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Type, structure and orientation angle of the reinforcing material used in laminated composite structures directly affect the mechanical behavior of the composite material. Knitted fabrics are becoming increasingly widespread as reinforcing materials in laminated composites due to their superior mechanical and physical properties. In this study, mechanical properties and fracture toughness of knitted fabric reinforced laminated composites were investigated. 1×1 rib knitted fabric reinforced glass/epoxy and carbon/epoxy laminated composites were produced by hand lay-up method. Mechanical behaviors of the produced composites were determined under tensile, compressive and shear loads. The fracture toughness of the knitted fabric reinforced composites was determined under Mode I (0 °), Mode II (90 °) and Mode I/II (30 °, 45 °, and 60 °) loading conditions by using Arcan test apparatus. In addition, the fracture toughness of glass/epoxy and carbon/epoxy laminated composites were numerically determined using the J integral method in the ANSYS finite element program. Test results have shown that knitted fabrics can be used as an alternative reinforcing material in the production of laminated composites.
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Balcıoğlu, H.E., Yalçın, D. The Determination of Fracture Characterization of Knitted Fabric Reinforced Composites Using Arcan Test. Fibers Polym 21, 849–863 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-020-9619-z
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