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• Experimental study of the use of ultra-thin plies in quasi-isotropic laminates under cyclic tension after impact

  C. Sandino, S. Sánchez Carmona, E. Correa Montoto, F. Paris

  Materiales Compuestos (2024). Vol. 08 - COMUNICACIONES MATCOMP21 (2022) Y MATCOMP23 (2023), (Núm. 3 - Caracterización - Daño, Fractura y Fatiga), 8

  
  

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  In this work, the authors propose an experimental study on the possible improvement of the mechanical behaviour produced by ultra-thin plies in laminates subjected to cyclic loading after impact. More specifically, this work introduces the use of these plies in carbon fibre quasi-isotropic laminates, with the aim of studying the evolution of impact damage under tensile cyclic loads. To this aim, the behaviour of quasi-isotropic laminates consisting of conventional thickness plies is compared with laminates with 90° ultra-thin plies, keeping the same stacking sequence. When considering the same loading level, the damage evolution shows a lower progress and a later failure for the laminates containing ultra-thin plies.

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  In this work, the authors propose an experimental study on the possible improvement of the mechanical behaviour produced by ultra-thin plies in laminates subjected to cyclic [...]

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• Behaviour of fibre/matrix interface cracks under biaxial stress state caused by edge effect in carbon/epoxy laminates

  S. Sánchez Carmona, C. Sandino, E. Correa Montoto, A. Barroso, F. Paris

  Materiales Compuestos (2024). Vol. 08 - COMUNICACIONES MATCOMP21 (2022) Y MATCOMP23 (2023), (Núm. 3 - Caracterización - Daño, Fractura y Fatiga), 10

  
  

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  A recent study about the ''edge effect'' phenomenon in cross-ply laminates made of ultra-thin plies composites has shown the presence of a relevant stress component through the laminate thickness. This fact implies that there is a biaxial stress state in the 90° ply block, which is present both before and after the cyclic loading tests. 4 cross-ply laminates were analysed, only varying the 90° ply block thickness. In each case, the biaxial stress state was obtained, selecting the most detrimental one to analyse the Energy Release Rate (G) with respect to the fibre/matrix interface crack growth. This analysis is performed using a BEM model from a previous study of the authors. An exhaustive microscopic revision is performed both before (only sanded and polished after curing process) and after cyclic testing, corroborating the occurrence of different crack growth of the present longitudinal fibre/matrix interface debonds. In conclusion, the single fibre numerical model using BEM and the experimental microscopic observations shed light on the micromechanical behaviour of the interface cracks which are subjected to a biaxial stress state.

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  A recent study about the ''edge effect'' phenomenon in cross-ply laminates made of ultra-thin plies composites has shown the presence of a relevant stress [...]

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