Fatigue delamination behaviour of unidirectional carbon fibre/epoxy laminates
reinforced by Z-Fiber® pinnin

dc.contributor.author	Cartié, Denis D. R.	-
dc.contributor.author	Laffaille, J-M	-
dc.contributor.author	Partridge, Ivana K.	-
dc.contributor.author	Brunner, A. J.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2011-09-29T17:19:24Z
dc.date.available	2011-09-29T17:19:24Z
dc.date.issued	2009-12-31T00:00:00Z	-
dc.identifier.issn	0013-7944	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2009.07.018	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/5642
dc.description.abstract	-Pin reinforced carbon-fibre epoxy laminates were tested under Mode I and Mode II conditions, both quasi-statically and in fatigue. Test procedures were adapted from existing standard or pre-standard tests. Samples containing 2% and 4% areal densities of carbon-fibre Z-pins (0.28mm diameter) were compared with unpinned laminates. Quasi-static tests under displacement control yielded a dramatic increase of the apparent delamination resistance. Specimens with 2% pin density failed in Mode I at loads 170N, equivalent to an apparent GIC of 2kJ/m2. Fatigue testing under load control showed that the presence of the through- thickness reinforcement slowed down fatigue delamination propagation.	en_UK
dc.publisher	Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.	en_UK
dc.title	Fatigue delamination behaviour of unidirectional carbon fibre/epoxy laminates reinforced by Z-Fiber® pinnin	en_UK
dc.type	Article	-