MIXED MODES INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF CFRP LAMINATES TOUGHENED WITH CNF INTERLAYER

In the present paper, the influence of carbon nanofiber on interlaminar fracture toughness of CFRP investigated using MMB(Mixed Mode Bending) tests. Vapor grown carbon fiber VGCF and VGCF-S, and multi-walled carbon nanotube MWNT-7 has been employed for the toughener of the interlayer on the CFRP laminates. In order to evaluate the fracture toughness and mixed mode ratio of it, double cantilever beam (DCB) tests, end notched fracture (ENF) tests and mixed mode bending (MMB) tests have been carried out. Boundary element analysis was applied to the CFRP model to compute the interlaminar fracture toughness, where extrapolation method was used to determine the fracture toughness and mixed mode ratio. The interlaminar fracture toughness and mixed mode ratio can be extrapolated by stress distribution in the vicinity of the crack tip of the CFRP laminate. It was found that the interlaminar fracture toughness of the CFRP laminates was improved inserting the interlayer made by carbon nanofiber especially in the region where shear mode deformation is dominant.     

Preparation,Characterization, and Properties of Resol-Based Benzoxazine Intermediates and Glass Cloth Reinforced Laminates Based on Their Polymers

A series of multifunctional benzoxazine intermediates (Boz-p-x) with different molecular weights and curing behaviors were synthesized based on resol. Their composition was controlled by adjusting the mole ratio (x) of aniline to phenol; i.e. the content of benzoxazine rings formed was varied. The chemical structures and hydrogen-bonding interaction of the intermediates were confirmed by ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Their curing behaviors were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results indicated that the residual phenolic hydroxyl groups in the intermediates formed two kinds of hydrogen bonding and acted as a catalyst in the curing process. The more residual phenolic hydroxyl present, the higher the glass transition temperature was and the faster the curing reaction. Further, glass cloth reinforced laminates based on poly(Boz-p-x)s were prepared. The mechanical properties of the laminates were tested by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and flexural measurements. The poly(Boz-p-8) laminate exhibited the highest glass transition temperature (T _g) and mechanical properties in the laminates. Its T _g was 237°C and its flexural modulus and flexural strength were 26.8 GPa and 597 MPa, respectively. The laminates of poly(Boz-p-6), poly(Boz-p-8), and poly(Boz-p-10) showed good modulus retention at elevated temperature due to more ?OH???N hydrogen-bonding interactions. In addition, poly(Boz-p-x)s exhibited high thermal stability and char yield at 800°C.     

Application of bamboo laminates in large-scale wind turbine blade design

From the viewpoint of material and structure in the design of bamboo blades of large-scale wind turbine, a series of mechanical property tests of bamboo laminates as the major enhancement materials for blades are presented. The basic mechanical characteristics needed in the design of bamboo blades are briefly introduced. Based on these data, the aerodynamic-structural integrated design of a 1.5 MW wind turbine bamboo blade relying on a conventional platform of upwind, variable speed, variable pitch, and doubly-fed generator is carried out. The process of the structural layer design of bamboo blades is documented in detail. The structural strength and fatigue life of the designed wind turbine blades are certified. The technical issues raised from the design are discussed. Key problems and direction of the future study are also summarized.     

Numerical elastic-plastic simulation of interlaminar stresses in a notched angle-ply thermoplastic composite laminate

A thermoplastic angle-ply AS4/PEEK laminate with a hole is considered. The interlaminar stresses along the hole edge at different interfaces under uniaxial extension are investigated. According to the symmetries of the structure and loading, a suitable finite-element model is developed. Utilizing a three-dimensional elastic-plastic finite-element procedure elaborated previously, a finite-element modeling of the interlaminar stresses in a thick angle-ply composite laminate is carried out. Based on the interlaminar stresses obtained, the dangerous locations of delamination initiation are predicted. The results obtained indicate that there is some relationship between the dangerous locations and fiber orientations in the adjacent layers, and it maybe inferred that the critical locations are near the regions where the hole edge is tangent to the fiber orientation in the layers adjacent to the interface. The interlaminar stresses at the same interfaces are not sensible to distances from the midplane of the laminate. Very high interlaminar tensile stresses are found to exist on the hole edge at the +25°/+25° or –25°/–25° interfaces, and delaminations can initiate there first. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 427-440, May-June, 2009.     

