Mode I fatigue delamination growth with fibre bridging in multidirectional composite laminates
Liaojun Yao (Harbin Institute of Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University)
Yi Sun (Harbin Institute of Technology)
Licheng Guo (Harbin Institute of Technology)
Xiuqi Lyu (Purdue University)
Meiying Zhao (Northwestern Polytechnical University)
Liyong Jia (AVIC the First Aircraft Institute)
René Alderiesten (TU Delft - Structural Integrity & Composites)
R Rinze (TU Delft - Structural Integrity & Composites)
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Abstract
Fatigue delamination in multidirectional composite laminates was experimentally investigated in present study. Both the Paris relation and a modified Paris relation (with a new similitude parameter) were employed to interpret fatigue delamination with significant fibre bridging. The results clearly demonstrated that fatigue delamination was independent of fibre bridging, if a reasonable similitude parameter was used in data reduction. As a result, a master resistance curve can be fitted to determine fatigue crack growth with different amounts of fibre bridging. The energy principles were subsequently used to provide physical interpretation on fatigue delamination. The results indicated the energy release for the same fatigue crack growth remained constant with fibre bridging. Bridging fibres in most cases just periodically stored and released strain energy under fatigue loading, but had little contribution to real energy release. The master resistance curve was finally applied to predict fatigue delamination with fibre bridging. Acceptable agreement between predictions and experiments was achieved, demonstrating the validation of the modified Paris relation in fibre-bridged fatigue delamination study.
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