FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Influence of Embedded Gap and Overlap Fiber Placement Defects on Interlaminar Properties of High Performance Composites BT AF Cartié, Denis Lan, Marine Davies, Peter Baley, Christophe AS 1:1;2:2;3:3;4:2; FF 1:;2:;3:PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM;4:; C1 Coriolis Composites SAS, Rue Condorcet, Z.A. du Mourillon, 56350 Quéven, France IRDL, Université de Bretagne Sud, UMR CNRS 6027, Rue de Saint Maudé, 56000 Lorient, France Ifremer, Centre Bretagne, Technopôle Brest Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France C2 CORIOLIS COMPOSITES SAS, FRANCE UBS, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE SI BREST SE PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM IN WOS Ifremer UPR DOAJ copubli-france copubli-univ-france IF 3.748 TC 6 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00723/83479/88477.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;fiber placement;gap;overlap;interlaminar;delamination AB Automated fiber placement (AFP), once limited to aerospace, is gaining acceptance and offers great potential for marine structures. This paper describes the influence of manufacturing defects, gaps, and overlaps, on the out-of-plane properties of carbon/epoxy composites manufactured by AFP. Apparent interlaminar shear strength measured by short beam shear tests was not affected by the presence of defects. However, the defects do affect delamination propagation. Under Mode I (tension) loading a small crack arrest effect is noted, resulting in higher apparent fracture energies, particularly for specimens manufactured using a caul plate. Under Mode II (in-plane shear) loading there is a more significant effect with increased fracture resistance, as stable propagation for specimens with small gaps changes to arrest with unstable propagation for larger gaps PY 2021 PD SEP SO Materials SN 1996-1944 PU MDPI AG VL 14 IS 18 UT 000699505000001 DI 10.3390/ma14185332 ID 83479 ER EF