Streszczenie/szczegóły

Dynamic Fracture of Advanced Composites With Nanoreinforced Interfaces

Kartashov, Mikhail.   The University of Nebraska - Lincoln ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  2013. 3597444.

Streszczenie (podsumowanie)

Advanced composites have been developed since 1960s and are now widely used in military, aerospace, and civilian applications. The main advantages of composites are their high specific strength and stiffness coupled with tailorability of properties. Laminated composites with unidirectionally reinforced plies are the most popular form of composites that allows high volume fraction of fibers and therefore achieves high utilization of fiber properties. However, laminated composites are prone to delaminate due to edge stresses and under impact. Existing methods of delamination suppression resulted in significant weight or cost penalties. The goal of this dissertation was systematic evaluation and analysis of dynamic fracture behavior of novel laminated composites with nanoreinforced interfaces.

Novel methods were developed for quantitative dynamic interlaminar fracture analysis under Mode I, Mode II and Mixed Mode loadings. Crack propagation was evaluated in specimens with and without nanofiber reinforcement. Significant improvements in fracture resistance were observed as a result of nanoreinforcement. Several unusual dynamic effects were observed for the first time. In particular, a possibility of suppression of ultrafast intersonic Mode II crack into the subsonic regime as a result of nanoreinforcement was demonstrated. It was also shown that a single dynamic experiment on a newly developed Mixed Mode test specimen may provide critical dynamic fracture resistance parameters for a broad range of mode mixities, a potentially highly efficient new method of dynamic material fracture characterization. Demonstration of applicability of the dynamic results from such a test for complex transient laminate delamination analysis was performed. A numerical model for composite laminate subjected to side impact was developed. The model utilized the data from the new Mixed Mode test. Laminate delamination under impact was studied numerically and significant reduction in delamination area was demonstrated as a result of nanoreinforcement. Simulated delamination areas and shapes correlated well with the ones obtained by ultrasonic analysis. The results of this work provide new insights into dynamic fracture behavior of advanced structural composites. The developed experimental methods and numerical models can be used as tools for fundamental fracture studies and further optimization of novel hierarchical composites with nanoreinforced interfaces.

Indeksowanie (szczegóły)


Temat
Mechanics;
Mechanical engineering
Klasyfikacja
0346: Mechanics
0548: Mechanical engineering
Identyfikator/słowo kluczowe
Applied sciences; Fractures resistance; Laminated composites; Nanofiber reinforcement
Tytuł
Dynamic Fracture of Advanced Composites With Nanoreinforced Interfaces
Autor
Kartashov, Mikhail
Liczba stron
231
Data uzyskania stopnia
2013
Kod uczelni
0138
Źródło
DAI-B 75/01(E), Dissertation Abstracts International
Miejsce publikacji
Ann Arbor
Kraj publikacji
United States
ISBN
978-1-303-45517-9
Promotor
Dzenis, Yuris A.
Członek komitetu
Farritor, Shane; Feng, Ruqiang; Negahban, Mehrdad; Turner, Joseph A.
Uniwersytet/instytucja
The University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Departament
Engineering Mechanics
Lokalizacja uniwersytetu
United States -- Nebraska
Stopień
Ph.D.
Typ źródła
Dysertacja lub praca dyplomowa
Język
Angielski
Rodzaj dokumentu
Dissertation/Thesis
Numer dysertacji/pracy dyplomowej
3597444
ID dokumentu w serwisie ProQuest
1455445446
Prawa autorskie
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/unauthdocview/1455445446