect of specimen configuration and boundary condition on the impact fracture. The results of the measured crack length and the ultra-high speed photographs indicate the impact fracture properties of the membrane fabrics under biaxial loadings. Crack length due to the impact increased with applied tensile load, and the impact damages of the cruciform membrane materials under biaxial loadings were smaller than those of under uniaxial loadings. Impact fracture of the strip specimen was more severe than that of the cruciform specimen due to the difference of boundary conditions.

Keywords

References

  1. K. Eguchi, Y. Yokomaku, M. Mori, N. Yamauchi, M. Maruhashi, N. Tabo, K. Oogaki, J. Kimura and H. Nakamura, Feasibility study program on stratospheric platform airship technology in Japan, in: AIAA Paper 99-3912, Intl Balloon Technol. Conf., Norfolk, VA, USA (1999)
  2. S. Takeda and T. A. Kohno, Stratospheric platform airship system, J. Japan Soc. Aeronaut. Space Sci. 52, 22–29 (2004) (in Japanese)
  3. R. Mollerick, New Millennium Inflatable Structures Technology, NASA TM-112828 (1997)
  4. A. T. Weaver, in: Lightweight Engine Containment: An Assessment of Technology for Turbojet Engine Rotor Failures, NASA CP-2017, pp. 235–245 (1977)
  5. D. A. Shockey, J. W. Simons and D. C. Elrich, Improved Barriers to Turbine Engine Fragments: Interim Report I. United States Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Report DOT/FAA/AR-99/8, I (1999)
  6. A. Fujiwara and H. Yano, The asteroidal sampling system on board the Hayabusa spacecraft, J. Japan Soc. Aeronaut. Space Sci. 53, 264–271 (2005) (in Japanese)
  7. D. Cadogan, C. Sandy and M. Grahne, Development and evaluation of the Mars Pathfinder inflatable airbag landing system, Acta Astronautica 50, 633–640 (2002) https://doi.org/10.1016/S0094-5765(01)00215-6
  8. J. Stein and C. Sandy, Recent developments in inflatable airbag impact attenuation systems for Mars exploration, in: AIAA Paper, 2003–1900, 44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC, Struct. Struct. Dynamics Mater. Conf., Norfolk, VA, USA (2003)
  9. D. S. Adams, Mars exploration rover airbag landing loads testing and analysis, in: AIAA Paper 2004-1795, 45th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Struct. Struct. Dynamics Mater. Conf., Palm Springs, CA, USA (2004)
  10. D. A. Shockey, J. W. Simons and D. C. Elrich, Improved Barriers to Turbine Engine Fragments: Interim Report II. United States Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Report, DOT/FAA/AR-99/8, II (1999)
  11. P. M. Cunniff, An analysis of the system effects in woven fabrics under ballistic impact, Textile Res. J. 62, 495–509 (1992) https://doi.org/10.1177/004051759206200902
  12. D. A. Shockey, D. C. Elrich and J. W. Simons, Improved Barriers to Turbine Engine Fragments: Interim Report III. United States Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Report, DOT/FAA/AR-99/8, III (2001)
  13. Y. Duan, M. Keefe, T. A. Bogetti and B. A. Cheeseman, Modeling the role of friction during ballistic impact of a high-strength plain-weave fabric, Compos. Struct. 68, 331–337 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.03.026
  14. B. Gu, Ballistic penetration of conically cylindrical steel projectile into plain-woven fabric target - a finite element simulation, J. Compos. Mater. 38, 2049–2074 (2004) https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998304044776
  15. H. Kumazawa, I. Susuki, T.Morita and T. Kuwabara, Mechanical properties of coated plain weave fabrics under biaxial loads, Trans. Japan Soc. Aeronaut. Space Sci. 48, 117–123 (2005) https://doi.org/10.2322/tjsass.48.117
  16. S. Maekawa, K. Tanaka and Y. Hamaguch, Study on the Residual Strength and the Test Method for Envelope Materials after Low Altitude Stationary Flight Test, JAXA Research and Development Report, JAXA-RR-06-030(2007) (in Japanese)
  17. O. Hasegawa, T. Okubo, S. Yamagata, S. and H. Kasano, Application of ultra-high speed photography to analytical modeling of impact perforation of polymer and ceramic materials, in: 24th Intl Congr. High-Speed Photogr. Photon, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, pp. 1–7 (SPIE Proc.) 4183 (2001)
  18. H. Kasano, S. Yamagata and O. Hasegawa, Ballistic impact properties and behavior of structural ceramics at high temperature, in: Proc. Tenth US-Japan Conf. Compos. Mater., Stanford, CA, USA, pp. 581–587 (2002)
  19. H. Kasano, O. Hasegawa and N. Nanjyo, Ballistic impact properties of polymer and polymer matrix composites, in: Proc. Eleventh US-Japan Conf. Compos. Mater., Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, pp. 3.1–3.4 (2004)
  20. M. Okuyama, M. Shibata, A. Yokokawa and K. Kimura, Study of Propulsion Performance and Propeller Characteristics for Stratospheric Platform Airship, JAXA Research and Development Report, JAXA-RR-05-056 (2006) (in Japanese)
  21. H. Minami, Strength of coated fabrics with crack, J. Japan Soc. Compos. Mater. 4, 81–87 (in Japanese) (1978) https://doi.org/10.6089/jscm.4.81
  22. H. Minami, H. Yoyoda andW. Yung, Crack-tear-strength properties of coated plain-weave fabrics, J. Soc. Mater. Sci. Japan 41, 913–919 (in Japanese) (1992) https://doi.org/10.2472/jsms.41.913
  23. J. C. Smith, J. M. Blandford and H. F. Schiefer, Stress–strain relationships in yarns subjected to rapid impact loading. Part VI: Velocities of strain waves resulting from impact, Textile Res. J. 30, 752–760 (1960) https://doi.org/10.1177/004051756003001002
  24. T. Kinrai, A. Hojo, A. Chatani, S. Shintaku and I. Arai, An impact tensile testing apparatus for yarn and mechanical properties of aramid fiber yarn at high strain rate, in: Proc. 33rd Japan Congr. Mater. Res., Kyoto, Japan, pp. 87–91 (1990)