Crack initiation and crack propagation of marine composites subjected to impact loading under extreme conditions
Abstract
The goal is to investigate how fracture initiates and propagates in conditioned polymeric composites subjected to high strain rate impact experiments to understand if varying levels of water-uptake change the dynamic mode-I and mode-II critical fracture toughness. The dynamic response of navy-relevant carbon fiber/vinyl ester composites samples with single edge notched geometry will be quantified using high-speed digital image correlation techniques and simultaneous strain gage measurements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 26, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141613215
Entities
People
- Veronica Eliasson
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of California, San Diego