Matrix cracking in a fiber-reinforced composite with slip at the fiber-matrix interface

1993 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.C. Wijeyewickrema ◽  
L.M. Keer
Keyword(s):  
Matrix Cracking ◽  
Matrix Interface ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composite ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
Fiber Matrix Interface ◽  
Fiber Matrix

A Study of the Fiber-Matrix Interface in Composite Materials

1992 ◽  
Vol 59 (2S) ◽  
pp. S163-S165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin O. Kim ◽  
Haim H. Bau
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Experimental Technique ◽  
Stress Waves ◽  
Matrix Interface ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composite ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Fiber Matrix Interface ◽  
Dispersion And Attenuation

A novel experimental technique for studying the characteristics of the interface between the fibers and the matrix in both undamaged and damaged fiber-reinforced composite materials is described. The experimental technique involves the transmission of stress waves in one or more fibers of the composite. The characteristics of the stress waves, such as speed, dispersion, and attenuation, are measured. These measured variables can be correlated with the characteristics of the bonding between the fiber and the matrix.

Error Estimation and Mesh Optimization for Finite Element Analysis of Short Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Kim ◽  
Ian R. Grosse ◽  
S. V. Nair
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Mesh Refinement ◽  
Short Fiber ◽  
Matrix Interface ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composite ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
Fiber Matrix Interface

Abstract Knowledge of internal stress fields in fiber or whisker reinforced composites is crucial to the design, manufacturing and applications of composites. Finite element analysis (FEA) presents the only rigorous approach to a solution of this problem. However, the application of FEA to composites requires careful attention to the geometry of the optimum mesh used in the analysis. Standard energy analysis and mesh refinement procedures have yet to be generalized or extended to the special case of fiber or whisker reinforced non-homogeneous composites. Current automatic mesh generation codes do not provide the optimum mesh for composites. This paper is concerned with the development of a generalized approach for optimal mesh refinement in a short fiber reinforced composite. Optimization procedures are based on the calculation of the error in energy norm for global convergence and the traction differential approach at the fiber/matrix interface for local convergence whereas the mesh refinement strategy is based on the use of elongated elements at the fiber/matrix interface. An isoparametric finite element model that has a periodic hexagonal array of elastic fibers surrounded by an elastic matrix was used in the investigation. It is shown that this approach provides the optimum mesh with a much more rapid convergence than conventional meshes. In this manner converged local solutions can be obtained with significantly lower degrees of freedom than by conventional mesh refinement methods.

scholarly journals Characterization of fiber matrix interface of continuous‐discontinuous fiber reinforced polymers on the microscale

PAMM ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedikt Rohrmüller ◽  
Michael Schober ◽  
Kerstin Dittmann ◽  
Peter Gumbsch ◽  
Jörg Hohe
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Reinforced Polymers ◽  
Matrix Interface ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Reinforced Polymers ◽  
Discontinuous Fiber ◽  
Fiber Matrix Interface ◽  
Fiber Matrix

scholarly journals Effect of Cyclic Fatigue Loading on Matrix Multiple Fracture of Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic-Matrix Composites

Ceramics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 327-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Longbiao Li
Keyword(s):  
Ceramic Matrix Composites ◽  
Ceramic Matrix ◽  
Fatigue Loading ◽  
Cyclic Fatigue ◽  
Matrix Cracking ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Matrix Interface ◽  
Multiple Fracture ◽  
Fiber Matrix Interface ◽  
Fiber Matrix

In this paper, the effect of cyclic fatigue loading on matrix multiple fracture of fiber-reinforced ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) is investigated using the critical matrix strain energy (CMSE) criterion. The relationships between multiple matrix cracking, cyclic fatigue peak stress, fiber/matrix interface wear, and debonding are established. The effects of fiber volume fraction, fiber/matrix interface shear stress, and applied cycle number on matrix multiple fracture and fiber/matrix interface debonding and interface wear are discussed. Comparisons of multiple matrix cracking with/without cyclic fatigue loading are analyzed. The experimental matrix cracking of unidirectional SiC/CAS, SiC/SiC, SiC/Borosilicate, and mini-SiC/SiC composites with/without cyclic fatigue loading are predicted.

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