Mode II interlaminar fracture of hybrid woven carbon-Dyneema composites

Recently, there has been renewed interest in interwoven hybrid composites. Hybridization of different fiber types within composite laminates provides opportunities to extend the design space and optimize properties such as strength and toughness. In this paper, the Mode II fracture behavior of a hybrid carbon-Dyneema fiber-reinforced composite is studied experimentally. The usual linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) methods for measurement...