Experimental study of residual plastic strain and damages development in carbon fiber composite

Addis Tessema, Suraj Ravindran, Addis Kidane

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationFracture, Fatigue, Failure and Damage Evolution - Proceedings of the 2016 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
EditorsKavan Hazeli, Garrett Pataky, Jay Carroll, Alison M. Beese, Alan T. Zehnder, Ryan B. Berke, Matthew Cavalli, Shuman Xia
PublisherSpringer New York LLC
Pages31-36
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9783319421940
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
EventAnnual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 2016 - Orlando, United States
Duration: Jun 6 2016Jun 9 2016

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
Volume8
ISSN (Print)2191-5644
ISSN (Electronic)2191-5652

Conference

ConferenceAnnual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period6/6/166/9/16

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc. 2017.

Keywords

  • Damage evolution
  • Fatigue loading
  • Matrix crack
  • Residual strain
  • Stiffness degradation

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