Monitoring damage development around stress raisers in carbon/epoxy laminates

L. Sripragash; C. Smith; G. Kumaran; M. Sundaresan

doi:10.1117/12.2009858

16 April 2013 Monitoring damage development around stress raisers in carbon/epoxy laminates

L. Sripragash, C. Smith, G. Kumaran, M. Sundaresan

Proceedings Volume 8694, Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2013; 869404 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009858
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

An experimental and numerical investigation was carried out for the feasibility of determining damage development in carbon/epoxy composite laminates with a circular hole. The study involved flash thermography to map the damaged region in these specimens. First, thermographic response of implanted delaminations in composite laminates was examined using both numerical and experimental approaches. Next, damage development around a circular hole in a composite specimen was examined using thermography. The specimen was cyclically loaded until fracture to generate different levels of damage near the center of the specimen. Thermographic images of damage development at different fractions of fatigue life were recorded. Numerical models of thermal response of the region with evolving damage were also examined to assess the effectiveness of flash thermography under different conditions. The carbon/epoxy composite laminate was pulsed and examined using laser vibrometry in order to characterize the modes of stress wave propagation. Numerical simulations of a similarly excited carbon/epoxy panel were carried out as well.

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L. Sripragash, C. Smith, G. Kumaran, and M. Sundaresan "Monitoring damage development around stress raisers in carbon/epoxy laminates", Proc. SPIE 8694, Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2013, 869404 (16 April 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009858

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