Strain-Rate-Dependent yield criteria for composite laminates

Joseph D. Schaefer, Isaac M. Daniel*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The strain-raie-dependent failure of a fiber-reinforced toughened-matrix composite (IM7/8552) was experimentally characterized over the range of quasi-static (10-4) to dynamic (103 s-1) strain rates using off-axis lamina and angle-ply laminate specimens. A progressive failure paradigm was proposed to describe the matrix-dominated transition from linear elastic to non-linear material behavior, and the Northwestern Failure Theory was adapted to develop a set of yield criteria for predicting the matrix-dominated yielding of composites using the lamina-based transverse tension (F2ty), transverse compression (F2Cy)> and shear (F6y) yield strengths. A verification and validation protocol was employed to evaluate the applicability of the new failure-mode-based yield criteria. Starting with the lamina, the proposed criteria were validated to accurately predict matrix-dominated yielding. Angle-ply laminates were investigated to isolate the matrix-dominated laminate behavior, and the predictions were found to be in superior agreement with the experimental results compared to the classical failure theories in all cases using simply determined average lamina yield properties.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationConference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
EditorsAllison M. Beese, Alan T. Zehnder, Shuman Xia
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media, LLC
Pages197-208
Number of pages12
Edition2016
ISBN (Electronic)9783319152356, 9783319216102
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event2015 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics - Costa Mesa, United States
Duration: Jun 8 2015Jun 11 2015

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
Number2016
Volume8
ISSN (Print)2191-5644
ISSN (Electronic)2191-5652

Conference

Conference2015 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCosta Mesa
Period6/8/156/11/15

Keywords

  • Composites
  • Failure
  • Northwestern failure theory
  • Strain rate
  • Verification and validation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Mechanical Engineering

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