Interlaminar shear test by hybrid sandwich specimen under distributed load

M. Rosensaft*, G. Marom

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Abstract

A new method is proposed for the determination of the interlaminar shear strength of composites. The method is particularly pertinent to composites of high interlaminar shear strengths, where the ratio of tensile (compressive) strength to shear strength is relatively low. In such materials, including unidirectional composites with improved fiber/matrix bond strength and angle‐ply laminates, an analysis based on a short beam interlaminar shear test is highly problematic and may, in fact, be erroneous. The test method is based on the use of a sandwich composite structure with a core made of layers of the tested composite and skins made of an elastic, strong unidirectional composite. A proper design procedure determines the choice of the skin material and of the relative thicknesses, so that flexural testing under distributed load leads to the intended core failure in shear. Calculations of the stress profile in a hybrid sandwich beam in bending and of the stress ratios under distributed load are presented. Also presented are experimental results recorded with sandwich hybrids made of unidirectional carbon‐fiber‐reinforced epoxy skins and a ±θ aramid‐fiber‐reinforced epoxy angle‐ply core.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)463-469
Number of pages7
JournalPolymer Composites
Volume10
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1989

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