Merzkirch, M.
and Foecke, T.
(2019),
10 ° Off-Axis Tensile Testing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers Using Digital Image Correlation, Mechanics of Composite and Multi-functional Materials, Volume 5, Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020, Basel, -1
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10 ° Off-Axis Tensile Testing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers Using Digital Image Correlation
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The current work describes the use of DIC for full-field strain and deformation response while performing 10° off-axis tensile tests on rigidly clamped unidirectionally carbon fiber reinforced (CFRP-UD) coupon specimens with a nominal reinforcing fraction of 50 volume percent. Off-axis testing of anisotropic materials produces a nonuniform state of stress and strain when the ends are rigidly clamped and torques cannot be eliminated by free rotation. Under this configuration, the application of constant end displacements induces shearing forces and bending couples, which result in the nonuniform deformation. The extension-shear coupling compliance causes the coupon to deform into an S-shape, which is qualitatively visualized using DIC. Quantitative photomechanical investigations of vertical and horizontal displacements of the coupon are compared to approximate analytical solutions originally derived in the 1960s. Additionally, a description of deformation and fracture mechanisms using the DIC calculated strains is provided. In addition to the shear strain in the specimen coordinate axis, the maximum shear strain (used to quantify the shear modulus and the strain to fracture) and normal strain (transverse to fiber orientation) are calculated via strain transformation equations and visualized. The 10° off-axis test is an adequate method for determination of the intralaminar properties of CFRP-UD and is a competitor to standardized testing on V-notched specimens.Citation
Mechanics of Composite and Multi-functional Materials, Volume 5, Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020, Basel, -1
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Book Chapters
Keywords
intralaminar shear, DIC, CFRP, UD, extension-shear coupling
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Created December 5, 2019, Updated February 10, 2020