Experimental Investigation of Notched CCF300/QY8911 Composite Laminates Subjected to Tension Load

An experimental study was carried out to determine the notched tension characteristics of CCF300 fiber reinforced composite subjected to the normal and hygrothermal environment condition. In both conditions, the pull-out propagation was the ultimate failure mode of these specimens. The damage growth can be divided into four separate stages. In the hygrothermal environment condition, greater damage occurred, length of splitting increased and off axis plies were extensively pull-out from the adjacent plies.