Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact

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Turner, Paul, Liu, Tao, Zeng, Xuesen and Brown, Kevin. 2018. "Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact." Composite Structures. 185, pp. 483-495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.10.091
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Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact

ERA Journal ID3731
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsTurner, Paul (Author), Liu, Tao (Author), Zeng, Xuesen (Author) and Brown, Kevin (Author)
Journal TitleComposite Structures
Journal Citation185, pp. 483-495
Number of Pages13
Year2018
PublisherElsevier
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISSN0263-8223
1879-1085
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.10.091
Web Address (URL)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263822317326661
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Clamped rectangular orthogonal 3D woven carbon composite beams under ballistic impact at a velocity range View the MathML source were investigated in order to understand the damage mechanisms within the material and the role of through-the-thickness (TTT) reinforcement. Experimental tests revealed three distinct categories of beam response: (i) low velocity impacts (View the MathML source) which featured projectile rebound, with dominant matrix cracking and localised fibre fracture, (ii) medium velocity impact (View the MathML source) which exhibited a stretch-deformation dominated failure mechanism, and (iii) higher velocity impacts (View the MathML source) which resulted in projectile penetration, combined with longitudinal fibre fracture at the centre of the sample. Finite element (FE) simulations were conducted to understand the experimental outcomes, which showed sufficient fidelity and captured the three distinct beam response regimes. The presence of the TTT-reinforcement can suppress the inter-laminar matrix crack propagation and increase the material ballistic impact resistance for low velocity impact and high velocity impact. However, for medium velocity impact, the in-plane fibre fracture surface was found to be at the locations of TTT-reinforcement. This may suggest that the TTT-reinforcement may create weak points for the stretch-deformation dominated failure mechanism. The verified FE simulations were conducted to predict the multi-hit ballistic impact limit surfaces for the clamped circular 3D woven composite plates, and for the equivalent laminate composite without the presence of the TTT reinforcement. The numerical results suggested the presence of TTT reinforcement could improve the multi-hit ballistic resistance of the composite plates for multi-hit scenarios where the initial impact being 50% - 95% of the ballistic limit of the plates.

Keywords3D woven composites; ballistic impact experiment; multi-hit; finite element; failure mechanism
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020401602. Composite and hybrid materials
400101. Aerospace materials
401707. Solid mechanics
401706. Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation
Byline AffiliationsUniversity of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Centre for Future Materials
R&T and Composite Fan Impact Group, United Kingdom
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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