Mw. Tosh et Dw. Kelly, On the design, manufacture and testing of trajectorial fibre steering for carbon fibre composite laminates, COMPOS P A, 31(10), 2000, pp. 1047-1060
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
Trajectorial fibre steering of composite tows within composite laminates ha
s been investigated as a means of producing composite structures with incre
ased strength. Strategies to design the fibre trajectories in laminates hav
e included aligning the fibres with principal stress vectors and a newly de
veloped concept of load paths. In the laminate, the steered plies were inte
r-mingled with unidirectional or fabric plies. A manufacturing technique fo
r the steered plies has been proposed. Applications include a specimen cont
aining an open hole and a specimen with a pin-loaded hole. Specific strengt
h increases of 62 and 85%, respectively, were achieved. (C) 2000 Elsevier S
cience Ltd. All rights reserved.