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ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Effects of Defects in Composite Materials
By
DJ Wilkins
DJ Wilkins
1
Engineering staff specialist
,
General Dynamics
,
Fort Worth, Texas
;
symposium chairman
.
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ISBN-10:
0-8031-0218-6
ISBN:
978-0-8031-0218-7
No. of Pages:
281
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
1984

Delamination is an important step in the fracture of laminates. In order to characterize this phenomenon, tension opening (Mode I) tests have been carried out. Monitoring by acoustic emission allows the determination of an initiation fracture energy that is characteristic of the material bonding. Analysis by fracture mechanics of the delamination propagation shows that the resistance curves description is a very useful presentation of the delamination behavior. Results of experiments on glass-polyester, carbon-epoxy, and kevlar-epoxy are presented. The influence of moisture content on the R-curves of carbon-epoxy laminates is included.

1.
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,
R. B.
and
Pagano
,
N. J.
,
Journal of Composite Materials
 0021-9983, Vol.
4
,
1970
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2.
Wang
,
S. S.
and
Choi
,
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,
Journal of Applied Mechanics
 0021-8936, Part 1 and Part 2, Vol.
49
,
1982
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3.
Herakovich
,
C. T.
,
Nagarkar
,
A.
, and
O'Brien
,
D. A.
, “
Failure Analysis of Composite Laminates with Free Edges
,”
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,
Vinson
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, Ed.,
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
,
1979
.
4.
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,
N. J.
and
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,
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,
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 0021-9983, Vol.
5
,
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5.
Herakovich
,
C. T.
, “
On the Relationship Between Engineering Properties and Delamination of Composite Laminates
,”
report of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
, No. VPI-E-81-2,
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.
6.
McKenna
,
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,
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,
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, and
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,
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,
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,
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7.
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,
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and
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,
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,
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,
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, p. 551.
8.
Bethmont
,
M.
, “
Etude par Emission Acoustique de Matériaux Composites Stratifiés
,” Thèse,
Université de Compiègne
,
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.
9.
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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in
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(ICM 3),
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, and
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, Eds. Vol.
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,
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10.
de Charentenay
,
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and
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,
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, “
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,”
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,
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,
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11.
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
W. S.
, and
Benson
,
R. A.
, “
Characterizing Delamination Growth in Graphite-Epoxy
,”
Damage in Composite Materials
, ASTM STP 775,
American Society for Testing and Materials
,
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.
12.
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,
A. J.
and
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,
K. N.
in
Progress in Science and Engineering of Composites
(ICCM IV),
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,
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, and
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, Eds.,
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, p. 279.
13.
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,
D. F.
,
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,
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, and
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,
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,
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,
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, p. 270.
14.
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,
W. D.
,
Bitner
,
J. L.
,
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,
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, and
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,
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,
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01
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, p. 9.
15.
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,
T. R.
,
Chiu
,
S. T.
, and
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,
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, “
Fracture Mechanics for Structural Adhesive Bonds
,” IR 27614-9 to 11,
Air Force Materials Lab., Wright Patterson Air Force Base
,
Ohio
,
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16.
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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,
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,
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 0021-9983, Vol.
11
,
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, p. 470.
17.
O'Brien
,
T. K.
,
Johnston
,
N. J.
,
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,
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, and
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,
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in
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18.
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,
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,
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, Vol.
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,
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, p. 83.
19.
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,
P. P.
and
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,
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,
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, Vol.
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,
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20.
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,
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,
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,
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21.
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,
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,
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 0021-8979, Vol.
34
,
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22.
Benzeggagh
,
M.
, “
Application de la Mécanique de la Rupture aux Matériaux Composites: Exemple de la Rupture par Délaminage d'un Stratifié
,” Thèse,
Université de Compiègne
,
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.
23.
Shirell
,
C. D.
in
Advanced Composite Materials—Environmental Effects
, ASTM STP 658,
Vinson
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, Ed.,
American Society for Testing and Materials
,
Philadelphia
,
1978
, p. 21.
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