This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Talreja, R. Articles by Wetters, D. G. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Transverse Cracking and Stiffness Reduction in Cross Ply Laminates of Different Matrix Toughness

School of Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332

Selim Yalvac

Advanced Composites Laboratory The Dow Chemical Company Building 1712 Midland, MI 48674

Larry D. Yats

Advanced Composites Laboratory The Dow Chemical Company Building 1712 Midland, MI 48674

Derrick G. Wetters

Advanced Composites Laboratory The Dow Chemical Company Building 1712 Midland, MI 48674

Cross ply laminates of (0₂,90₂)_s configuration having AS4 graphite fibers in three epoxy resins of different toughness: 3501-6, Tactix^® 556 and Tactix^® 695, have been tested to determine their transverse cracking behavior and the associated mechanical response under longitudinal tensile loading. The test data are analyzed using Talreja's con tinuum damage model [1-3]. The material constants needed in the model to predict the in- plane stiffness changes are determined. The measured Poisson's ratio, which shows signifi cant change, is compared with the prediction of the model. The constants for the three materials are found to increase with the increase in their fracture toughness.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				H. L. Mcmanus, D. E. Bowles, and S. S. Tompkins Prediction of Thermal Cycling Induced Matrix Cracking Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, February 1, 1996; 15(2): 124 - 140. [Abstract]

				Weilin Zang and P. Gudmundson Damage Evolution and Thermoelastic Properties of Composite Laminates International Journal of Damage Mechanics, July 1, 1993; 2(3): 290 - 308. [Abstract]