Impact and compression after impact response in thin laminates of spreadtow woven and non-crimp fabrics
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2019

Recent research has been devoted to thin laminates as a result of aeronautic industries shifting to thinner and lighter structures. In an attempt to improve the out-of-plane response and reduce manufacturing costs considerably, airplane manufacturers are exploring (apart from unidirectional tapes) textile fabrics of different fabric architectures. Within the framework of thin laminates, this paper investigates the impact and compression after impact (CAI) of two types of aerospace graded spread-tow fabrics, namely non-crimp fabrics and woven fabrics, where stitching and weaving, respectively, govern the architecture. The study also comprises two different ply thicknesses (thin and intermediate ply grades) for both fabrics. Experimental results reveal that while woven fabrics display higher damage resistance, non-crimp fabrics ensure higher damage tolerance. The intermediate ply grade performed better than thin plies in terms of damage resistance and CAI strength for both fabrics, as thin ply non-crimp fabric laminates exhibited early and extensive fibre damage.

Woven fabrics

Damage tolerance

Thin laminates

Non-crimp fabrics

Impact behaviour

Författare

A. Sasikumar

Universitat de Girona

D. Trias

Universitat de Girona

Josep Costa

Universitat de Girona

N. Blanco

Universitat de Girona

J. Orr

University of Dayton Research Institute

Peter Linde

Chalmers, Industri- och materialvetenskap, Material- och beräkningsmekanik

Composite Structures

0263-8223 (ISSN)

Vol. 215 432-445

Ämneskategorier

Kompositmaterial och -teknik

DOI

10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.02.054

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2019-07-20