P.T.Curtis, B.B.Moore
This study investigates the fatigue performance of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) laminates with varying lay-ups, including both woven and non-woven materials, conducted through static and fatigue tests at room temperature. The primary objective was to assess and compare the mechanical performance metrics under zero-tension fatigue loading conditions. Methodologically, the study employed S-N diagrams alongside sophisticated damage monitoring techniques such as optical microscopy, ultrasonic C-scanning, video recording, and infrared thermography. The findings revealed that woven CFRP fabrics exhibited significantly poorer tensile static and fatigue performance compared to non-woven variants due to the distortion of the essential load-bearing fibres. Interestingly, when woven fabric was oriented at 45° relative to the load direction, its performance slightly exceeded that of non-woven counterparts in the same orientation. Additionally, non-woven samples showed less notch sensitivity during fatigue testing compared to static loading, while woven materials consistently demonstrated fatigue degradation due to the structural intricacies of the weave. These results underscore the importance of material configuration and orientation in the structural integrity of CFRP laminates when subjected to cyclic loading conditions.
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