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Experimental and analytical investigation of the fracture processes of boron/aluminum laminates containing notches
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Bigelow, C. A. Johnson, W. S. Bahei-El-din, Y. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | Experimental results for five laminate orientations of boron/aluminum composites containing either circular holes or crack-like slits are presented. Specimen stress-strain behavior, stress at first fiber failure, and ultimate strength were determined. Radiographs were used to monitor the fracture process. The specimens were analyzed with a three-dimensional elastic-elastic finite-element model. The first fiber failures in notched specimens with laminate orientation occurred at or very near the specimen ultimate strength. For notched unidirectional specimens, the first fiber failure occurred at approximately one-half of the specimen ultimate strength. Acoustic emission events correlated with fiber breaks in unidirectional composites, but did not for other laminates. Circular holes and crack-like slits of the same characteristic length were found to produce approximately the same strength reduction. The predicted stress-strain responses and stress at first fiber failure compared very well with test data for laminates containing 0 deg fibers. |
| File Size | 1470402 |
| Page Count | 46 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19830025685 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t40s4m58w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1983-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Composite Materials Radiography Finite Element Method Boron Fracture Mechanics Aluminum Failure Analysis Notches Metal Matrix Composites Laminates Fibers Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |