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Acoustic Emission Characterization of Matrix Damage Initiation in Woven CFRP Composites
Aeronautical Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aeronautical Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Mining Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aeronautical Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- 1 Aeronautical Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- 2 Aeronautical Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- 3 Mining Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- 4 Aeronautical Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Materials Sciences and Applications·Volume 04 (2013)·Pages 509–515·Published 3 September 2013·DOI10.4236/msa.2013.49062
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Abstract
In this paper, an experimental investigation is performed using acoustic emission (AE) technique to study the behaviour of crack initiation and propagation of woven carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites under static tensile loading. Three laminates with three plies each were manufactured and tested under tensile static loading. Damage was being monitored using AE technique with instantaneous AE hits energies being used as the damage parameter. Results showed that angle ply laminates experienced crack initiations at about 50% of ultimate tensile strength whereas cross ply laminates and non-conventional angle ply laminates having one cross ply laminate experienced initiation of cracks at about a third of ultimate tensile strength. This early cracks initiation is believed to be caused by the presence of 90° plies that cannot take much load transversely.
KeywordsCRFPPly Angle EffectStatic Tensile TestAcoustic EmissionCrack Initiation
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