Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The durability and damage tolerance of postbuckled composite structures are not yet completely understood, and remain difficult to predict due to the nonlinearity of the geometric response and its interaction with local damage modes. A research effort was conducted to investigate experimentally the quasi-static and fatigue damage progression in a single-stringer compression (SSC) specimen. Three specimens were manufactured with a hat-stiffener, and an initial defect was introduced with a Teflon film embedded between one flange of the stringer and the skin. One of the specimens was tested under quasi-static compressive loading, while the remaining two specimens were tested by cycling in postbuckling. The tests were performed at the NASA Langley Research Center under controlled conditions and with instrumentation that allows a precise evaluation of the postbuckling response and of the damage modes. Three-dimensional digital image correlation VIC-3D systems were used to provide full field displacements and strains on the skin and the stringer. Passive thermal monitoring was conducted during the fatigue tests using an infrared camera that showed the location of the delamination front while the specimen was being cycled. The live information from the thermography was used to stop the fatigue tests at critical stages of the damage evolution to allow detailed ultrasonic scans.
Keywords:
Composite Materials; Structural Mechanics; Quality Assurance and Reliability
Type:
NF1676L-18235
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US-Japan Conference on Composite Materials, ASTM-D30 Joint Conference; Sep 08, 2014 - Sep 11, 2014; La Jolla, CA; United States|ASTM-D30 Committee Meeting; Sep 08, 2014 - Sep 11, 2014; La Jolla, CA; United States|American Society for Composites Technical Conference, 16th US-Japan Conference on Composite Materials, ASTM-D30 Joint Conference; Sep 08, 2014 - Sep 11, 2014; La Jolla, CA; United States
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application/pdf
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