Abstract
Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) panels may be used in deployable structures such as those required for the protection and mobility of armed forces. In this study, FRP panels were fabricated by hand in the laboratory and subjected to impact loading to investigate the resistance against impact actions. A striker with a hemispherical head having a diameter of 100 mm and weight of 43 kg, was allowed to drop freely along a frictionless guide from a height of 4 m onto the panels. Both carbon and glass FRP panels with up to ten plies of fiber sheets were investigated. The panels were subjected to a maximum of ten successive impacts. The impact characteristics, including the impact force and impulse, strains and displacements, and energy absorption capacity, are reported and compared. Test results showed that carbon FRP panels were likely to fail by punching shear with a small amount of fiber reinforcement. Otherwise, the energy absorption capacity of FRP panels increased with the amount of fiber reinforcement. Also, carbon FRP panels exhibited higher energy absorption capacity compared to glass FRP panels.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Aslan Z, Karakuzu R, Okutan B (2003) The response of laminated composite plates under low-velocity impact loading. Compos Struct 59:119–127
Belingardi G, Vadori R (2002) Low velocity impact tests of laminate glass-fiber-epoxy matrix composite material plates. Int J Impact Eng 27:213–229
Choi HY, Downs RJ, Chang FK (1991) A new approach towards understanding damage mechanisms and mechanics of laminated composites due to low-velocity impact: part I – experiments. J Compos Mater 25:992–1011
Found MS, Howard IC (1995) Single and multiple impact behavior of a CFRP laminate. Compos Struct 32:159–163
Zhou G (1995) Damage mechanisms in composite laminates impacted by a flat-ended impactor. Compos Sci Technol 54:267–273
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Tan, K.H. (2012). Impact Resistance of FRP Panels. In: Jain, R., Lee, L. (eds) Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Infrastructure Applications. Strategies for Sustainability. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2357-3_7
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2357-3_7
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-007-2356-6
Online ISBN: 978-94-007-2357-3
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)