FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Interlaminar tests for marine applications. Evaluation of the influence of peel plies and fabrication delays BT AF DAVIES, Peter BALEY, C LOAEC, Henri GROHENS, Y AS 1:1;2:2;3:1;4:2; FF 1:PDG-DOP-DCB-ERT-MS;2:;3:PDG-DOP-DCB-ERT-MS;4:; C1 IFREMER, Ctr Brest, Mat & Struct Grp, F-29280 Plouzane, France. Univ Bretagne Sud, L2P, F-56321 Lorient, France. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE UBS, FRANCE SI BREST SE PDG-DOP-DCB-ERT-MS IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france copubli-univ-france IF 0.841 TC 8 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/publication-1034.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Mode I;Woven;Peel ply;Glass/polyester;Overlamination;Interlaminar AB This paper presents results from a study of the influence of surface preparation on the mechanical performance of overlaminated polyester composites. Panels of 16 woven glass plies have been prepared in two halves by hand lay-up. After the first 8 plies were laminated the surface was either protected by a peel ply or left in air. The overlamination of the second half of the composite thickness was completed after different periods and interlaminar shear, flexure and mode I fracture specimens were tested. The results enabled the influence of the delay and the surface condition to be related to mechanical performance. Surfaces protected with peel plies show very low G(Ic) propagation energy release rates. Results are compared to those from continuous lamination of the 16 ply composite. Interlaminar fracture tests are shown to be much more sensitive to overlamination conditions than the traditional short beam shear test. Results are interpreted in terms of fracture surface features. PY 2005 PD SEP SO Applied Composite Materials SN 0929-189X PU Kluwer VL 12 IS 5 UT 000230813400004 BP 293 EP 307 DI 10.1007/s10443-005-1324-y ID 1034 ER EF