ID 1477

 

Interlaminar Damage Resistance of Z-fiber^TM Reinforced Structural CFRP

 

 

Amir Rezai*, Denis Cartié**, Ivana Partridge**, Phil Irving** ,

T. Ashton*, P. Negre** and  J. Langer**

*BAE Systems, Advanced Technology Centres-Sowerby, FPC 267, PO Box 5, Filton, Bristol BS34 7QW, UK.

**School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0AL, UK

 

Keywords: Z-fibers^TM, Z-pinning, interlaminar fracture, delamination, mode I, mode II,

low velocity impact, compression after impact (CAI)