Influence of Prescribed Delaminations on Stiffness-Controlled Behavior of Composite Laminates
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Published:1984
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The effect of delaminations on the stiffness-controlled behavior of laminated composites is investigated. Four panels of [±45,0,90]2s quasi-isotropic layup are fabricated from the T300/Narmco 5208 material system, three with prescribed delaminations of different rectangular shapes and orientations. Nondestructive buckling tests and vibration experiments are conducted on these panels with clamped-free and clamped-simple support boundary conditions to assess the stiffness-controlled behavior. Free-free vibration tests are also conducted to study the influence of delamiantions on higher modes. Finite-element analyses are performed to compare with the experimental results. The findings indicate that delaminations of the size considered can be tolerated for some service conditions without dire consequences.