Experimental investigation of high strain-rate, large-scale crack bridging behaviour of z-pin reinforced tapered laminates

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Abstract

Significant research exists on small-scale, quasi-static failure behaviour of Z-pinned composite laminates. However, little work has been conducted on large-scale, high strain-rate behaviour of Z-pinned composites at structural level. Small-scale testing is often at an insufficient scale to invoke the full crack bridging effects of the Z-pins. Full-scale testing on real components involves large length scales, complex geometries and resulting failure mechanisms that make it difficult to identify the specific effect of Z-pins on the component failure behaviour. A novel cantilever soft body impact test has been developed which is of sufficient scale to invoke large-scale delamination, such that behaviour in Z-pin arrays at high strain-rates can be studied. Laminates containing Z-pin arrays were subjected to soft-body gelatine impact in high-speed light gas-gun tests. Detailed fractographic investigation was carried out to investigate the dynamic failure behaviour of Z-pins at the microscopic scale.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number106825
Number of pages13
JournalComposites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
Volume155
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

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Mendeley 3a86c02d-3f3b-32e7-b632-e88dc473aa60
WOS 000793348900003
ORCID /0000-0003-3813-2933/work/141545366
ORCID /0000-0003-1370-064X/work/142243568
ORCID /0000-0003-2653-7546/work/142249340

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Keywords

  • 3-Dimensional reinforcement, Delamination, Impact behaviour, Laminates