Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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820329 | Composites Science and Technology | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
This paper presents an experimental characterisation of the mechanical performance and behaviour of through-thickness reinforced composite laminates. To achieve this, composite blocks with individual reinforcing pins were manufactured, quality assessed and tested. Individual specimens were inspected using X-ray Computed Tomography and only the specimens with acceptable quality pin insertions were tested experimentally under a range of mode mixities. Two stacking sequences, uni-directional (UD) and quasi-isotropic (QI) were investigated. It was found that the pins inside the UD samples experienced significantly larger pin/matrix bond strength than those in the QI laminates. The resulting experimental data indicates that a non-UD laminate type may experience pin pull-out and thus increased energy absorption for a wider range of mode mixities than a UD laminate type. Energy plots show a clear transition from a pull-out to a pin rupture region for both laminate types. Specimens that experienced pin rupture during low mode mixity tests exhibited similar failure energies to those loaded in pure mode II.
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Authors
M. Yasaee, J.K. Lander, G. Allegri, S.R. Hallett,