Tension and shear behaviour of basalt fiber bio-composites with digital image correlation and acoustic emission monitoring

Kek, Tomaž (author), Šturm, Roman (author), Bergant, Zoran (author)

This research investigates the mechanical behavior and damage evolution in cross-ply basalt fiber composites subjected to different loading modes. A modified Arcan rig for simultaneous acoustic emission (AE) monitoring was designed and manufactured to apply quasi-isotropic shear, combined tensile and shear loading, and pure tensile loading on specimens with a central notch. Digital image correlation (DIC) was applied for high-resolution strain measurements. The measured failure strengths of the bio-composite specimens under different loading angles are presented. The different competing failure mechanisms that contribute to the local reduction in stress concentration are described. Different damage mechanisms trigger elastic waves in the composite, with distinct AE signatures that closely follow the sequence of fracture mechanisms. AE monitoring is employed to capture signals associated with structural damage initiation and progression. The characteristic parameters of AE signals are correlated with crack modes and damage mechanisms. The evolution of AE parameters during the peak load transition is presented, which enables the timely AE detection of the maximum load transition. The combination of DIC and AE monitoring improves understanding of the mechanical response and failure mechanisms in cross-ply basalt fiber composites, offering valuable insights for possible performance monitoring and structural reliability in diverse engineering applications.

• Language: English
• Keywords: acoustic emission, basalt fiber composites, digital image correlations, damage mechanisms
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: 14 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 16, iss. 10, art. 1331
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-156394
• UDC: 620.1/2
• ISSN on article: 2073-4360
• DOI: 10.3390/polym16101331
• COBISS.SI-ID: 196372483
• Publication date in RUL: 23.05.2024

KEK, Tomaž, ŠTURM, Roman and BERGANT, Zoran, 2024, Tension and shear behaviour of basalt fiber bio-composites with digital image correlation and acoustic emission monitoring. Polymers [online]. 2024. Vol. 16, no. 10,  1331. [Accessed 31 March 2025]. DOI 10.3390/polym16101331. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=156394

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Polymers
• Shortened title: Polymers
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 2073-4360
• COBISS.SI-ID: 517951257

Licences

• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: akustična emisija, kompoziti bazaltnih vlaken, korelacija digitalnih slik, poškodbe mehanizmov

Projects

• Funder: ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
• Project number: P2-0270
• Name: Proizvodni sistemi, laserske tehnologije in spajanje materialov