A Test Specimen for the Compressive Strength and Modulus of Unidirectional Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic Laminates

Abstract

The design and evaluation of flat specimens for the determination of the compressive strength and modulus of unidrectional carbon fiber, reinforced composites laminated from resin pre-impregnated sheet are described. Tests conducted to evaluate the strength specimen indicate that composite compressive strength increases with composite shear strength, suggesting that compressive failure follows from local failure of the resin/carbon bond.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 1972
Accession Number
AD0756347

Entities

People

  • D. Purslow
  • T. A. Collings

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Composite Materials
  • Compressive Strength
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fiber Reinforced Polymers
  • Fibers
  • Laminated Plastics
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Working
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Shear Strength
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials