Loading rate effects on mode-I delamination in glass/epoxy and glass/CNF/epoxy laminated composites

Amin Ekhtiyari; Mahmood M. Shokrieh; René Alderliesten

doi:10.1016/j.engfracmech.2020.106908

Loading rate effects on mode-I delamination in glass/epoxy and glass/CNF/epoxy laminated composites

Amin Ekhtiyari, Mahmood M. Shokrieh^*, René Alderliesten

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The main objective of the present study is to assess the loading rate effects on mode-I delamination growth in glass/epoxy laminated composites. Furthermore, hybrid reinforcement of these composites by incorporating carbon nanofibers (CNFs) was followed to enhance the interlaminar fracture resistance and affect its loading rate sensitivity. Experiments on DCB specimens made of glass/epoxy and glass/CNF/epoxy laminated composites were conducted by varying the loading rate from standard quasi-static testing up to 200 mm/sec crosshead speed in a servo-hydraulic test machine. More than 21% decrease was observed in the propagation fracture toughness of the glass/epoxy samples due to loading rate elevation in the studied range. Moreover, the results of the present study clearly show the benefits of CNF modification, not only in enhancing the fracture toughness but also in reducing the loading rate dependency. Adding CNFs to glass/epoxy composites caused 32.8% and 13.5% increase in the quasi-static values of the initiation- and propagation-interlaminar fracture toughness (G_IC), respectively. Also, owing to CNF incorporation, the maximum drop in the propagation fracture toughness at elevated loading rates was decreased to 8%. Fractography inspections were performed to provide an in-depth explanation for the observed loading rate effects and the advantages of CNF reinforcement.

Original language	English
Article number	106908
Number of pages	13
Journal	Engineering Fracture Mechanics
Volume	228
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2020.106908
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Carbon nanofibers
Fiber bridging
Fracture toughness
Hybrid reinforcement
Mode-I delamination
Rate effect

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