预定型机织物剪切变形实验研究

在改进像框实验的基础上,对斜纹和缎纹预定型碳纤维织物的剪切性能进行了实验观察。研究发现,预定型机织物的剪切机制与织物剪切相似。根据实验结果,从定型剂的浓度和织物结构分析了预定型织物的剪切性能。随着定型剂浓度提高,织物的折皱角越大,织物剪切性能越差;与预定型斜纹织物相比,预定型缎纹织物相对较容易成型,剪切载荷较小。利用立式显微镜观察剪切过程中纱线宽度的变化,拟合得到了宽度变化方程,建立预定型机织物的折皱角模型,预测结果与实验结果误差在2°内,证明了该模型的有效性。     

Shear deformation and micromechanics of woven fabrics

This paper includes an experimental study and a mathematical analysis of the shear deformation of woven fabrics by using picture-frame type shear testing. Four types of weaves were tested and compared: a loose plain weave, a tight plain weave, a twill and a satin weave. The locking shear angle was determined both in picture-frame tests and manual shear tests. The experimental data presented for each fabric include curves of shear load–shear stress as a function of either the shear angle or the shear rate, and measured locking shear angles. The shear deformation data were analysed by following elasticity principles and taking into account the effects of fibre inextensibility. A microstructural analysis was carried out in all four fabrics to investigate the shear locking on the basis of a geometrical approach and the maximum packing fibre fraction.     

Improved corrosion behavior of nanocrystalline Cu–20Zr films in HCl solution

Both in-plane and through-thickness linear viscoelastic properties of the single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT)/polyelectrolyte multilayer nanocomposite film were characterized using nanoindentation. The SWNT nanocomposite films with a SWNT loading of 4.7% by weight was made by layer-by-layer assembly (LBL). The viscoelastic functions of materials were measured using two methods: (1) the direct differentiation method from the load–displacement data; and (2) the material parameter extraction method by fitting the analytical load–displacement relation to nanoindentation data. Results from both methods agree well. The in-plane Young's moduli of the films were also measured from small-scale tensile tests; the results agree well with nanoindentation data. This investigation indicates that the in-plane and through-thickness linear viscoelastic properties are almost identical for a SWNT nanocomposite made by LBL technique, despite the preferred orientation of the SWNT in a nanocomposite film.     

考虑双拉耦合的复合材料编织物各向异性超弹性本构模型

为了准确描述复合材料编织物的各向异性力学特性,首先,基于纤维增强复合材料连续介质力学理论提出了一种考虑纤维双拉耦合的复合材料编织物各向异性超弹性本构模型,该模型中单位体积的应变能被解耦为便于参数识别的纤维拉伸变形能、双拉耦合引起的挤压变形能和纤维间角度变化产生的剪切变形能;然后,给出了模型参数的确定方法,并通过拟合单轴拉伸、双轴拉伸和镜框剪切实验数据得到了本构模型参数;最后,利用该模型对双轴拉伸和镜框剪切实验进行了数值仿真,并将模拟结果与实验结果对比分析。结果表明:提出的本构模型适用于表征复合材料编织物在成型过程中由于大变形引起的非线性各向异性力学行为。所得结论表明提出的本构模型具有简单、实用的优点,且材料参数容易确定,可为复合材料编织物成型的数值模拟和工艺优化奠定理论基础。      

Characterising the shear–tension coupling and wrinkling behaviour of woven engineering fabrics

Modelling the forming process for engineering fabrics and textile composites using a mechanical approach, such as the finite element method, requires characterisation of the material’s behaviour under large shear deformation. For woven engineering fabrics, a coupling between in-plane tension and both shear compliance and the onset of wrinkling is to be expected. This paper focuses on a novel testing technique, the biaxial bias extension test, as a means to investigate this shear–tension coupling and fabric wrinkling. Novel methods of determining the wrinkling behaviour are demonstrated. The main difficulty with the technique lies in extracting the material contribution to the recorded signal. To do this, an experimental method is proposed and demonstrated using a plain weave glass fabric. Biaxial bias extension test results are compared against picture frame and uniaxial bias extension results.     

风电叶片玻璃纤维层合板的力学性能试验研究

针对风电叶片玻璃纤维层合板的力学性能进行试验研究,确定其主要力学性能参数,分析各种铺层、测试方向及配方因素对玻璃纤维层合板力学性能的影响。依据BS EN ISO测试标准,应用微机控制万能试验机、应变仪对风电叶片玻璃纤维层合板进行拉伸、压缩及剪切破坏试验,得到试件的拉伸、压缩、剪切强度及弹性模量、泊松比等力学性能,并对四...     

