Experimental investigation of composite-based compliant structures

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Abstract

Composite materials with their adjustable, high specific mechanical properties offer the possibility to realise load-adapted, locally functionalised lightweight structures. Here, compliant structures characterised by individually adaptable deformation behaviour are promising applications. Notwithstanding the substantial degree of function integration, competitive serial production of such components can be achieved by the use of composites based on thermoplastic matrix systems in close combination with efficient manufacturing technologies. This paper contributes to the development of composite compliant structures, specifically designed for use in bending dominated applications. The experimental studies including different fibrereinforcements make allowance for the composite adapted design of a beam structure and the associated load transfer elements. For this purpose, an adapted testing device was designed and installed, and various composite bending structures are compared. The experimental results show the suitability of fibre-reinforced composites with large elastic deformability for compliant structures. Different designs of the load transfer element were tested. Compared to the basic design, an increase of the load bearing capacity of the compliant structure by up to 100 % was achieved. This is facilitated by the aligned design of the composite beam and its associated load transfer elements.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)187-191
Number of pages5
JournalKompozyty = Composites
Volume11
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Peer-reviewedYes

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ORCID /0000-0003-2834-8933/work/142238314
ORCID /0000-0002-8416-3311/work/142239488
ORCID /0000-0003-1370-064X/work/142243550
WOS 000218810100001

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