Presenter(s)

    Kyle Alexander Lach

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    Description

    The presence of porosity is a well known and difficult-to-avoid defect in laminated composite materials. Excessive porosity can significantly reduce the mechanical properties of composite structures and is therefore a source of concern. In this study we investigated methods of preparing fiberglass/epoxy composite panels with the goal of being able to control the amount of porosity in the final panel, e.g. some panels with low porosity, some with high porosity. The panels were then tested for short beam shear strength, which is a property that is usually heavily influenced by interlaminar porosity. Our results indicated that, for the material system tested, the strength values were reduced only when the amount of porosity achieved a very high level. This implies that a low level of porosity can be tolerated with this material system.

    Publication Date

    4-18-2018

    Project Designation

    Independent Research

    Primary Advisor

    Charles E. Browning, Donald A. Klosterman

    Primary Advisor's Department

    Chemical Engineering

    Keywords

    Stander Symposium project

    The Effect of Porosity on Short Beam Shear Strength of Fiberglass Composites

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