Effect of ply-drop configuration on delamination strength of tapered composite structures
Effect of ply-drop configuration on delamination strength of tapered composite structures
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铺层配置对锥形复合材料结构分层强度的影响
DOI:
10.2514/3.13285
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发表时间:
1996
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通讯作者:
S. Lee
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作者:
Anthony D. Botting;A. Vizzini;S. Lee
Delamination suppression by altering the sequence of ply drops is evaluated for tapered glass/epoxy laminates. Two different stacking sequences with thin section layups of [0 4 /±45 2 ] s and [±45 2 /0 4 ] s containing drops of three sets of ±45-deg plies are investigated. A finite element model using three-dimensional solid elements is constructed to evaluate the state of interlaminar stress in and around the ply drops. The effect of the stress-free edge is considered by providing a mesh refinement near the free edge. Tapered specimens are manufactured and tested under quasistatic uniaxial tension. For specimens of [0 4 /±45 2 ] s stacking sequence, delamination strength is dependent on the ply-drop sequence, and structural tailoring of the ply drop region results in a reduced interlaminar stress state and an associated increase in delamination strength. Structural tailoring, however, appears to be ineffective in the [±45 2 /0 4 ] s specimens. The measured delamination strengths are insensitive to the ply-drop sequence, although the finite element model indicates a stronger sensitivity. In general, the finite element model correlates well with the data. The measured differences in strength among the [0 4 /±45 2 ] s specimens and the overall strength difference between the [0 4 /±45 2 ] s and the [±45 2 /0 4 ] s specimens are predicted by the finite element model using strength criteria on the stress state in the interply resin region.