Strength Degradation of Filament-Wound Graphite/Epoxy Tubes Due to Either Impact Damage or Fabrication Defects

Abstract

Two test series were conducted to assess the strength degradation of filament-wound graphite/epoxy tubes caused by impact damage or fabrication defects. The defects were either helical wrinkles or a hoop wrinkle inside the tube walls. The baseline tube configuration had a nine-ply (+10 deg, -10 deg, 90 deg)3 lay-up, with the exception of one tube having a (+15 deg, -l5 deg, 90 deg, 90 deg)3 stacking sequence. The latter lay-up configuration was to induce helical fiber-dominated failure. The tubes were subjected to either pneumatic or hydrostatic internal pressure, creating a biaxial stress state in the tube walls. The test results show that the burst pressure decreases significantly with increasing impact force for impact-damaged tubes. For impact loads of 823 to 1470 N (185 to 330 lb), the burst pressure dropped by 24% to 32%, respectively, compared to those with no impact damage. Most failures initiated at the impact locations. Some originated from locations other than the impact sites. For the wrinkle-defect specimens, minor helical wrinkles had no measurable effect on the burst pressure. More severe helical wrinkles decreased the burst pressure by 8%. Hoop wrinkles caused a significant degradation in strength (14% on average).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA426853

Entities

People

  • D. J. Chang
  • H. A. Katzman

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Bending Stress
  • Cameras
  • Composite Materials
  • Degradation
  • Fabrication
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Filaments
  • Graphitic Materials
  • High Speed Cameras
  • Impact Loads
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Sequences
  • Stresses

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