Rate-related study on the ply orientation of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composite laminates

In many practical situations, composite structures are often subjected to complex impact loadings ranging from low to high strain rates. Therefore, it is necessary to characterize the mechanical performance of composite materials at different strain rate. In this paper, carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy laminates with different stacking sequences and ply orientations under dynamic impact loadings were investigated by split Hopkinson pressure bar...