Assessment of the buckling strengths of composite plates impacted with different impact loads and points

Abstract

This study has been designed to experimentally assess the changes of buckling loads of the E-glass fiber/epoxy composite laminates impacted at different impact energy levels. With the experiments conducted, the effects of the geometry parameters such as the ratio of impact point to the length of buckling (G = y/L) have been examined. According to the results of the experiments made, when the ratio of impact position is 0.2, buckling behaviors of the impacted specimens made at the energy levels of and under 10 J have been determined to be almost the same as the buckling behaviors of the non-impacted specimens. Generally, it has been found out that buckling behaviors of the impacted specimens made at the energies under such levels of energy as 15 J increase with the impact point ratio, and when the ratio is 0.2, buckling behaviors have been observed to be maximum.

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Buckling impact behavior laminated composite

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