Mechanisms of Internal Damage and Their Effect on the Behavior and Properties of Cross-Ply Composite Laminates

This paper is a review of experimental and theoretical studies into the damage mechanisms in glass/epoxy and carbon/epoxy cross-ply composite laminates subjected to static or cyclic loading and their influence on the behavior and stiffness properties of such laminates. How the equivalent-constraint model is applied to the analysis of cross-ply laminates with transverse and longitudinal matrix cracks and crack-tip delaminations is shown and discussed.     

Steady-state aeroelasticity of fluid flow over a laminated composite plate

A stress-function-based variational approach is used to determine the interlaminar stresses in a multilayered strip of laminate subject to arbitrary combinations of axial extension, bending, and the steady-state aerodynamic loading of fluid flow over the upper surface of laminated composite plate. Symmetric four-layer, cross-ply and angle-ply laminates are considered in details. Some numerical solutions by using a personal computer are obtained. The present results for four-layer laminates show that the aerodynamic loading has significant effects on the interlaminar stresses near the free-edge regions.     

Effects of Environmental Degradation on Flexural Failure Strength of Fiber Reinforced Composites

Fiber-reinforced composite laminates are often used in harsh environments that may affect their long-term durability as well as residual strength. In general, environmental degradation is observed as matrix cracking and erosion that leads to deterioration of matrix-dominated properties. In this work, cross-ply laminates of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy were subjected to environmental degradation using controlled ultraviolet radiation (UV) and moisture condensation and the post-exposure mechanical properties were evaluated through elastic modulus and failure strength measurements. Additionally, both degraded and undegraded were subjected to cyclic fatigue loading to investigate possible synergistic effects between environmental degradation and mechanical fatigue. Experimental results show that the degradation results in reduced failure strength. Greater effects of degradation are observed when the materials are tested under flexural as opposed to uniaxial loading. Based on strength measurements and scanning electron microscopy, we identified various damage modes resulting from exposure to UV radiation and moisture condensation, and cyclic loading. The principal mechanisms that lead to reduction in mechanical properties are the loss of fiber confinement due to matrix erosion, due to UV radiation and moisture condensation, and weakened/cracked ply interfaces due to mechanical fatigue. An empirical relationship was established to quantify the specific influence of different damage mechanisms and to clarify the effects of various degradation conditions.     

复合材料层合板冲击损伤及剩余强度分析方法

应用三维逐渐累积损伤理论和分析技术对层合板的冲击及冲击后含损伤的层合板在拉伸载荷下损伤扩展的全过程进行分析.分析中取消了以往研究者对冲击后层合板损伤状态所做的人为假设,将冲击后层合板的实际损伤状态直接用于剩余拉伸强度研究.通过与已有文献结果比较,验证了方法的正确性.     

Interlaminar hygrothermal stresses in laminated plates

Within the elasticity formulation the most general displacement field for hygrothermal problems of long laminated composite plates is presented. The equivalent single-layer theories are then employed to determine the global deformation parameters appearing in the displacement fields of general cross-ply, symmetric, and antisymmetric angle-ply laminates under thermal and hygroscopic loadings. Reddy’s layerwise theory is subsequently used to determine the local deformation parameters of various displacement fields. An elasticity solution is also developed in order to validate the efficiency and accuracy of the layerwise theory in predicting the interlaminar normal and shear stress distributions. Finally, various numerical results are presented for edge-effect problems of several cross-ply, symmetric, and antisymmetric angle-ply laminates subjected to uniform hygrothermal loads. All results indicate high stress gradients of interlaminar normal and shear stresses near the edges of laminates.     

A state space approach for exact analysis of composite laminates and functionally graded materials

A class of problems of composite laminates and functionally graded materials (FGM) under extension, twisting, and bending is formulated in the state space setting. A solution approach for exact analysis of the deformation and stress fields in the media is developed. Exact solutions for torsion of cross-ply laminates and certain FGM are derived, which satisfy exactly the equations of anisotropic elasticity, the end conditions, the traction-free boundary conditions on the bounding planes of the rectangular section, and the interfacial continuity conditions in multilayered composite laminates, regardless of the number of layers. The solutions serve as useful benchmarks for numerical modeling and material characterization of composite laminates and FGM.     

