Scaling effects on the strain rate sensitivity of unidirectional and [+45/-45] laminates under tensile loading

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Siddiqui, Md. Tareq
Keshavanarayana, Suresh R.
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2023-08
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strain rate , size effect , mechanical properties , carbon fiber composite , fiberglass composite , weibull modulus
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Siddiqui, M.T & Keshavanarayana, S.R. (2023). Scaling effects on the strain rate sensitivity of unidirectional and [+45/-45]$_{s}$ laminates under tensile loading. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. https://doi.org/10.1177/07316844231198677
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The effects of geometric scaling on the strain rate sensitivity of unidirectional and [+45/-45] laminates under uniaxial tensile loading has been investigated experimentally. Two material systems, Toray T800/3900-2B carbon/epoxy unitape and Newport NB321/7781 fiberglass/epoxy fabric, were used in the study. The nominal strain rates investigated ranged from quasi-static (0.0002 s) to moderate strain rates of 50 s across the scaled specimen geometries. The geometric scaling effects at different strain rates were quantified in terms of the Weibull modulus. At each strain rate, the average failure stress of [0] carbon, [0] fiberglass, and [±45] fiberglass showed a declining trend with increasing specimen size. However, the percentage of the strength reduction was less significant at higher strain rates compared to the quasi-static strain rate. In contrast to the other stacking sequences, [+45/-45] carbon specimens showed a maximum percentage in strength reduction at a high strain rate compared to the quasi-static strain rate, indicating increased scaling effect with strain rate. The magnitude of Weibull modulus () for the specimens increased with strain rate indicating diminishing scaling effects, while [+45/-45] carbon specimens exhibited an opposite trend.

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SAGE Publications Ltd
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Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites
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0731-6844
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