Shear-dominated interlaminar fracture process in CFRP composite laminates

• Main Authors: Koloor, Seyed Saeid Rahimian, Redzuan, Norizah, Tamin, Mohd. Nasir
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/38729/1/NorizahRedzuan2013_ShearDominatedInterlaminarFractureProcess.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/38729/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This paper examines and quantifies the mechanics of damage processes leading to interlaminar fracture of composite laminates under shear-dominated loading. For this purpose a 16-ply unidirectional CFRP composite laminate specimen with end-notched flexural (ENF) geometry is tested in a 3-point bend t...