Experimental and analytical study of delamination caused by free-edges and matrix cracks in laminated composites

摘要

In the last decades, the use of laminated composites, such as Carbon Fiber Reinforce Polymer has increased in many industrial sectors. Different failure mechanisms different damage mechanism can appear in laminated composites. Among the different damage mechanisms, delamination or interlaminar failure is the one that reduces the load-carrying capacity of composite structures and may compromise structural integrity. Nowadays, the prediction of delamination can be done using computational tools that involve high computational costs, limiting their applicability in the initial stages of the design of new structural components. In this work, quick-analysis tools for delamination predictions are proposed. Two different sources of delamination have been studied: free-edge and matrix-crack induced delamination. A methodology to predict both types of induced delamination is proposed and it has been validated with experimental results