The bias-extension test for the analysis of in-plane shear properties of textile composite reinforcements and prepregs: a review

The bias-extension test is a rather simple experiment aiming to determine in-plane shear properties of textile composite reinforcements. However the mechanics during the test involves fibrous material at large shear strains and large rotations of the fibres. Several aspects are still being studied and are not yet modeled in a consensual manner. The standard analysis of the test is based on two assumptions: inextensibility of the fibers and rotations at the yarn crossovers without slippage. They lead to the development of zones with constant fibre orientations proper to the bias-extension test. Beyond the analysis of the test within these basic assumptions, the paper presents studies that have been carried out on the lack of verification of these hypothesis (slippage, tension in the yarns, effects of fibre bending). The effects of temperature, mesoscopic modeling and tension locking are also considered in the case of the bias-extension test.     

Experimental Determination of Inflatable,Braided Tube Constitutive Properties

The primary objective of this study was to conduct constitutive tests of relatively large diameter inflatable, braided fabric tubes at different inflation pressures and braid angles in order to quantify the longitudinal modulus, in‐plane shear modulus and effective lamina stiffness properties. The stiffness properties quantified here are of high interest because the same braided fabric tubes have been used in the construction of test articles for a major, multi‐year, ground based test campaign led by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration. These properties are also input directly into high‐fidelity yet computationally intensive 3D shell‐based finite‐element simulations of the large, inflatable structures. Experimental methods employed during this study included tension–torsion testing, uniaxial tension testing of individual fibre tows, and uniaxial tension testing of gas bladder coupons. Digital image correlation was used to measure all of the geometric information that is necessary to perform netting theory calculations. The test results indicate that fabric in‐plane shear modulus is highly dependent on both braid angle and inflation pressure, but that longitudinal stiffness is quite small and relatively unaffected by braid angle and pressure. In addition to advancing the state‐of‐the art in experimental constitutive property determination of inflatable, braided fabric, this study includes the development of a method to back calculate lamina properties from the experimental results that are suitable for use as input to commonly used finite‐element programmes. The digital image correlation data revealed spatial variation of shear strain that was important to consider when computing the gross shear stiffness. Digital image correlation data also captured the braid surface flattening with increasing inflation pressure, which supports the fibre de‐crimping theory.     

Simulation of instrumented indentation and material characterization

Extensive large deformation finite element analyses were carried out to investigate the response of elasto-plastic materials obeying power law strain-hardening during the loading and unloading process of instrumented sharp indentation. The functional forms of the relationships between the characteristics of the load–indentation curve and the material properties of elasto-plastic materials were examined. The governing equations relating the curvature of the loading curve to the elasto-plastic material properties were formulated based on cavity expansion analogy. Two simple and robust algorithms were proposed for forward and reverse analyses. The numerical results obtained are in good agreement with published values. The uniqueness of the results from the reverse analysis algorithm was also addressed. By considering the load–displacement curve of Al 6061-T651, it was demonstrated that a one-to-one relationship between the elasto-plastic material properties and the load–displacement curve does not always exist.     

Deformation capacity of RC piers wrapped by new fiber-reinforced polymer with large fracture strain

One of the major drawbacks of structure strengthening by fiber reinforced polymer wrapping using materials such as CFRP and AFRP, whose strength and stiffness are high, is the brittle nature of failure mode, which is caused by fracture of the fiber due to low fracturing strain. A series of experiments were conducted to investigate the efficiency of using two new types of fibers, polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber, for seismic strengthening of RC piers. These fibers have the properties of low stiffness and high fracturing strain. Specimens strengthened by PET and PEN fiber sheets wrapping showed considerable improvement in shear capacity and ductility compared to the control specimen. Both PET and PEN showed no tendency to fiber breakage before the pre-defined ultimate deformation. Pier behaviors such as shear deformation and strain development in both fiber and steel shear reinforcement, and the piers, ultimate failure modes, were carefully examined. Shear deformation increases rather rapidly after peak load and concrete shear capacity decreases with the increase in shear deformation. Stiffness of fiber affects the development of shear deformation and the descending branch of the load–deformation curve after the peak load. A simple model to predict the piers deformation capacity, based on the experimental results, was proposed.     

