@inproceedings{66019d937c364dc3a79ee5e1300943a4,
title = "The investigation of modified 'brick and mortar' composite architecture with in-plane wavy segments for pseudo-ductility",
abstract = "Discontinuous 'brick and mortar' composite architectures can display limited pseudo-ductile behaviour in tension due to the localisation of failure at the weakest set of overlaps through the specimen thickness. A modified, continuous 'brick and mortar' composite architecture with in-plane wavy segments (in place of discontinuities), to overcome the localisation of failure, was produced and tested in tension. Failure of first overlap was observed at ~0.25% strain after which the wavy segments straightened and stiffened. The second overlap failed at ~0.85% strain and the specimen continued to straighten and stiffen until the ultimate tensile failure at ~1.8% strain. 'Brick and mortar' composites with wavy segments exhibited prolonged pseudo-ductility in tension with a failure strain which exceeded that of the pristine unidirectional carbon fibre/epoxy composite.",
keywords = "Carbon fibre/epoxy composites, In-plane waviness, Interleave, Pseudo-ductility",
author = "B. Zhang and O. Bacarreza and P. Robinson and C. Burgstaller",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} CCM 2020 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials. All rights reserved.; 18th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM 2018 ; Conference date: 24-06-2018 Through 28-06-2018",
year = "2020",
language = "English",
series = "ECCM 2018 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials",
publisher = "Applied Mechanics Laboratory",
booktitle = "ECCM 2018 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials",
}