scholarly journals Evaluating the cell structure‐impact damping relation of cross‐linked polyethylene foams by falling weight impact tests

2020 ◽  
Vol 138 (11) ◽  
pp. 49999
Author(s):  
Márton Tomin ◽  
Ákos Kmetty
Keyword(s):  
Cell Structure ◽  
Impact Tests ◽  
Weight Impact ◽  
Falling Weight ◽  
Impact Damping

Influence of Hybridisation and Test Geometry on the Impact Response of Glass-Fibre-Reinforced Laminated Composites

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Schrauwen ◽  
Pascal Bertens ◽  
Ton Peijs
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Test Set ◽  
Impact Behaviour ◽  
Impact Tests ◽  
Hybrid Laminates ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
Weight Impact ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Falling Weight ◽  
The Impact

This paper describes the results of falling weight impact tests (FWITs) on glass-fibre-reinforced (GRP) laminates and E-glass/Dyneema® hybrid laminates. The test programme consisted of (i) falling weight impact tests to determine the penetration energy and (ii) experiments to determine the influence of hybrid construction on damage development and impact fatigue lifetime under repeated impact conditions at sub-penetration energy levels. The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of hybridisation on the impact behaviour of GRP laminates as well as to find optimal conditions for hybridisation. It was shown that in the case of a rigid test set-up - and hence small deflections - the influence of the Dyneema® on the impact behaviour of hybrid laminates is rather small because damage processes are the result of local contact stresses in the vicinity of the impact body, whereas in the case of a compliant test set-up and large deflections the high energy storage capacity of the ductile Dyneema® fibres is used far more effectively for the protection of hybrid composite laminates. Therefore, it was concluded that in order to fully utilise the potential of high-performance polyethylene fibres it is essential that these fibres are located on the (non-impacted) tensile side of an impacted laminate and that the geometrical test conditions are such that large (bending) deformations are allowed.

Design on Falling Weight Impact Test Rig

2011 ◽  
Vol 148-149 ◽  
pp. 388-392
Author(s):  
Jie Du ◽  
Chun Ting Ma
Keyword(s):  
Impact Test ◽  
Particle Diameter ◽  
Test System ◽  
Computer Hardware ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
High Shock ◽  
Data Acquisition Card ◽  
Weight Impact ◽  
Falling Weight

Based on Interaction energy of solid ball, the new particle damper is designed which can be used in a high temperature and high shock energy. To verify the design of the damper, a falling weight Impact test rig is designed, a sensor, data acquisition card and computer hardware constitutes a signal test system. Experimental results show that the particle diameter is the biggest impact for the role of the particle damper , the characteristics of the displacement curves are increased at first and then decreased, the opposite effect of the time. At the same time filled with particles and the degree of damping rod embedment also have an impact on energy consumption.

scholarly journals Falling Weight Impact Damage Characterisation of Flax and Flax Basalt Vinyl Ester Hybrid Composites

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hom Nath Dhakal ◽  
Elwan Le Méner ◽  
Marc Feldner ◽  
Chulin Jiang ◽  
Zhongyi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Vinyl Ester ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Impact Damage ◽  
Matrix Cracking ◽  
Damage Mechanisms ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Weight Impact ◽  
Falling Weight ◽  
The Impact

Understanding the damage mechanisms of composite materials requires detailed mapping of the failure behaviour using reliable techniques. This research focuses on an evaluation of the low-velocity falling weight impact damage behaviour of flax-basalt/vinyl ester (VE) hybrid composites. Incident impact energies under three different energy levels (50, 60, and 70 Joules) were employed to cause complete perforation in order to characterise different impact damage parameters, such as energy absorption characteristics, and damage modes and mechanisms. In addition, the water absorption behaviour of flax and flax basalt hybrid composites and its effects on the impact damage performance were also investigated. All the samples subjected to different incident energies were characterised using non-destructive techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray computed micro-tomography (πCT), to assess the damage mechanisms of studied flax/VE and flax/basalt/VE hybrid composites. The experimental results showed that the basalt hybrid system had a high impact energy and peak load compared to the flax/VE composite without hybridisation, indicating that a hybrid approach is a promising strategy for enhancing the toughness properties of natural fibre composites. The πCT and SEM images revealed that the failure modes observed for flax and flax basalt hybrid composites were a combination of matrix cracking, delamination, fibre breakage, and fibre pull out.

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