纤维/聚合物基体界面性能的原位表征

建立了复合材料界面强度原位测试系统,研制出界面剪切强度有限元分析软件并探讨了影响界面剪应力分析的因素,提出了改进的微观力学模型;利用该系统,研究了表面经不同改性处理的CF增强PMR-15聚酰亚胺复合材料界面的微观力学性能,结果表明:有效的表面处理可使CF/PMR-15界面剪切强度明显提高,并与其宏观性能具有较好的对应趋势。本文还初步探讨了界面破坏的过程。     

Effect of on-axis tensile loading on shear properties of an orthogonal 3D woven SiC/SiC composite

The present study examines in-plane and out-of-plane shear properties of an orthogonal 3D woven SiC fiber/SiC matrix composite. A composite beam with rectangular cross-section was subjected to a small torsional moment, and the torsional rigidities were measured using an optical lever. Based on the Lekhnitskii’s equation (Saint–Venant torsion theory) for a orthotropic material, the in-plane and out-of-plane shear moduli were simultaneously calculated. The estimated in-plane shear modulus agreed with the modulus measured from ±45° off-axis tensile testing. The effect of on-axis (0°/90°) tensile stress on the shear stiffness properties was also investigated by the repeated torsional tests after step-wise tensile loading. Both in-plane and out-of-plane shear moduli decreased by about 50% with increasing the on-axis tensile stress, and it is mainly due to the transverse crack propagation in 90° fiber bundles and matrix cracking in 0° fiber bundles. It was demonstrated that the torsional test is an effective method to estimate out-of-plane shear modulus of ceramic matrix composites, because a thick specimen is not required.     

Discrete mesoscopic modeling for the simulation of woven-fabric reinforcement forming

A discrete modeling approach is proposed to simulate woven-fabric reinforcement forming via explicit finite element analysis. The tensile behaviour of the yarns is modeled by truss, beam or seatbelt elements, and the shearing behaviour of the fabric is incorporated within shell or membrane elements. This method is easy to set up using the user-defined material subroutine capabilities of explicit finite element programs. In addition, the determination of the material parameters is straightforward from conventional tensile and shear-frame tests. The proposed approach has been implemented in the ABAQUS and LS-DYNA explicit finite element programs. Two types of fabric, a plain-weave and a twill-weave Twintex® (commingled polypropylene and glass fibres) were characterized and used to validate the modeling approach. For this validation, shear-frame and bias-extension tests have been modeled, and the finite element results are compared to experimental data. The determination of experimental shear angle contours was possible via Digital Image Correlation (DIC). The finite element results from ABAQUS and LS-DYNA are similar and agree well with the experimental data. As an example of the capabilities of the method, the deep drawing of a hemisphere is simulated using both finite elements programs.     

On-machine interlocking of 3D laminate structures for composites

By using an adjacent-layer interlocking method on a weaving machine, multi-layer preform structures are developed. The on-loom interlocking method eliminates the yarn breakage resulting from needle penetration which is the case for off-loom interlocking of fabric layers. The concept of this three-dimensional (3D) fabric design is to bind each pair of adjacent layers at one connecting point in every other plain-weave repeat within each layer. The mechanical properties of the resulting composites are investigated by means of impact, short-beam shear and the long-beam flexural testing. The failure mechanisms found in 3D on-loom interlocked composites include fiber breakage, fiber debonding and fiber pull-out.     

Static indentation and unloading response of sandwich beams

This paper deals with analysis of foam core sandwich beams subject to static indentation and subsequent unloading (removal of load). Sandwich beams are assumed continuously supported by a rigid platen to eliminate global bending. An analytical model is presented assuming an elastic-perfectly plastic compressive behaviour of the foam core. An elastic part of indentation response is described using the Winkler foundation model. Upon removal of the load, an elastic unloading response of the foam core is assumed. Also, finite element (FE) analysis of static indentation and unloading of sandwich beams is performed using the FE code ABAQUS. The foam core is modelled using the crushable foam material model. To obtain input data for the analytical model and to calibrate the crushable foam model in FE analysis, the response of the foam core is experimentally characterized in uniaxial compression, up to densification, with subsequent unloading and tension until tensile fracture. Both models can predict load–displacement response of sandwich beams under static indentation and a residual dent magnitude in the face sheet after unloading along with residual strain levels in the foam core at the unloaded equilibrium state. The analytical and FE analyses are experimentally verified through static indentation tests of composite sandwich beams with two different foam cores. The load–displacement response, size of a crushed core zone and the depth of a residual dent are measured in the testing. A digital speckle photography technique is also used in the indentation tests in order to measure the strain levels in the crushed core zone. The experimental results are in good agreement with the analytical and FE analyses.     

