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Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (21): 532340.doi: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2025.32340

• Special Issue: 60th Anniversary of Aircraft Strength Research Institute of China • Previous Articles    

Effect of delamination depth on compressive properties of aircraft composite laminates

Ziang LIU1,2, Xitao ZHENG1,2(), Yingshi CHEN1,2, Tianze DENG1,2, Weijie MA3   

  1. 1.School of Aeronautics,Northwestern Polytechnical University,Xi’an 710072,China
    2.National Key Laboratory of Strength and Structural Integrity,Xi’an 710072,China
    3.Aviation Key Lab of Science and Technology on High Performance Electromagnetic Windows,AVIC Research Institute for Special Structures of Aeronautical Composite,Jinan 250023,China
  • Received:2025-05-30 Revised:2025-06-17 Accepted:2025-08-21 Online:2025-09-08 Published:2025-09-05
  • Contact: Xitao ZHENG E-mail:zhengxt@nwpu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFB3709603);Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(ASFC-20230015053005)

Abstract:

Aircraft composite laminates are susceptible to delamination damage throughout their lifecycle, from manufacturing to in-service operation. The existence of delamination damage results in a significant degradation in structural strength, stiffness, and stability, which can induce early instability and precipitate global failure. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the influence of delamination damage on the mechanical properties of composite laminates. Addressing the material selection for delamination-critical regions in aircraft structures is an imperative research objective. Further analysis is warranted to understand how delamination depth affects the mechanical behavior of composite structures. Therefore, four kinds of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy resin matrix composites were selected for single delamination damage and impact damage (gradient delamination damage). Quasi-static compression, low-velocity impact and compression after impact tests were carried out to compare the compressive residual strength of four composite laminates with delamination damage. Combined with finite element simulation, the influence trend of delamination depth on the compression performance of composite laminates is explored, and the reason for this trend is analyzed. The results show that compared with the unidirectional prepreg, the selection of high strength fabric prepreg in delamination-critical regions of the aircraft structure will bring better results, and the maximum compressive residual strength can be increased by 118.31%. Additionally, different delamination depths will lead to the bearing capacity of composite laminates determined by different sub-plates. The influence of delamination damage on the compressive properties of aircraft composite laminates has been discussed in depth, which provides a research basis for the damage tolerance design of aircraft composite structures.

Key words: aircraft composite structures, laminates, delamination damage, compressive properties, delamination depth

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