Effects of moisture absorption on damage progression and strength of unidirectional and cross-ply fiberglass–epoxy composites

Nunemaker, Jake D.; Voth, Michael M.; Miller, David A.; Samborsky, Daniel D.; Murdy, Paul; Cairns, Douglas S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-3-427-2018

Articles | Volume 3, issue 1

Wind Energ. Sci., 3, 427–438, 2018

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-3-427-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Wind Energ. Sci., 3, 427–438, 2018

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-3-427-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 3, issue 1

Research article 20 Jun 2018

Research article | 20 Jun 2018

Effects of moisture absorption on damage progression and strength of unidirectional and cross-ply fiberglass–epoxy composites

Jake D. Nunemaker et al.

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SC1: 'About the paper', Xiuxing Yin, 19 Feb 2018
RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Feb 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #1', David Miller, 29 Mar 2018
RC2: 'AE for damage characterisation in aged laminates', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Mar 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #2', David Miller, 29 Mar 2018

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AR by David Miller on behalf of the Authors (04 May 2018) Author's response

ED: Publish as is (09 May 2018) by Lars Pilgaard Mikkelsen

ED: Publish as is (15 May 2018) by Joachim Peinke(Chief Editor)

Short summary

This paper presents an experimental investigation of the tensile strength of fiberglass–epoxy composites before and after water saturation. The strengths of [0], [90], and [0/90] layups all show a drop in tensile strength. However, investigation of the data, damaged coupons, and acoustic emission events illustrates a change in the mechanism governing final failure between the dry and saturated coupons. This illustrates the complexity of strength prediction of multiple layups after saturation.