Research Article

Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Textile Hybrid Composites Subjected to Low Velocity Impact Loadings

Table 3

E-Glass Epoxy experimental results.

Number Impact level Drop height Laminate thickness Max impact load Time to reach max load Impact velocity Impact energy Impact duration
Unit → m mm kN ms m/s J ms

1 1 0.10 5.11 2.77 3.64 1.30 0.72 7.77
2 1 0.10 5.31 2.87 3.65 1.36 1.19 7.79
3 1 0.10 4.90 3.07 3.47 1.38 0.93 7.34
4 2 0.20 5.33 4.32 3.52 1.92 0.93 7.27
5 2 0.20 5.21 3.97 3.58 1.87 1.46 7.85
6 2 0.20 4.90 4.50 3.12 1.90 1.26 6.93
7 3 0.30 4.80 4.93 4.02 2.37 2.59 8.13
8 3 0.30 4.75 4.77 4.02 2.37 3.74 8.34
9 3 0.30 4.90 4.70 4.26 2.38 4.08 8.50
10 4 0.41 4.98 6.09 3.72 2.74 2.76 7.66
11 4 0.41 4.75 6.02 3.56 2.76 4.85 7.47
12 4 0.41 4.83 5.93 3.72 2.76 5.03 7.55
13 5 0.51 4.60 7.36 3.46 3.10 3.54 7.08
14 5 0.51 4.50 6.82 3.80 3.10 6.54 8.02
15 5 0.51 4.62 6.90 3.91 3.13 6.12 8.01
16 6 0.61 4.57 8.12 3.62 3.42 4.30 7.48
17 6 0.61 4.62 7.72 3.78 3.41 9.21 8.06
18 6 0.61 4.95 7.88 3.76 3.42 7.36 7.89