NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 1975 · 18 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceMaterials CharacterizationMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsStructural MaterialsComposite MaterialsFiber-reinforced CompositesMechanical CharacterizationMechanical TestingMechanics Of Composite MaterialsShear PropertiesComposite Mechanical PropertiesDynamic Mechanical PropertiesExperimental CharacterizationShear Properties Of CompositesShear TestingStatic Mechanical CharacterizationTensile TestingTension Testing
The experimental characterization for composite materials is generally more complicated than for ordinary homogeneous, isotropic materials because composites behave in a much more complex fashion, due to macroscopic anisotropic effects and lamination effects. Problems concerning the static uniaxial tension test for composite materials are considered along with approaches for conducting static uniaxial compression tests and static uniaxial bending tests. Studies of static shear properties are discussed, taking into account in-plane shear, twisting shear, and thickness shear. Attention is given to static multiaxial loading, systematized experimental programs for the complete characterization of static properties, and dynamic properties.