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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPACT ENGINEERING
Volume 80, Issue -, Pages 56-64Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2015.01.006
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Impact behaviour; Damage mechanics; Damage tolerance; Flax fibre; Structural composites
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- Angers Loire et Metropole
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This paper presents an experimental investigation of the impact behaviour of flax/epoxy composite plates submitted to low-velocity transverse impact. Low energy drop-weight impact tests have been performed on two types of quasi-isotropic flak/epoxy composites, rectangularly shaped with edges lengths of 142 mm x 94 mm and 2.85 mm thick. Residual properties have been assessed by compression after impact tests. A detailed description of damage development, especially the increase of the rear face crack with respect to the impact energy is given by the microscopic observation. The influence of impact damage on the residual strength is described. A loss of 15%-30% in compression resistance was noticed for specimens impacted by 10 J. Dynamic effects appeared negligible and a good concordance was found between quasi-static three points bending and low energy impact loadings. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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