Method for the ply-level elastic characterization of composite materials using thick tubular angle-ply specimens

George Eric, Kin Liao, Kenneth L. Reifsnider

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Abstract

Accurate mechanical properties are critical to the design and use of composite material structures. However, the properties and performance of ceramic matrix materials are especially sensitive to the geometry of the component and how it is made. A method is presented by which the ply-level elastic properties of a composite material can be obtained for a common structure; a thick, laminated tube. The mechanical and thermal response of the tubes is modeled by a planar cylindrical elasticity solution. Properties are determined from surface strain measurements of a thick tube subject to axial, torsional, pressure, and thermal loads. All elastic properties (including thermal expansion coefficients) can be obtained except the out-of-plane shear moduli (G13, G23) which are not involved in the planar elasticity solution employed. The ply-level properties are estimated by an optimized inversion of the elasticity solution in terms of the global strain measurements. Application of the method for a filament wound aluminum oxide-aluminum oxide tube is presented. Advantages and limitations of the method are identified.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)428-435
Number of pages8
JournalCeramic Engineering and Science Proceedings
Volume15
Issue number4
StatePublished - Jul 1994
EventProceedings of the 18th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials - B. Part 2 (of 2) - Cocoa Beach, FL, USA
Duration: 9 Jan 199314 Jan 1993

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