Failure modes and strength prediction of thin ply CFRP angle-ply laminates

In this paper, the tensile strength and failure modes of thin ply carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) angle-ply laminates are investigated by experiments and predicted by Finite element method (FEM) and theoretical model. First, experiments are performed to evaluate the tensile behavior of thin ply CFRP angle-ply laminates fabricated with different fiber areal weights of prepreg (20,60,120 g/m2) and ply angle (15°, 30°). Experimental results...