Effect of thickness on indentation response and tensile loading behaviour of glass/epoxy laminates under acoustic emission monitoring

This research work investigates the effect of thickness on the quasi-static indentation and tensile loading behaviour of glass/epoxy laminates. Cross-ply [0°/90°]3S laminates fabricated at different process pressures (40 kg/cm2, 50 kg/cm2 and 60 kg/cm2) were subjected to quasi-static indentation loading. Furthermore, the residual load-bearing capacity was estimated by performing tensile after indentation (TAI) test. The damage development and...