• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.26 no.10
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• pp.2114-2121
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• 2002

In order to study the effects of oblique tabs on the in-plane shear properties of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced aluminum laminate composites, the 10$^{\circ}$off-axis tensile test, the 45 $^{\circ}$off-axis tensile test and Iosipescu shear test were performed to determine the shear properties. Off-axis tension test was studied by using new oblique-shaped tabs proposed by Sun and $Chung^{(7)}$. Iosipescu shear test was studied by using modified Wyoming test fixture. The oblique tabs reduced remarkably end-constraint effects of off-axis specimens with a aspect ratio of about eight. The experimental results show that there is no significant difference between off-axis test results and those of Iosipescu shear test. The 45$^{\circ}$off-axis tensile tests are recommended for the determination of the shear properties of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced aluminum laminated composites.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.96-99
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• 2002

In order to determine the in-plane shear properties of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced aluminum laminate composites, a new Iosipescu shear test fixture was developed, by using a fixture undergoing tensile force for the specimen edge to be subjected to compressive loads assumption, under plane stress. Also, to compare the results, Iosipescu shear test method by the modified Wyoming fixture and the off-axis tensile test were performed to determine the shear properties. Off-axis tension test was performed by using new oblique-shaped tabs proposed by Sun and Chung. [5] The oblique tabs reduced remarkably end-constraint effects of off-axis specimens with a aspect ratio of about eight. It is observed through the experimental results show that there is no significant difference between off-axis test results and those of Iosipescu shear test.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.61-67
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• 2000

Effective shear modulus of continuous fiber reinforced polymeric composites is measured using a modified Iosipescu Shear Test(IST) and compared with data obtained by finite element analyses that a concept of unit cell is. It is found that the numerical results of the longitudinal shear modulus give a good agreement with experimental data at lower fiber volume fraction. In this paper, both the distance and stress transfer between the fibers are discussed as the major factors.

• Composites Research
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.61-66
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• 2010

In this paper, the variation of mechanical properties of T800 carbon/epoxy composites according to the forming pressure, which was referred to previous studies on a filament winding process, were investigated. The specimens of all the tests were fabricated by an autoclave de-gassing molding process controlling forming pressure (absolute pressures of 0.1MPa, 0.3MPa, 0.7MPa including vacuum) and water jet cutting after fabricating composite laminates. Various tensile tests were performed for in-plane properties and interlaminar properties were also measured by using Iosipescu test jig. Fiber volume fraction was measured to correlate the property variation and the forming pressure. This properties are expected to be utilized in the design of Type III pressure vessel for hydrogen vehicles which uses the same carbon fiber (T800 carbon fiber) for the filament winding process.