Experimental and numerical analysis on Mode-I delamination of CFRP laminates toughened by polyamide non-woven fabric layer

Xiaochen Sun; Guowei Zhu; Gang Liu; Xiaosu Yi; Yuxi Jia

doi:10.1617/s11527-015-0568-8

Experimental and numerical analysis on Mode-I delamination of CFRP laminates toughened by polyamide non-woven fabric layer

Xiaochen Sun, Guowei Zhu, Gang Liu, Xiaosu Yi, Yuxi Jia

Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review

7 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The objective of this research is to put forward a toughening method by using the polyamide non-woven fabric (PNF) and investigate the Mode-I fracture toughness and delamination characteristic of the toughened CFRP laminates by performing the double cantilever beam test. The effect of PNF interlayer, which is formulated by a bilinear cohesive zone model, on the Mode-I fracture of U3160-PNF/3266 laminated composites is numerically analyzed. And the intralaminar damages are considered by using strength criteria and stiffness degradation law. The influences of PNF/3266 interlayer strength, U3160/3266 laminate thickness and initial crack length on the mechanical response of laminates are studied systematically. The work by combining the experiment and simulation is helpful for the optimal design of laminated composites used in aerospace and civil engineering.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1191-1200
Number of pages	10
Journal	Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions
Volume	49
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-015-0568-8
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cohesive zone model
Intralaminar damage
Laminated composites
Mode-I fracture
Polyamide non-woven fabric

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction
General Materials Science
Mechanics of Materials

Access to Document

10.1617/s11527-015-0568-8

Cite this

@article{a4215ae4811442c2aa3b403e84983a69,

title = "Experimental and numerical analysis on Mode-I delamination of CFRP laminates toughened by polyamide non-woven fabric layer",

abstract = "The objective of this research is to put forward a toughening method by using the polyamide non-woven fabric (PNF) and investigate the Mode-I fracture toughness and delamination characteristic of the toughened CFRP laminates by performing the double cantilever beam test. The effect of PNF interlayer, which is formulated by a bilinear cohesive zone model, on the Mode-I fracture of U3160-PNF/3266 laminated composites is numerically analyzed. And the intralaminar damages are considered by using strength criteria and stiffness degradation law. The influences of PNF/3266 interlayer strength, U3160/3266 laminate thickness and initial crack length on the mechanical response of laminates are studied systematically. The work by combining the experiment and simulation is helpful for the optimal design of laminated composites used in aerospace and civil engineering.",

keywords = "Cohesive zone model, Intralaminar damage, Laminated composites, Mode-I fracture, Polyamide non-woven fabric",

author = "Xiaochen Sun and Guowei Zhu and Gang Liu and Xiaosu Yi and Yuxi Jia",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015, RILEM.",

year = "2016",

month = apr,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1617/s11527-015-0568-8",

language = "English",

volume = "49",

pages = "1191--1200",

journal = "Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions",

issn = "1359-5997",

publisher = "Springer Netherlands",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Experimental and numerical analysis on Mode-I delamination of CFRP laminates toughened by polyamide non-woven fabric layer

AU - Sun, Xiaochen

AU - Zhu, Guowei

AU - Liu, Gang

AU - Yi, Xiaosu

AU - Jia, Yuxi

PY - 2016/4/1

Y1 - 2016/4/1

N2 - The objective of this research is to put forward a toughening method by using the polyamide non-woven fabric (PNF) and investigate the Mode-I fracture toughness and delamination characteristic of the toughened CFRP laminates by performing the double cantilever beam test. The effect of PNF interlayer, which is formulated by a bilinear cohesive zone model, on the Mode-I fracture of U3160-PNF/3266 laminated composites is numerically analyzed. And the intralaminar damages are considered by using strength criteria and stiffness degradation law. The influences of PNF/3266 interlayer strength, U3160/3266 laminate thickness and initial crack length on the mechanical response of laminates are studied systematically. The work by combining the experiment and simulation is helpful for the optimal design of laminated composites used in aerospace and civil engineering.

AB - The objective of this research is to put forward a toughening method by using the polyamide non-woven fabric (PNF) and investigate the Mode-I fracture toughness and delamination characteristic of the toughened CFRP laminates by performing the double cantilever beam test. The effect of PNF interlayer, which is formulated by a bilinear cohesive zone model, on the Mode-I fracture of U3160-PNF/3266 laminated composites is numerically analyzed. And the intralaminar damages are considered by using strength criteria and stiffness degradation law. The influences of PNF/3266 interlayer strength, U3160/3266 laminate thickness and initial crack length on the mechanical response of laminates are studied systematically. The work by combining the experiment and simulation is helpful for the optimal design of laminated composites used in aerospace and civil engineering.

KW - Cohesive zone model

KW - Intralaminar damage

KW - Laminated composites

KW - Mode-I fracture

KW - Polyamide non-woven fabric

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84923242843&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1617/s11527-015-0568-8

DO - 10.1617/s11527-015-0568-8

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84923242843

SN - 1359-5997

VL - 49

SP - 1191

EP - 1200

JO - Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

JF - Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

IS - 4

ER -

Experimental and numerical analysis on Mode-I delamination of CFRP laminates toughened by polyamide non-woven fabric layer

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this