A novel method is proposed for interlaminar shear testing of marine composites, which accelerates fluid saturation: the I-beam short beam shear test. A layered finite element (FE) model is employed to explain the nonlinear behavior of the short beam shear experiment. Using this model, rectangular and I-beam short beam shear results are compared, yielding consistent results. Dry and saturated specimens are also compared for the I-beam geometry proposed. The model can simulate these effects and enables attributing the nonlinear behavior of the composite interlaminar shear response to the plasticity of the resin rich inter-ply. In both dry and saturated conditions, the interlaminar shear strength of the composite can be estimated mainly from the matrix properties.
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