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15 - General Engineering
University of Southampton
In situ fibre fracture measurement in carbon–epoxy laminates using high resolution computed tomography
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This paper provides the first direct in situ measurement of the accumulation of fibre fractures for a high performance composite material under structurally relevant load conditions. This research has created novel fundamental understanding for composite systems commonly used in industry, with support from Luxfer Gas Cylinders (Warren.Hepples@Luxfer.net), Hexcel (Daniel.Ng@hexcel.com) and EPSRC (Grant EP/E003427/1). The data achieved has been made available online for ongoing model development and validation, with potential to inform and validate models and theories used in academia and industry.