Numerical simulation of interlaminar damage propagation in CFRP cross-ply laminates under transverse loading

This paper proposes a numerical simulation of interlaminar damage propagation in FRP laminates under transverse loading, using the finite element method. First, we conducted drop-weight impact tests on CFRP cross-ply laminates. A ply crack was generated at the center of the lowermost ply, and then a butterfly-shaped interlaminar delamination was propagated at the 90/0 ply interface. Based on these experimental observations, we present a numerical simulation of interlaminar damage propagation, using a cohesive zone model to address the energy-based criterion for damage propagation. This simulation can address the interlaminar delamination with high accuracy by locating a fine mesh near the damage process zone, while maintaining computational efficiency with the use of automatic mesh generation. The simulated results of interlaminar delamination agreed well with the experiment results. Moreover, we demonstrated that the proposed method reduces the computational cost of the simulation.     

大开口复合材料层合板强度破坏研究

复合材料层合板的各向异性及非均质,使得复合材料层合板内部的破坏形式非常复杂.在复合材料结构的设计中,为满足制造及使用功能上的需求,在复合材料层合板承力结构件上不可避免地需要设计各种开口.然而,含大开口复合材料层合板的强度破坏问题变得更为复杂,使得现有的强度理论面临新的挑战.针对碳纤维增强复合材料大开口层合板受单向拉伸载荷作用下的强度破坏问题进行了数值分析和实验研究.首先,根据Hashin准则和刚度退化模型,对含不同圆形开口尺寸的[0]_(10)单向铺层、[0/90]_5和[±45]_5正交铺层的层合板,进行了单向拉伸载荷作用下渐进失效的数值模拟分析,获得了对应结构的极限载荷和破坏模式.在此基础上,采用数字图像相关方法,进行复合材料大开口层合板强度破坏的实验研究.研究结果表明,大开口复合材料层合板在单向拉伸加载下主要呈现脆性破坏形式,破坏起始位置处于应力集中区.此外,破坏强度和失效模式与复合材料铺层方式和开口尺寸大小密切相关.其中[±45]_5铺层的开口层合板承载能力最弱,分层破坏最严重.开口尺寸越大,结构的极限载荷值越低.同实验测试结果相比,数值模拟对复合材料层合板的损伤失效分析略显不足,往往很难全面分析复合材料层合板破坏失效过程中的各种因素的影响.     

含冲击损伤复合材料层压板压缩破坏机制的声发射特性研究

复合材料层压板在压缩破坏过程中包含了丰富的声发射信息.为了研究含冲击损伤的复合材料层压板的压缩破坏机制,采用声发射观察层压板的压缩破坏过程,通过分析声发射信号的特征规律,表征了在压缩载荷下材料损伤的形式及其演化过程.结果表明:通过对声发射参数(撞击计数、能量、幅值、事件位置)和载荷曲线进行综合分析,发现损伤的发展过程经过了初始阶段、平稳扩展期和断裂阶段,冲击造成的分层区域最先出现屈曲并最早破坏;在损伤初始阶段和平稳扩展期间,损伤是一种渐进式的增长,层压板具有一定的承载能力;在断裂阶段损伤快速扩展,层压板的承载能力迅速下降,在出现纤维密集断裂的现象后整体破坏.     

An experimental and analytical treatment of matrix cracking in cross-ply laminates

The development of damage in cross-ply Hercules AS4/3502 graphite/epoxy laminates has been investigated. Specific endeavors were to identify the mechanisms for initiation and growth of matrix cracks and to determine the effect of matrix cracking on the stiffness loss in cross-ply laminates. Two types of matrix cracks were identified. These include both straight and curved cracks. The experimental study of matrix crack damage revealed that the curved cracks formed after the straight cracks and followed a repeatable pattern of location and orientation relative to the straight cracks. Therefore, it was postulated that the growth mechanism for curved cracks is driven by the stress state resulting from the formation of the straight cracks. This phenomenon was analytically investigated by a finite-element model of straight cracks in a cross-ply laminate. The finite-element results provide supporting evidence for the postulated growth mechanism. The experimental study also revealed that the number of curved cracks increased with the number of consecutive 90-deg plies. Finally, experimental results show as much as 10-percent degradation in axial stiffness due to matrix cracking in cross-ply graphite/epoxy laminates.     

