An investigation of the viscoelastic behaviour of interleaved composite with shape memory capability

B. Zhang, P. Robinson, A. Bismarck, H. A. Maples, C. Burgstaller

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Abstract

A carbon fibre/epoxy composite with thermoplastic interleaves has been developed which exhibits shape memory capabilities upon heating. The shape memory capability was previously modelled using finite elements but the viscoelastic behaviour of the interleaf was not considered. This paper reports on an experimental and modelling investigation into the viscoelastic behaviour of the interleaved composite. This has a significant effect on the re-shaping of this interleaved composite and on the deployment time of structures made of this material.

Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event21st International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM 2017 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 20 Aug 201725 Aug 2017

Conference

Conference21st International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period20.08.201725.08.2017

Keywords

  • Finite element analysis
  • Interleaved composites
  • Shape memory
  • Viscoelastic behaviour

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