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Loading Rate Dependence of Mode II Fracture Behavior in Interleaved Carbon Fibre/Epoxy Composite Laminates

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The mode II delamination fracture toughness (G IIC ) for interleaved and non-interleaved CFRP were measured at loading rates ranging from 0.2 to 125 mm/min. It was observed that interleaving could enhance G IIC for CFRP significantly. Furthermore, G IIC was observed to be independent of the loading rate for the non-interleaved CFRP. For the interleaved CFRP, the loading rate has a strong influence on G IIC , and the loading rate dependence can be explained in terms of the fracture surface morphologies.

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  1. Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Wei Jiang, F. F. Y. Tsang, S. C. Tjong & R. K. Y. Li

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    J. K. Kim

  3. Certre for Advanced Materials Technology (CAMT), Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering J07, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia

    Yiu-Wing Mai

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Jiang, W., Tsang, F.F.Y., Tjong, S.C. et al. Loading Rate Dependence of Mode II Fracture Behavior in Interleaved Carbon Fibre/Epoxy Composite Laminates. Applied Composite Materials 8, 361–369 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012658114593

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