State of arts of the dynamic mechanical behaviors of high performance polymer composites in typical aerospace environments

With the rapid increase of carbon fiber reinforced resin matrix composites used in aircraft structure, their application gradually extends from non-load-bearing components to load-bearing components. The dynamic mechanical problems of the composite structures that are subjected to fatigue, low velocity impact and high velocity impact have attracted broad attention from both domestic and foreign researchers. The interactions between typical aerospace environmental factors with carbon fiber reinforced resin matrix composites are summarized. The behaviors of the composites under fatigue loading, low velocity impact and high velocity impact was mainly discussed. The effect of coupling between environment damage and dynamic load on dynamic mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced resin matrix composites are described. The aim of this work is to provide beneficial reference for the application of polymer matrix composites in aerospace vehicles.