Post-Impact Behaviour of Pseudo-Ductile Thin-Ply Angle-Ply Hybrid Composites

Mechanical Properties of Angle Ply Laminated Composites- A Review

The purpose of this study is to review many of the available guidelines for Polymer composite materials. Guide lines for failure mode, laminates orientation, winding angle, water absorption, as they strongly influence the mechanical properties of composite materials. The present review is focused on composite laminates made of glass, carbon, graphite, hybrid and natural fiber composites, since ...

Investigation of Mode I Delamination Resistance in Inter-ply and Intra-ply Hybrid Composites Reinforced with Basalt/Nylon Woven Fabrics

Due to their sensitivity to impact-induced delamination, woven fabric reinforced polymer composites have limited practical applications. Hybridization of polymer composites has been proposed as a solution to this problem. In this study, the effects of fiber reinforcement type, hybridization method, plies stacking sequence and loading rate on mode I delamination behavior of pure basalt, pure nyl...

Non-destructive Characterization of Ply Orientation and Ply Type of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Laminated Composites

As the fuel efficiency of vehicles is being increased over the next decade due to both consumer demand and regulations, several automobile manufacturers are incorporating fiber-reinforced composites into their product line due to their high strength to weight ratio. While the fiber-reinforced components are lighter than the traditional aluminum and steel components, the processing and repair of...

Study on Bending Damage of Intra-Ply Basalt/Nylon Hybrid Composites

A two-level optimization procedure for material characterization of composites using two symmetric angle-ply beams

A two-level optimization procedure for determining elastic constants E1, E2, G12, and n12 of laminated composite materials using measured axial and lateral strains of two symmetric angle-ply beams with different fiber angles subjected to three-point-bending testing is presented. In the first-level optimization process, the theoretically and experimentally predicted axial and lateral strains of ...