Biaxial fatigue damage behavior in carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites

Travis Skinner, Siddhant Datta, Aditi Chattopadhyay, Asha Hall

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Abstract

An investigation into fatigue damage mechanisms in carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites under biaxial loading has been conducted. The goal is to capture early stage damage and obtain an improved understanding of the physics of failure under such complex loading. An optimization technique is used to design composite cruciforms and static biaxial load tests and Digital Image Correlation (DIC) are performed to validate the design. The stiffness degradation is measured to monitor damage progression under constant amplitude biaxial fatigue loading. The results show that damage initiates in surface plies as surface fibers transversely separate, and propagates in subsurface layers, causing delamination. Medium and high cycle biaxial fatigue failure occurs in subsurface plies because of stress redistribution due to property degradation in surface plies, while low cycle biaxial fatigue failure occurs in surface plies due to the rapid progression of damage.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAIAA Scitech 2019 Forum
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)9781624105784
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2019
EventAIAA Scitech Forum, 2019 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Jan 7 2019Jan 11 2019

Publication series

NameAIAA Scitech 2019 Forum

Conference

ConferenceAIAA Scitech Forum, 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period1/7/191/11/19

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering

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