SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1989
STP22854S

Deformation Analysis of Boron/Aluminum Specimens by Moire Interferometry

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Whole-field surface deformations were measured for two slotted tension specimens from multiply laminates, one with 0° fiber orientation in the surface ply and the other with 45°orientation. Macromechanical and micromechanical details were revealed using high-sensitivity moire interferometry. Although global deformations of all plies were essentially equal, numerous random or anomalous features were observed. Local deformations of adjacent 0° and 45° plies were very different, both near the slot and remote from it, requiring large interlaminar shear strains for continuity. Shear strains were concentrated in the aluminum matrix. For 45° plies, a major portion of the deformation was by shear; large plastic slip of matrix occurred at random locations in 45° plies, wherein groups of fibers slipped relative to other groups. Shear strains in the interior, between adjacent fibers, were larger than the measured surface strains.

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Post, D
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Guo, Y
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Czarnek, R
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
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Developed by Committee: D30
Pages: 161–170
DOI: 10.1520/STP22854S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5089-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1270-4