scholarly journals Experimental and computational micromechanics of fibre-reinforced polymer composites at high strain rates

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Rueda Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Composites ◽  
High Strain ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
High Strain Rates ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Computational Micromechanics

scholarly journals A Review on Mechanical Properties of Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites under Various Strain Rates

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Tan Ke Khieng ◽  
Sujan Debnath ◽  
Ernest Ting Chaw Liang ◽  
Mahmood Anwar ◽  
Alokesh Pramanik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Polymer Composites ◽  
Stress Transfer ◽  
Natural Fibre ◽  
Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Matrix

With the lightning speed of technological evolution, the demand for high performance yet sustainable natural fibres reinforced polymer composites (NFPCs) are rising. Especially a mechanically competent NFPCs under various loading conditions are growing day by day. However, the polymers mechanical properties are strain-rate dependent due to their viscoelastic nature. Especially for natural fibre reinforced polymer composites (NFPCs) which the involvement of filler has caused rather complex failure mechanisms under different strain rates. Moreover, some uneven micro-sized natural fibres such as bagasse, coir and wood were found often resulting in micro-cracks and voids formation in composites. This paper provides an overview of recent research on the mechanical properties of NFPCs under various loading conditions-different form (tensile, compression, bending) and different strain rates. The literature on characterisation techniques toward different strain rates, composite failure behaviours and current challenges are summarised which have led to the notion of future study trend. The strength of NFPCs is generally found grow proportionally with the strain rate up to a certain degree depending on the fibre-matrix stress-transfer efficiency. The failure modes such as embrittlement and fibre-matrix debonding were often encountered at higher strain rates. The natural filler properties, amount, sizes and polymer matrix types are found to be few key factors affecting the performances of composites under various strain rates whereby optimally adjust these factors could maximise the fibre-matrix stress-transfer efficiency and led to performance increases under various loading strain rates.

Approaches to Synchronise Conventional Measurements with Optical Techniques at High Strain Rates

2011 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 75-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan A. Crump ◽  
Janice M. Dulieu-Barton ◽  
Marco L. Longana
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Composites ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Strain ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Test Machine ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
High Strain Rates ◽  
Optical Techniques ◽  
Specific Loading ◽  
Military Applications

Polymer composites are increasingly being used in high-end and military applications, mainly due to their excellent tailorability to specific loading scenarios and strength/stiffness to weight ratios. The overall purpose of the research project is to develop an enhanced understanding of the behaviour of fibre reinforced polymer composites when subjected to high velocity loading. This is particularly important in military applications, where composite structures are at a high risk of receiving high strain rate loading, such as those resulting from collisions or blasts. The work described here considers an approach that allows the collection of full-field temperature and strain data to investigate the complex viscoelastic behaviour of composite material at high strain rates. To develop such a data-rich approach digital image correlation (DIC) is used to collect the displacement data and infra-red thermography (IRT) is used to collect temperature data. The use of optical techniques at the sampling rates necessary to capture the behaviour of composites subjected to high loading rates is novel and requires using imaging systems at the far extent of their design specification. One of the major advantages of optical techniques is that they are non-contact; however this also forms one of the challenges to their application to high speed testing. The separate camera systems and the test machine/loading system must be synchronised to ensure that the correct strain/temperature measurement is correlated with the correct temporal value of the loading regime. The loading rate exacerbates the situation where even at high sampling rates the data is discrete and therefore it is difficult to match values. The work described in the paper concentrates on investigating the possibility of the high speed DIC and synchronisation. The limitations of bringing together the techniques are discussed in detail, and a discussion of the relative merits of each synchronisation approach is included, which takes into consideration ease of use, accuracy, repeatability etc.

Investigation on Strain Rate Sensitivity of 3D Printed sPEEK-HAP/rGO Composites

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sagar Mahalingappa Baligidad ◽  
Chethan Kumar Gangadhara ◽  
Maharudresh Aralikatte Chandrashekhar
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Polymer Composites ◽  
Strain Rate Sensitivity ◽  
High Strain ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Sensitivity Factor ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
High Strain Rates ◽  
Compression Behaviour ◽  
Yield Behaviour

Abstract Nanofillers can be added to polymers to improve their mechanical behavior. However, the yield behaviour of most polymer composites is influenced by strain rate. The majority of the research focused on the behaviour of polymer composites at high strain rates. This work aims to investigate how hydroxyapatite (HAP) and reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) nanofillers affect the mechanical properties of sulphonated polyetheretherketone (sPEEK) at low (tensile and compression behaviour) and high strain rates (compression behaviour). The thermal, mechanical, and energy absorption responses of sPEEK filled with HAP and varying mass fraction (Mf) of rGO (0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%) at different strain are studied in detail. The strong strain rate effect was seen in HAp and rGO loaded sPEEK composites. The strain rate sensitivity factor of sPEEK-HAP/rGO improved as the strain rate increased, but decreased when the Mf of rGO increased. Under low strain rate compression, HAp and rGO loaded sPEEK absorbed more energy at Mf about 4%. SEM micrography was used to study the microstructures of the fractured interfaces of the components, revealing that the HAp and sPEEK materials formed a good compatibility in presence of rGO.

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