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Performance of a quantitative study of instability-related delamination growth
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Ramkumar, R. L. |
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | An experimental program was conducted to quantify instability-induced imbedded delamination growth. Static tests on double cantilever beam (DCB) specimens yielded the critical mode 1 strain energy release rate (G sub 1 C) for T300/5208 graphite/epoxy. Static tests on mixed mode cracked lap shear (CLS) specimens, and a nonlinear finite element analysis (NFEA) of the CLS specimen to separate mode 1 and mode 2 effects, yielded the critical mode 2 strain energy release rate (G sub 2 C) for T300/5208. Constant amplitude fatigue tests on DCB and CLS specimens, along with the NFEA results on CLS specimens, quantified mode 1 and mode 2 contributions to delamination growth rate. Fatigue tests were conducted at a frequency (omega) of 10 Hertz, maintaining the minimum to maximum cyclic load ratio (R) at 0.05. Static compression and constant amplitude compression fatigue tests were also conducted on specimens with imbedded through the width (ITTW) delaminations. Kapton imbeddments were located below 3, 4 or 6 plies in a 64-ply laminate, during layup, to simulate ITTW delaminations. |
| File Size | 6602372 |
| Page Count | 100 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19830021043 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1ck37d6n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1983-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Composite Materials Finite Element Method Strain Energy Release Rate Fatigue Materials Compression Loads Delaminating Graphite-epoxy Composites Cantilever Beams Laminates Static Loads Static Tests Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |