The present study aims to characterise damage due to low velocity impact on jute fibre reinforced polyester composites. To attain this goal, a number of post-impact mechanical tests have been carried out, including tensile tests, three-point bending and indentation, using either a staircase or a continuous loading programme. On all these tests acoustic emission activity (AE) was monitored. The results, compared with damage observed under an optical microscope, show that AE is able to perform a reliable measurement of the level of damage also, on a natural fibre reinforced laminate. The main limitations of this study are owing to the rather low ultimate stress of the material and to the need to apply a loading to evaluate the damage produced by the impact event.
Post-impact damage characterisation of natural fibre reinforced composites using acoustic emission
SANTULLI, Carlo
2001-01-01
Abstract
The present study aims to characterise damage due to low velocity impact on jute fibre reinforced polyester composites. To attain this goal, a number of post-impact mechanical tests have been carried out, including tensile tests, three-point bending and indentation, using either a staircase or a continuous loading programme. On all these tests acoustic emission activity (AE) was monitored. The results, compared with damage observed under an optical microscope, show that AE is able to perform a reliable measurement of the level of damage also, on a natural fibre reinforced laminate. The main limitations of this study are owing to the rather low ultimate stress of the material and to the need to apply a loading to evaluate the damage produced by the impact event.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
