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Through-Thickness Mechanical Characterization of Woven Fabric Composites

J. L. Abot

University of Cincinnati.J.Abot{at}uc.edu

I. M. Daniel

Center for Intelligent Processing of CompositesNorthwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA

The objective of this study was to investigate the interlaminar orthrough-thickness deformation and failure of woven fabric composites subjected toquasi-static loading and develop testing methods and specimens that would provideboth elastic properties and strengths for moderately thick composites. This study wasperformed on a thick composite consisting of a satin weave carbon fabricimpregnated with an amine-cured epoxy resin. All through-thickness mechanicalproperties under compressive, tensile, and shear loading with their correspondingfailure mechanisms were determined. These properties were also correlated with thecorresponding ones for a unidirectional composite having the same fiber and matrix.

Key Words: carbon–epoxy composites • fabric composites • experimental • through-thickness • mechanical properties

Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 38, No. 7, 543-553 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0021998304042394
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