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Journal of AE, Volume 23, 2005 (ca. 43 MB) - AEWG

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detected (i.e. interfacial debonding). On the other hand, Fig. 10 confirm this statement since <strong>AE</strong>signal is lo<strong>ca</strong>ted before the initiation <strong>of</strong> signifi<strong>ca</strong>nt cracks at 0.85% strain when the sample isloaded to the course direction.1/2s mm-1Crack density for samples at course and wale directions1.61.41.210.80.60.40.200 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3Strain (%)Course WaleFig. 8 Crack density vs. strain for sandwich composites.Model material in wale direction (0 o )Crack density vs. <strong>AE</strong> event count<strong>AE</strong> event count rate807010.9600.80.7500.6400.5300.4200.30.2100.1000 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4Strain (%)1/2s mm-1Fig. 9 <strong>AE</strong> event count rate vs. crack density loaded in wale direction.Typi<strong>ca</strong>l stress-strain curves for samples with the wale and course direction <strong>of</strong> the fabric areshown in Figs. 11 and 12 for a commercial material, made <strong>of</strong> 5 knitted layers by RTM process,which was tested in order to compare the behavior <strong>of</strong> a model material with a commercial composite.In this <strong>ca</strong>se, Derekane vinyl ester was used as matrix. In general, the stress-strain curvesappear non-linear from even very small strains. Overall, the curves show a remarkable similarityto the stress-strain curves <strong>of</strong> ductile metals. Indeed, they even show a zero “work-hardening rate”region above a strain <strong>of</strong> 1.7%, with failure at 2%. In these opaque RTM materials, it was impossibleto determine the onset <strong>of</strong> cracking visually and the <strong>AE</strong> technique was used to monitor damage.<strong>AE</strong> activity is shown together with the stress-strain curves. <strong>AE</strong> activity begins at quite low31

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