含热冲击预损伤的陶瓷基复合材料损伤本构模型

陶瓷基复合材料结构在服役过程中不可避免地经受热冲击(较高的热应力梯度)而产生热机械损伤, 因此, 建立含循环热冲击预损伤材料的损伤本构模型, 以描述材料在热机械载荷作用下的力学行为, 对材料结构损伤容限设计与结构完整性评估非常重要. 本文首先对经历了循环热冲击的材料进行单调拉伸损伤实验, 发现对于含循环热冲击预损伤的材料, 其弹性模量的下降与所施加的应变直接相关. 然后在连续介质损伤力学的框架下, 基于平面应力假设, 建立了含循环热冲击预损伤材料的损伤演化模型, 该模型所涉及的参数可通过一个偏轴(45$^\circ$)以及两个正轴(平行于两个主方向)的单调拉伸试验获得. 最后, 采用经典塑性理论对由基体损伤引起的非弹性应变进行了描述. 本文所提出的应变损伤宏观模型可以描述陶瓷基复合材料在热机械载荷作用下的损伤演化, 同时弥补了含预损伤的陶瓷基复合材料在机械载荷下损伤本构模型在理论及实验研究方面的不足.      

复合材料失效判据有效性验证方法研究

为系统地验证复合材料失效判据计算精度和有效性范围,给出了4种材料体系、6种铺层形式的层合板在单轴、双轴载荷下的失效试验数据,用以评估复合材料失效判据在单向层合板失效包线、多向层合板初始失效包线、多向层合板最终失效包线、层合板变形及层合板的破坏特性等五个方面的预测能力。并根据验证方法和有效性评估策略对失效判据计算精度进行量化考核,给出了失效判据在五个层面上的计算精度。     

纤维增强陶瓷基复合材料疲劳迟滞回线模型研究

纤维增强陶瓷基复合材料初始加载到疲劳峰值应力时, 基体出现裂纹, 纤维/基体界面发生脱粘. 在疲劳载荷作用下, 纤维相对基体在界面脱粘区往复滑移使得陶瓷基复合材料出现疲劳迟滞现象. 建立了纤维陶瓷基复合材料疲劳迟滞回线细观力学模型, 采用断裂力学方法确定了初始加载纤维/基体界面脱粘长度、卸载界面反向滑移长度与重新加载新界面滑移长度, 分析了4种不同界面滑移情况的疲劳迟滞回线. 假设正交铺设与编织陶瓷基复合材料疲劳迟滞回线主要受0°铺层、轴向纱线内纤维/基体界面滑移的影响, 预测了单向、正交铺设与编织陶瓷基复合材料在不同峰值应力与不同循环的疲劳迟滞回线, 与试验结果吻合.      

含切口损伤复合材料层合板拉伸失效行为研究

对含有不同切口损伤的复合材料层合板试件进行了拉伸试验,采用电阻应变计同步测量切口损伤前缘区域随载荷的变化,测定含切口损伤层合板的剩余强度,并讨论了损伤长度和损伤角度对剩余强度的影响规律。建立含切口损伤复合材料层合板有限元模型,分析了含切口损伤复合材料层合板的拉伸失效行为,计算了含切口损伤复合材料层合板的剩余强度,确定了剩余强度与切口损伤状态的关系。计算结果与试验结果具有较好的一致性。     

Free-edge interlaminar stress analysis of piezo-bonded composite laminates under symmetric electric excitation

A stress function-based approach is proposed to analyze the free-edge interlaminar stresses of piezo-bonded symmetric laminates. The proposed method satisfies the traction free boundary conditions, as well as surface free conditions. The symmetric laminated structure was excited under electric fields that can generate induced strain, resulting in pure extension in the laminated plate. The governing equations were obtained by taking the principle of complementary virtual work. To verify the proposed method, cross-ply, angle-ply and quasi-isotropic laminates were analyzed. The stress concentrations predicted by the present method were compared with those analyzed by the finite element method. The results show that the stress function-based analysis of piezo-bonded laminated composite structures is an efficient and accurate method for the initial design stage of piezo-bonded composite structures.     

