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Experimental Investigation on the Behaviour of CFRP Laminated Composites under Impact and Compression After Impact (CAI)  

Lee, J (Department of Aeronauties, Imperial College London, UK)
Kong, C (Department of Aerospace, Chosun University)
Soutis C. (School of Aerospace Engineering, Sheffield University)
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Composites Research / v.16, no.4, 2003 , pp. 66-73 More about this Journal
Abstract
The importance of understanding the response of structural composites to impact and CAI cannot be overstated to develop analytical models for impact damage and CAI strength predictions. This paper presents experimental findings observed from quasi-static lateral load tests, low velocity impact tests. CAI strength and open hole compressive strength tests using 3 mm thick composite plates($[45/-45/0/90]_{3s}$- IM7/8552). The conclusion is drawn that damage areas for both quasi-static lateral load and impact tests are similar and the curves of several drop weight impacts with varying energy levels(between 5.4 J and 18.7 J) follow the static curve well. In addition, at a given energy the peak force is in good agreement between the static and impact cases. It is identified that the failure behaviour of the specimens from the CAI strength tests was very similar to that observed in laminated plates with open holes under compression loading. The residual strengths art: in good agreement with the measured open hole compressive strengths. considering the impact damage site area, an equivalent hole. The experimental findings suggest that simple analytical models for the prediction of impact damage area and CAI strength can be developed on the basis of the failure mechanism observed from the experimental tests.
Keywords
Quasi-static lateral load; Low velocity impact; CAI; Open hole compressive strength;
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