Experimental study on mixed mode fracture in unidirectional fiber reinforced composites

Kezhuang Gong; Zheng Li; Bin Fu

doi:10.1117/12.839053

24 August 2009 Experimental study on mixed mode fracture in unidirectional fiber reinforced composites

Kezhuang Gong, Zheng Li, Bin Fu

Proceedings Volume 7375, ICEM 2008: International Conference on Experimental Mechanics 2008; 73751A (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.839053
Event: International Conference on Experimental Mechanics 2008 and Seventh Asian Conference on Experimental Mechanics, 2008, Nanjing, China

Abstract

Fiber reinforced composites are applied broadly in aeronautic and astronautic fields as a structural material. But the investigation in dynamic fracture behavior of fiber reinforced composite stands in the breach for scientists due to a large number of aircraft disasters. In this paper, the mixed mode fracture problems in fiber reinforced composites under impact are studied. First, based on the theory of the reflective dynamic caustic method for mixed mode fracture, corresponding experiments are carried out to study the dynamic fracture behaviors of unidirectional fiber reinforced composites under two kinds load conditions. By recording and analyzing the shadow spot patterns during the crack propagation process carefully, the dynamic fracture toughness and crack growth velocity of fiber reinforced composites are obtained. Via the observation of the crack growth routes and fracture sections, we further reveal the fracture mechanism of unidirectional fiber reinforced composites. It concludes that opening mode still is the easier fracture type for the pre-crack initiation in fiber reinforced composites, while the interface between fibers and matrix becomes the fatal vulnerability during the crack propagation.

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Kezhuang Gong, Zheng Li, and Bin Fu "Experimental study on mixed mode fracture in unidirectional fiber reinforced composites", Proc. SPIE 7375, ICEM 2008: International Conference on Experimental Mechanics 2008, 73751A (24 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.839053

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