The Significance of Defects on the Failure of Fibre Composites,

Abstract

In the United Kingdom, research on defects in composites is being carried out in government research establishments, aerospace industries and universities. Defects produced during manufacture, cracking produced during loading and in-service damage such as impact have been studied together with their effects on mechanical properties and their implications for structural design. There is also work modelling the behaviour of notched composites and on the design of composites to give improved toughness and increased tolerance to damage. A review of research in the United Kingdom is given based on papers presented at a meeting of the Institute of Physics held in November 1979 on 'the significance of defects on the failure of fibre composites' and on more recent work. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA111479

Entities

People

  • Sarah M. Bishop

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Composite Materials
  • Fiber Reinforced Polymers
  • Laminates
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Notch Sensitivity
  • Plastics
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Reinforced Composite Materials

Technology Areas

  • Space