Utilizing lightweight composites in aerospace vehicles plays a pivotal role in sustainability by improving fuel efficiency and mitigating emissions. However, due to their low interlaminar strength, delaminations and microcracking degrade their strength and stiffness properties. Through-thickness stitching improves the interlaminar strength, thus increasing the delamination tolerance of composite structures. Therefore, in this study, the influence of repeated periodic stitching patterns, stitched at three different angles (0, 45, and 90°) w.r.t. the transverse direction, on the flexural properties of stitched composites is investigated. The strain distributions of these specimens were obtained using a single continuous optical fiber bonded to the tensile surface of the specimens. The results show that stitching at a 45° angle produced lower strains and higher flexural strength and bending modulus when compared to the stitched and unstitched laminates. An increase of 32.3 and 47.4% in the flexural strength and bending modulus were obtained, respectively, with reference to the unstitched laminates. The failure morphology of specimens was also analyzed using optical microscopy and revealed that the stitch seams arrested delaminations. However, due to the 45° angle, the damage progressed along a longer distance, thus resulting in an increased ultimate failure load.


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    Title :

    Influence of Stitch Angle on the Flexural Response of Composite Structures


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    Publication date :

    2024-04-23


    Size :

    7 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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