January 2012
Intermediate to advanced
464 pages
13h 52m
English
S.T. Pinho, R. Gutkin, S. Pimenta, N.V. De Carvalho and P. Robinson, Imperial College London, Uk
Models describing longitudinal compressive failure of carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRP) have been attempted for decades. Despite many developments, no single model has surfaced to provide simultaneously a definitive explanation for the micromechanics of failure and validated predictions for a generic stress state. This chapter explores why, by presenting new experimental data (including scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations of loaded kink bands during propagation, and brittle shear fracture at 45 ° to the fibres) and proposing new micromechanics analytical ...
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