INTERLAMINAR SHEAR BEHAVIOR OF CROSS-PLY GFRP COMPOSITE WITH DIFFERENT OFF-AXIS ANGLES

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mechanical Design and Production Engineering Department, Faculfy of Engineering, Zagazig University, P.O. Box 44519, Zagazig, Egypt.

Abstract

Double-notch and shod-beam shear test supports have been designed and manufactured to
measure the interlaminar shear strength of cross-ply composite laminate with different off-axis
angles. A cross-ply [O019O0], glasslpolyester laminate was manufactured using hand lay-up
technique. The laminate was cut at different off-axis angles (OD, 15', 3O0and 45') to give
([Oo/9O"]2,, [15°/-750]b, [30°/-60°]&, [45°1-450]d stacking sequences. In double-notch shear
(DNS) test, the effect of shear length on interlaminar shear strength was investigated. In short￾beam shear (SBS) test, the effect of specimen width on apparent interlaminar shear strength was
studied. The interlaminar shear stress distribution for both DNS and SBS specimens were
obtained. Failure modes of DNS and SBS specimens were investigated.

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