Bearing Strength and Failure Modes Analysis of Carbon Reinforced Aluminium Laminate 
P. Sathyaseelan1, S. Karthik2, Mathew Alphonse3, R. Ramesh Kumar4
1P. Sathyaseelan, Doctoral Research in the Area of Fiber Reinforced Composites at Vel Tech University, Chennai.
2S. Karthik, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Veltech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai.
3Mathew Alphonse, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Vel Tech University, Chennai.
4R. Ramesh Kumar, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Vel Tech University, Chennai.
Manuscript received on 12 July 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 19 July 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 August 2019 | PP: 2573-2578 | Volume-8 Issue-10, August 2019 | Retrieval Number: J92600881019/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.J9260.0881019
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Abstract: Objective of this paper is study the bearing strength and failure modes of the Fiber Metal Laminates prepared by hand layup technique in two different stacking sequences. Parameters like ratio of hole distance to hole diameter (e/D), ratio to the width of composite to hole diameter (W/D) are varied during the experiment. Hole diameter is kept constant as 6mm and e value is taken as 6mm, 12mm, 18mm, 24mm, 30mm and 36mm. Similarly the width of the FML specimen is maintained as 24mm and 36mm respectively. Results show that laminate with [Ca0°/Ca90°/Al/Ca90°/Ca0°]s orientation is having a bearing strength 3.94% higher than that of [Al/Ca0°/Ca90°/Al/Ca0°]s orientation. In terms of failure modes the specimens with distance-diameter ratio greater than 3 and the two width- diameter ratio 4 and 6 exhibited bearing failure. For smaller ratios, the failure is due to shear out which involves combination of bearing and net tension failure.
Index Terms: Bearing Strength, Failure Modes, CARALL, e/D Ratio, W/D Ratio
Scope of the Article: Music Modelling and Analysis