国产F-12芳纶织物面内剪切性能

对国产F-12芳纶织物的剪切性能进行了研究,通过像框剪切试验和偏轴拉伸试验对其进行了测试,设计了相应的像框剪切夹具,利用数字图像相关方法（DIC）采集织物加载过程的变形场,获得了剪切载荷-剪切角度的变化曲线和剪切锁紧角,通过正则化处理对两种测试结果进行了对比分析;利用数值方法对织物剪切性能进行了计算,建立了一种非正交各向异性的杆-壳模型用于模拟织物剪切变形,编制了VUMAT子程序用于计算纱线方向的改变和应力更新,通过与试验结果的对比验证了计算模型的准确性。结果表明：织物的剪切行为具有明显的非线性特征,试样夹持部分的结构形式会对试验结果产生影响,未抽丝试样的剪切载荷明显大于抽丝试样的剪切载荷,二者的剪切锁紧角近似相等;正则化处理后,相框剪切的剪切载荷大于偏轴拉伸的剪切载荷,而锁紧角小于偏轴拉伸的锁紧角;试验结果与仿真结果对比,仿真结果与试验结果吻合较好。     

Measurement and analytical validation of interfacial bond strength of PAN-fiber-reinforced carbon matrix composites

Carbon/carbon composites are well suited to high-friction applications due to their excellent mechanical and thermal properties. Since interfacial shear strength is critical to composite performance, characterization of fiber/matrix interface is a crucial step in tailored design of composites. This article presents a hybrid experimental/analytical study to evaluate the interfacial shear strength (IFSS) of PAN-fiber-reinforced carbon matrix composites. Microstructure was studied by light and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). A series of push-out tests were conducted to examine the fiber/matrix debonding process. The residual fiber displacement was confirmed by scanning electron microcopy (SEM). The validity of the calculated IFSS value was demonstrated by a simplified analytical approach, where the components contributing to the measured displacement were analyzed considering the mechanics of the indentation. The method described in this article has been successfully used for determining the IFSS of PAN-fiber-reinforced carbon matrix composites.     

A method for the approximation of non-uniform fiber misalignment in textile composites using picture frame test

Due to the complexity of woven structures, the assumption of perfectly aligned fibers for some textile composites is unrealistic. In more sophisticated material models, therefore, possible fiber misalignment is accounted for. On the other hand, non-uniformity of the misalignment distribution in a fabric may become a second but important problem. This paper presents an inverse methodology from which a reliable approximation of the non-uniform misalignment state in a woven fabric may be made. Basically, the approximation requires a representative constitutive model and a set of picture frame tests where fiber misalignment plays a key role. Uniaxial and bias-extension tests are also used to identify the constitutive model parameters independently. The detail procedure is shown for a typical 2 × 2 twill weave fabric as an illustrative example. Results are discussed and compared to other approaches to reveal the benefits and limitations of the proposed method.     

A new technique to characterize the fiber/matrix interphase properties under high strain rates

Dynamic interphase-loading apparatus (DILA) has been developed to directly characterize the fiber/matrix interphase properties of composites under high loading rates. This apparatus uses a micro-mechanical method (micro-indentation) that is based on the debonding of a fiber from the matrix at the interphase region. Displacement rates up to 3000 μm/s that cause deformation of the interphase under high shear strain rates were obtained using the fast expansion capability of piezoelectric actuators (PZT). Transient force and fiber displacement for a specific displacement rate is measured during the test. The data are reduced to apparent average interphase shear strength and energy absorbed during debonding and frictional sliding during the micro-debonding process. An E-glass-fiber/epoxy-amine interphase was tested under various loading rates to demonstrate the capability of the test apparatus. Test results showed that the strength and energy-absorbing capability of the E-glass/epoxy-amine interphase are sensitive to loading rate.     

An Assessment of the Double-Notch Shear Test for Interlaminar Shear Characterization of a Unidirectional Graphite/Epoxy under Static and Fatigue Loading

This research explores a modified testing technique for measuring interlaminar shear properties of orthotropic composite materials. An existing test method (double-notched test method) is examined here to characterize the interlaminar shear properties (strength and fatigue life) of a unidirectional ply under both static and fatigue loading conditions. No complicated fixture is required for the testing method which is beneficial for fatigue testing of the materials. The testing method is verified by a finite element technique where an optimized geometry for the specimen is found. AS4/3501-6 graphite/epoxy material is used in this study. The experimental results show that final failure occurs in the gage area for both static and fatigue loading conditions. Moreover, a reasonable amount of scatter for both the static strength and fatigue life is achieved.