Abstract
In this work, the correlation between local damage and residual stiffness in carbon fiber composites is investigated experimentally. The study presents the interaction between local damage mechanisms and the global response of the material, with the aim to capture the gradual local failure phenomenon. High resolution digital image correlation technique at micro length scale is used to measure the local deformation in the specimen made of carbon fiber composite, subjected to tension-tension fatigue loading. During testing, image of a speckled surface inside the gage length of the specimen is captured at specified number of loading cycles. Using digital image correlation, the acquired images are processed and the local deformations and strains are extracted. The growth of local plastic deformation as a function of loading cycle is acquired and different damage modes as a function of loading cycle is explored. The study has able to elucidate the event that shows the gradual growth of matrix cracking into inter-ply debonding. Furthermore the degradation of modulus of elasticity as a function of loading cycle is determined and the corresponding type of damage incorporated within the plastic strain distribution around it is presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Fracture, Fatigue, Failure and Damage Evolution - Proceedings of the 2016 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics |
Editors | Kavan Hazeli, Garrett Pataky, Jay Carroll, Alison M. Beese, Alan T. Zehnder, Ryan B. Berke, Matthew Cavalli, Shuman Xia |
Publisher | Springer New York LLC |
Pages | 31-36 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319421940 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 2016 - Orlando, United States Duration: Jun 6 2016 → Jun 9 2016 |
Publication series
Name | Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series |
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Volume | 8 |
ISSN (Print) | 2191-5644 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2191-5652 |
Conference
Conference | Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 2016 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Orlando |
Period | 6/6/16 → 6/9/16 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc. 2017.
Keywords
- Damage evolution
- Fatigue loading
- Matrix crack
- Residual strain
- Stiffness degradation