Energy absorption and load carrying capability of woven natural silk epoxy-triggered composite tubes

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Authors/Editors

Ude, Albert

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Publication Details

Author list: Eshkoor RA, Ude AU, Sulong AB, Zulkifli R, Ariffin AK, Azhari CH

Publisher: Elsevier

Place: OXFORD

Publication year: 2015

Journal: Composites Part B: Engineering (1359-8368)

Journal acronym: COMPOS PART B-ENG

Volume number: 77

Start page: 10

End page: 18

Number of pages: 9

ISSN: 1359-8368

eISSN: 1879-1069

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

This study investigated the energy absorption response and load carrying capability of woven natural silk/epoxy triggered composite rectangular tubes subjected to an axial quasi-static crushing test. The rectangular composite tubes were prepared by hand lay-up technique. The tubes consisted of 12, 24, and 30 layers of natural woven silk/epoxy laminate and were 50, 80, and 120 mm long. The crashworthiness of the tubes was evaluated by measuring the specific energy absorption in quasi-static axial compression. Specific energy absorption was obtained from the load displacement curve during testing. The failure mode of the tubes was analyzed from high resolution photographs obtained. Overall, the tube with 50 mm length and 30 layers showed the best crashworthiness among the tubes. The failure morphology showed that the specimens failed in two distinct modes: local and mid-length buckling. The triggered composite tubes exhibited progressive failure. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Damage mechanics, Fabrics/textiles, Lay-up (manual/automated), Mechanical testing, Natural silk composite

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