Buckling and delamination growth behaviour of delaminated composite panels subject to four-point bending

• Published in: Composite structures Vol. 138; pp. 122 - 133
• Main Authors: Gong, Wenran, Chen, Jinlong, Patterson, Eann A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.03.2016
• Subjects: 3D-DIC; Buckling; Buckling behaviour; Carbon fiber reinforced plastics; CFRP laminates; Criteria; Damage; Delaminating; Delamination; Delamination growth; FE analysis; Laminates; Mathematical models; 3D-DIC; CFRP laminates; Buckling behaviour; Delamination growth; FE analysis

Buckling behaviour and delamination growth have been investigated in Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) laminates with artificial and impact-induced delaminations when subject to four-point bending. The energy of the impact was such that the induced damage, observed using ultrasound, did not ext...