Iranian Journal of Mechanical Engineering Transactions of ISME

Iranian Journal of Mechanical Engineering Transactions of ISME

Experimental study of the behavior of composite plates reinforced with carbon nano tubes under quasi-static shear loading

Authors
M. Abolfazl Mokhtari
Ali asghar Naderi
Kazem Imani
Navid Ajabshiri
Flight & Engineering Department, Imam Ali University, Tehran, Iran
10.30506/ijmep.2021.115687.1644
Abstract
In this study, the effect of nanoparticles addition on the behavior of 12-layer glass/epoxy composite plates, under quasi-static shear loading, was investigated experimentally. In this research, the effect of parameters such as the addition of hydroxide modified carbon nanotubes to the composite structure, three loading speeds of 5, 250 and 500 mm/min and three forms of permeable geometry on quasi-static test results were investigated. The results showed that adding nanoparticles to the composite structure increased the strength, fracture strain and flexibility of the composite, which would allow the penetrant to exit the composite later. Also, as the loading rate increases, the strength of the composite against the permeant increases and as the permeate geometry changes, the fracture mechanism changes.
Keywords
Nano tube
Composite
Penetrator
Fracture mechanism
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  • Receive Date 12 October 2019
  • Revise Date 25 March 2020
  • Accept Date 05 December 2021