Abstract
The availability of suitable test specimen configurations and test methods has long plagued the composite materials community. A brief discussion is given of the properties which need be measured, and methods currently available to do so. The advantages and disadvantages of these various techniques are presented, in terms of accuracy, ease of use, and cost. It is suggested that much remains to be done in developing full properties determinations for even static properties of the simplest of composites, the unidirectional ply. Currently, insufficient information is frequently obtained, and inadequately documented.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Jones, R. M.: Mechanics of Composite Materials, McGraw-Hill, New York (1975), p. 38
“Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Oriented Fiber Composites”, ASTM-STD-D3410–75, 1979 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Part 36, American Society for Testing and Materials (1979)
Hofer, K. E. Jr., Rao, P. N.: “A New Static Compression Fixture for Advanced Composite Materials”, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 5, No. 4 (July 1977), pp. 278–283
Walrath, D. E., Adams, D. F.: “The Iosipescu Shear Test as Applied to Composite Materials”, Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 23, No. 1 (March 1983), pp. 105–110
Adams, D. F., Walrath, D. E.: “Iosipescu Shear Properties of SMC Composite Materials”, Proceedings of the Sixth Conference on Composite Materials: Testing and Design, ASTM STP 787, Phoenix, Arizona, May 1981, pp. 19–33
Cairns, D. S., Adams, D. F.: “Moisture and Thermal Expansion Properties of Unidirectional Composite Materials and the Epoxy Matrix”, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites (October 1983)
Adams, D. F., Monib, M. M.: “Moisture Expansion and Thermal Expansion Coefficients of a Polymer-Matrix Composite Material”, Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Fibrous Composites in Structural Design, San Diego, California (November 1978)
Adams, D. F., Crane, D. A.: “Combined Loading Micromechanical Analysis of a Unidirectional Composite”, Composites, accepted for publication
Schaffer, B. G., Adams, D. F.: “Nonlinear Viscoelastic Analysis of a Unidirectional Composite Material”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 48, No. 4 (December 1981), pp. 859–865
Adams, D. F., Murphy, D. P.: “Analysis of Crack Propagation as an Energy Absorption Mechanism in Metal Matrix Composites”, Report UWME-DR-101–102–1, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wyoming (February 1981)
Mahishi, J. M., Adams, D. F.: “Micromechanical Predictions of Crack Initiation, Propagation and Crack Growth Resistance in Boron/Aluminum Composites”, Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 16, No. 6 (November 1982), pp. 457–469
Monib, M. M., Adams, D. F.: “Three-Dimensional Elastoplastic Finite Element Analysis of Laminated Composites”, Report UWME-DR-001–102–1, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wyoming (November 1980)
Mahishi, J. M., Adams, D. F.: “Energy Release Rate During Delamination Crack Growth in Notched Composite Laminates”, Proceedings of the ASTM Symposium on Delamination and Debonding of Materials, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 1983
Adams, D. F., Schaffer, B. G.: “Analytical/Experimental Correlations of Stiffness Properties of Unidirectional Composites”, Composites Technology Review, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Summer 1982), pp. 45–48
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1985 United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development
About this paper
Cite this paper
Adams, D.F. (1985). CFRP Testing and Properties Optimization. In: Fitzer, E. (eds) Carbon Fibres and Their Composites. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70725-4_10
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70725-4_10
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-70727-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-70725-4
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive