Enhancing damage resistance in tubular triaxial hybrid braided composites: innovative production and tensile modulus prediction with damage analysis

Ghamkhar, G, Johari, MS and Bodaghi, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0707-944X, 2024. Enhancing damage resistance in tubular triaxial hybrid braided composites: innovative production and tensile modulus prediction with damage analysis. Polymer Composites. ISSN 0272-8397

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Abstract

Braided composite structures, characterized by their inherent brittleness, necessitate precise damage prediction and prevention to ensure structural integrity/reliability. This study introduces an innovative method for enhancing damage resistance in tubular triaxial hybrid braided composites. These composites employ Epoxy resin as the matrix, with polyester serving as the bias yarn, and glass and basalt as the axial yarns, woven at varying braiding angles. Tensile tests reveal a compelling trend: a reduction in the braiding angle correlates with an increase in the failure load, indicative of quasi-ductile behavior. A model is also derived for predicting tensile elastic modulus, which demonstrates a strong correlation with experimental results. Furthermore, finite element simulations are utilized to analyze damage within the triaxial hybrid braided composite specimens, providing empirical confirmation of progressive damage occurrence. This research offers a promising avenue for designing/manufacturing advanced composite materials with superior damage-resistance holding immense potential across a spectrum of engineering applications.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Polymer Composites
Creators:	Ghamkhar, G., Johari, M.S. and Bodaghi, M.
Publisher:	Wiley
Date:	23 March 2024
ISSN:	0272-8397
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1002/pc.28328 DOI 1881324 Other
Rights:	© 2024 The Authors. Polymer Composites published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Plastics Engineers. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	03 Apr 2024 09:22
Last Modified:	03 Apr 2024 09:22
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/51188

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