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Author Greenhalgh, E. S.

Title Failure analysis and fractography of polymer composites / E.S. Greenhalgh.

Imprint Cambridge : Woodhead Pub., 2009.

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Series Woodhead Publishing in materials
Woodhead Publishing in materials.
Biography Dr Emile S Greenhalgh is a Senior Lecturer in Aeronautics at Imperial College London, where he lectures on material selection, composite design, testing, characterisation and failure analysis.
Summary The growing use of polymer composites is leading to increasing demand for fractographic expertise. Fractography is the study of fracture surface morphologies and it gives an insight into damage and failure mechanisms, underpinning the development of physically-based failure criteria. In composites research it provides a crucial link between predictive models and experimental observations. Finally, it is vital for post-mortem analysis of failed or crashed polymer composite components, the findings of which can be used to optimise future designs. Failure analysis and fractography of polymer composites covers the following topics: methodology and tools for failure analysis; fibre-dominated failures; delamination-dominated failures; fatigue failures; the influence of fibre architecture on failure; types of defect and damage; case studies of failures due to overload and design deficiencies; case studies of failures due to material and manufacturing defects; and case studies of failures due to in-service factors. With its distinguished author, Failure analysis and fractography of polymer composites is a standard reference text for researchers working on damage and failure mechanisms in composites, engineers characterising manufacturing and in-service defects in composite structures, and investigators undertaking post-mortem failure analysis of components. The book is aimed at both academic and industrial users, specifically final year and postgraduate engineering and materials students researching composites and industry designers and engineers in aerospace, civil, marine, power and transport applications. Examines the study of fracture surface morphologies in uderstanding composite structural behaviourDiscusses composites research and post-modern analysis of failed or crashed polymer composite componentsProvides an overview of damage mechanisms, types of defect and failure criteria.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cover; Failure analysis andfractography ofpolymer composites; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Author contact details; 1 Introduction to failure analysis and fractography of polymer composites; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Introduction to polymer composites; 1.3 Failure of composites; 1.4 Aims and objectives of the book; 1.5 References; 2 Methodology and tools for failure analysis of polymer composites; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Health and safety issues associated with composite fractography; 2.3 Procedure for analysis; 2.4 Initial visual examination; 2.5 Non-destructive evaluation.
2.6 Photography of failure surfaces2.7 Dissection; 2.8 Confirmation of materials and construction; 2.9 Overview of microscopy; 2.10 Stereo microscopy; 2.11 Compound microscopy (metallographic examination); 2.12 Scanning electron microscopy; 2.13 Other characterisation methods; 2.14 Crack paths and sequencing; 2.15 Reporting; 2.16 References; 3 Fibre-dominated failures of polymer composites; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Unidirectional tension; 3.3 Unidirectional compression; 3.4 Unidirectional flexural failures; 3.5 Intralaminar fracture; 3.6 In-plane (translaminar) shear failures.
3.7 Failure in cross-ply laminates3.8 Tension failure in multidirectional laminates; 3.9 Compression failure in multidirectional laminates; 3.10 Flexural failure in multidirectional laminates; 3.11 References; 4 Delamination-dominated failures in polymer composites; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Bulk polymer features and the influence of matrix type; 4.3 Mode I (peel) features; 4.4 Mode II (shear) features; 4.5 Mixed-mode I/II features; 4.6 Delamination at multidirectional ply interfaces; 4.7 Mode III and mixed-mode II/III; 4.8 References; 5 Fatigue failures of polymer composites; 5.1 Introduction.
5.2 General factors associated with fatigue failures5.3 Bulk resin fracture morphologies under cyclic loading; 5.4 Interlaminar failures; 5.5 Intralaminar failures; 5.6 Translaminar failures; 5.7 References; 6 The influence of fibre architecture in the failure of polymer composites; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Short-fibre composites; 6.3 Filament wound composites; 6.4 2D woven composites; 6.5 Stitched composites; 6.6 Non-crimp fabric composites; 6.7 Z-pinned composites; 6.8 3D composites; 6.9 References; 7 Defects and damage and their role in the failure of polymer composites; 7.1 Introduction.
7.2 Fibre defects7.3 Matrix defects; 7.4 Fibre-matrix defects; 7.5 Manufacturing defects (laminate scale defects); 7.6 In-service degradation; 7.7 Impact and durability damage; 7.8 References; 8 Case studies: failures due to overload and design deficiencies; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Overload failures; 8.3 Design deficiencies; 8.4 References; 9 Case studies: failures due to material and manufacturing defects; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Failures caused by poor bonding; 9.3 Failures due to embedded defects; 9.4 References; 10 Case studies: failures of polymer composites due to in-service factors.
Subject Polymeric composites -- Fracture.
Fiber-reinforced plastics -- Fracture.
Fractography.
Composites polymères -- Rupture.
Matières plastiques renforcées avec des fibres -- Rupture.
Fractographie.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference.
Fractography
Polymeric composites -- Fracture
Other Form: Print version: Greenhalgh, E S. Failure Analysis and Fractography of Polymer Composites. Burlington : Elsevier Science, ©2009 9781845692179
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