DAMAGE PROGRESSIVE MODEL OF COMPRESSION OF COMPOSITE LAMINATES AFTER LOW VELOCITY IMPACT

IntroductionCompressivepropertiesofcompositelaminatesafterlowvelocityimpactareoneofthemostseriouscircumstanceswhichmustbetakenintoaccountindamagetolerancedesignofcompositestructures[1].Impactdamagegenerallymanifestsintheformsofdelaminations,matrixcracksandfibrefracture[2 ,3].Sofaralotofresearcheshavebeentakeninlowvelocityimpactbehaviorofcompositelaminatesandtheirpost_impactcompressiveproperties.Compressivefailuremechanismsofcompositelaminatesafterlowvelocityimpacthavenotbeenknownclearly .Ther…     

INVESTIGATION ON FATIGUE HYSTERESIS LOOPS MODELS OF FIBRE-REINFORCED CERAMIC-MATRIX COMPOSITES

纤维增强陶瓷基复合材料初始加载到疲劳峰值应力时, 基体出现裂纹, 纤维/基体界面发生脱粘. 在疲劳载荷作用下, 纤维相对基体在界面脱粘区往复滑移使得陶瓷基复合材料出现疲劳迟滞现象. 建立了纤维陶瓷基复合材料疲劳迟滞回线细观力学模型, 采用断裂力学方法确定了初始加载纤维/基体界面脱粘长度、卸载界面反向滑移长度与重新加载新界面滑移长度, 分析了4种不同界面滑移情况的疲劳迟滞回线. 假设正交铺设与编织陶瓷基复合材料疲劳迟滞回线主要受0°铺层、轴向纱线内纤维/基体界面滑移的影响, 预测了单向、正交铺设与编织陶瓷基复合材料在不同峰值应力与不同循环的疲劳迟滞回线, 与试验结果吻合.     

Dynamic compressive behavior of thick composite materials

The effect of strain rate on the compressive behavior of thick carbon/epoxy composite materials was investigated. Falling weight impact and split Hopkinson pressure bar systems were developed for dynamic characterization of composite materials in compression at strain rates up to 2000 s^–1. Strain rates below 10 s^–1 were generated using a servohydraulic testing machine. Strain rates between 10 s^–1 and 500 s^–1 were generated using the drop tower apparatus. Strain rates above 500 s^–1 were generated using the split Hopkinson pressure bar. Unidirectional carbon/epoxy laminates (IM6G/3501-6) loaded in the longitudinal and transverse directions, and cross-ply laminates were characterized. The 90-deg properties, which are governed by the matrix, show an increase in modulus and strength over the static values but no significant change in ultimate strain. The 0-deg and cross-ply laminates show higher strength and ultimte strain values as the strain rate increases, whereas the modulus increnases only slightly over the static value. The increase in strength and ultimate strain observed may be related to the shear behavior of the composite and the change in failure modes. In all cases, the dynamic stress-strain curves stiffen as the strain rate increases. The stiffening is lowest in the longitudinal direction and highest in the transverse direction.     

On the description of anisotropic damage in composite laminates

A general anisotropic damage theory of cracked laminates is formulated here. The deformation of composite laminates is composed of matrix elastic strains, pseudo-elastic damage strains due to cracking and permanent damage strains due to interlaminar slip. The surface of damage initiation is constructed according to the concept of linear elastic fracture mechanics for the virgin material. After the initial damage, a pesudo-elastic damage can be used to describe the damage behaviour if interlaminar slip is negligible. Damage evolution, load induced anisotropy and interlaminar intralaminar interaction for composite laminates are examined; the latter can perturb the normality structure of damage strain rate. Explicit expressions are given for pseudo-elastic (or secant) moduli of the damaging composite laminates, under a non-interacting assumption imposed on the cracks between different families.     

材料强度对层板抗弹性能和损伤特性的影响

根据纤维增强复合材料宏细观结构特征,基于ABAQUS软件平台,建立了层合板高速冲击损伤三维有限元分析模型。该模型在复合材料层间引入界面单元模拟层间分层,采用三维粘弹性本构,结合Hashin失效准则模拟单层板面内损伤.利用该模型,深入研究了复合材料层板的抗弹性能和损伤特性,数值分析结果与实验结果吻合良好,证明了该方法的合理有效性。通过数值分析,详细探讨了材料强度参数对层板抗弹性能和损伤特性的影响规律,获得了一些有价值的结论。