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The damage tolerance of carbon-fibre-reinforced composites tends to be considerably lower than that of many metals or composites containing glass or organic fibres. One result is the susceptibility to impact, which may lead to damage such as delaminations. Because of the serious nature of this problem, considerable efforts have been undertaken to develop solutions. The approaches presented in this paper are:
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3-d Fibre Reinforcement
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Composite Design
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Matrix Toughness
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Interleafing
The different concepts are discussed, taking various matrix systems, interleafing techniques and reinforcing types into account. In detail, damage area, residual strength and elongation after impact as well as through-penetration energy were determined to compare the different approaches for monolithic and sandwich structures.
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Brandt, J., Drechsler, K., Arendts, F.J. (1990). Approaches for Improving the Damage Tolerance of Composite Structures. In: Füller, J., Grüninger, G., Schulte, K., Bunsell, A.R., Massiah, A. (eds) Developments in the Science and Technology of Composite Materials. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0787-4_70
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