Abstract
A simple and accurate test method is presented to investigate the influence of shear stresses on tensile failure of unidirectional carbon fibre/epoxy. Glass/carbon hybrid laminates are used to eliminate stress concentrations and avoid premature failure at the end-tabs. Free-edge delamination is suppressed using thin-plies. Angle-ply carbon/epoxy laminates have been designed to achieve combinations of tensile and shear stresses. It is shown that in-plane shear does not significantly affect the fibre failure strains.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 5 |
Publication status | Published - 25 Aug 2017 |
Event | 21st International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM 2017 - Xi'an, China Duration: 20 Aug 2017 → 25 Aug 2017 |
Conference
Conference | 21st International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM 2017 |
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Country/Territory | China |
City | Xi'an |
Period | 20/08/17 → 25/08/17 |
Keywords
- combined stress state
- failure criterion
- fibre failure strain
- testing method
- multi-axial loads