A METHOD TO MEASURE INTRALAMINAR SHEAR PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITE LAMINATES.

Abstract

This test method shows that thin composite laminates can be accurately and readily tested in shear for their stress-strain characteristics in the plane of their laminations. The method is a procedure using a modified picture frame called the 'rail shear test.' The shear distortion is measured by a detrusion gage located midway between rails and midway along the 5-inch dimension. The size of the apparatus and the nature of the detrusion gage are convenient for automatically evaluating composites in abnormal environments. (Author, modified-PL)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0702002

Entities

People

  • Kenneth H. Boller

Organizations

  • Forest Products Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Closed Bomb Tests
  • Composite Materials
  • Distortion
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Shear Properties
  • Shear Tests
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Geodesy
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.