六苯氧基环三磷腈的合成及其在层压板中的阻燃应用

以六氯环三磷腈（HCCTP）粗产物、苯酚、NaOH为反应原料,四丁基氯化铵（TBAC）为相转移催化剂,氯苯和水为溶剂,合成了六苯氧基环三磷腈（HPCTP）,考察了反应温度、反应时间、反应溶剂、物料配比对收率的影响。结果表明,在最佳原料配比n(NaOH): n(苯酚): n(TBAC): n(HCCTP粗产物)=7.5: 6.3: 0.15: 1,30 ℃反应4 h,回流反应6 h,HPCTP的收率达到75％。采用红外光谱、核磁氢谱、碳谱、磷谱、X射线衍射分析、示差扫描量热分析、热重分析测试技术对产物进行了表征分析,并首次用于苯并噁嗪树脂玻璃布层压板,当HPCTP的质量分数为10％时,燃烧等级达到V-0级,平行击穿电压为47 kV,热态弯曲强度为596 MPa。     

含表面缺口玻纤／环氧正交层压板的疲劳特性

本文探讨含表面缺口玻纤／环氧树脂正交层压板的疲劳力学特性，测量和分析了疲劳寿命特征及脱层扩散规律，监测了缺口张开位移，试样刚度降低随循环历史的变化特怔，结果表明，疲劳脱层扩展速率与应变能率的关系服从Ｐａｒｉｓ方程，监视缺口张开位移或刚度降低的变化可能是监视和预测含表面缺口复合材料构件疲劳破坏的有效手段之一。     

PROPERTY DEGRADATION OF ANISOTROPIC COMPOSITELAMINATES WITH MATRIX CRACKING(Ⅰ)──CONSTITUTIVE RELATION DEVELOPING FOR (θ_m/90_n)_s CRACKED LAMINATES BY STIFFNESS PARTITION

I.IntroductionThestudyofconstitutiverelationsforcrackedcompositelaminateisadifficultbutelementaryworkincompositedamagemechanics.Onedistinctiveadvantageofacompositelaminateisitsdesignabilityofmechanicalbehaviorcausedbydifferentlayups,butjustthisfeaturemakesthelaminateanisotropictherebyincreasethecomplicationforanalyingthelaminate,especiallyforacrackedlaminate.Matrixcrackingisadamageformoccurredmoreearlyinloadedlaminates.Itsmacroresponsehasbeenasubjectofextensiveresearchinrecentstudies.Tillnow,…     

一种FRP累积损伤模型及其在结构疲劳寿命估算中的应用

推荐了一种应变损伤累积模型，能够考虑单向板面内多轴应力和平均应力的影响。只需要单向板在确定应力比下的若干典型疲劳试验结果，就可以预测相同材料体系多向层压结构在不同应力比的循环载荷下的疲劳寿命，有助于降低试验成本和工作量。研究了适用于多向层压结构剩余强度估算和疲劳寿命预测的步骤和程序。针对碳纤维／树脂基T300／QY8911复合材料，试验测定了三组典型单轴循环应力（[0]16拉－拉、[90]16拉－拉和[0/90]4S剪－剪）下的S－N曲线。以此为输入，预测四种多向铺层板在各种拉－拉循环应力下的疲劳寿命，寿命预测结果和相应的试验结果吻合良好。采用了保持计算和试验的载荷／强度比相对等值的方法来近似抵消层合效应对疲劳寿命的影响。强调了进一步发展能够定量估计层间应力影响与分层扩展过程的疲劳损伤模型的重要性。     

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

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

Application of microline/grid methods to temperature dependent microscopic deformation and damage in CFRP laminates

Tensile tests of CFRP symmetric cross-ply laminates are carried out in a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and microscopic interlaminar deformation and damage near the transverse crack tip are visualized by microlines or microgrids printed on the specimen edge surface. The local deformation around the transverse crack tip is observed at 20°C, 80°C, 120°C and 160°C to evaluate the effect of thermal residual stress on the microscopic deformation and damage in the interlaminar region near the transverse crack tip. Temperature dependence of the axial crack opening displacement (COD) is also measured. The displacement field of the specimen edge surface obtained from these experimental results is compared with the theoretical model proposed by Lee, Allen and Harris. The analysis is modified to consider the temperature effect, and a good agreement is obtained between the modified theoretical predictions and experimental results.