Book of Abstracts

R. Joffe, L. Pupure, J. Varna, L. Wallström (Editors)

HIGH STRAIN RATE MICROMECHANICAL TESTING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS (ID 115)

Mario Rueda-Ruiz1,2, Ben D. Beake3 and Jon M. Molina-Aldareguia1

11IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, 28906 Getafe, Madrid, Spain
2Department of Materials Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E. T. S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
3Micro Materials Ltd, Willow House, Yale Business Village, Ellice Way, Wrexham LL13 7YL, UK

Keywords: Micromechanics of composite materials, Nano-impact, Dynamic mechanical properties, Finite element modelling

IMPROVING DELAMINATION FRACTURE TOUGHNESS IN MULTI-DIRECTIONAL LAMINATES USING INTERLOCKED THIN-PLY REINFORCEMENTS (ID 102)

John-Alan Pascoe1, Soraia Pimenta2 and Silvestre T. Pinho1

1Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

Keywords: Fracture toughness, Damage tolerance, Interlaminar reinforcement, Thin-ply, Ply-level structures

IMPROVING THE ARCAN SPECIMEN FOR COMBINED TENSION/COMPRESSION AND SHEAR TESTING OF FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES (ID 140)

Tobias Laux1, Khong Wui Gan2, Janice M. Dulieu-Barton1 and Ole T. Thomsen1

1Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
2University of Southampton Malaysia, Kota Ilmu Educity at Iskandar, 79200 Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia

Keywords: Polymer composites, Multiaxial testing, Modified Arcan fixture, Specimen optimisation

IMPROVING THE WEAK IMPACT RESISTANCE AND TOLERANCE OF THIN PLY BASED THIN LAMINATES USING NOVEL UNSYMMETRICAL LAMINATE DESIGN (ID 137)

Aravind Sasikumar1, Josep Costa1, Daniel Trias1, Peter Linde2,3

1AMADE, University of Girona, Campus Montilivi s/n 17073, Girona, Spain
2Airbus Operations GmbH, Kreetslag 10, 21129 Hamburg, Germany
3Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Industrial and Materials Science, S-41296, Gothenburg, Sweden

Keywords: Thin plies, Non-crimp fabrics, Impact behaviour, Damage tolerance, Unsymmetrical laminates

INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE AND IMPACT ENERGY ON LOW-VELOCITY IMPACT DAMAGE AND RESIDUAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CFRP (ID 129)

Johann Körbelin1, Bodo Fiedler1

1Institute of Polymer Composites, Hamburg University of Technology, Denickestraße 15, 21073 Hamburg, Germany

Keywords: Carbon Fibre, Damage Tolerance, Delamination, Thermomechanical, Mechanical testing

INVESTIGATION ON MODE I CRACK PROPAGATION AND MORPHOLOGY OF ANTISYMMETRIC CFRP LAMINATES (ID 123)

Charlie Blondeau1, Georgios Pappas1, Miguel Herráez1 and John Botsis1

1Laboratory of Applied Mechanics and Reliability Analysis (LMAF-STI), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland

Keywords: Fiber bridging, Crack migration, Mode I, Laminated composites