Fracture of Fiber-Reinforced Beams due to Impact Loading

Abstract

Experimental studies were made on the dynamic failure of graphite/ epoxy fiber reinforced beams of three different angle ply laminates. The cantilevered beam specimens were impacted with tip velocities ranging from 1 ft/ sec to 20 ft/sec. Various aspects of the failure of the different types of beams were noted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA008078

Entities

People

  • B. K. Benedict
  • C. H. Yew

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Composite Materials
  • Delamination
  • Epoxy Composites
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Fracture (Mechanics)
  • Geometry
  • Glass Fibers
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Structural Dynamics.