scholarly journals A Reliable Fracture Angle Determination Algorithm for Extended Puck’s 3D Inter-Fiber Failure Criterion for Unidirectional Composites

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 6325
Author(s):  
Yaohua Gong ◽  
Tao Huang ◽  
Xun’an Zhang ◽  
Purong Jia ◽  
Yongyong Suo ◽  
...  

Determination of the fracture angle and maximum exposure value of extended Puck’s 3D inter-fiber failure (IFF) criterion is of great importance for predicting the failure mechanism of unidirectional fiber-reinforced composites. In this paper, a reliable semi-analytical algorithm (RSAA) is presented for searching fracture angle and corresponding exposure value for the extended Puck’s failure criterion. One hundred million cases are tested for verifying the accuracy of the present and other algorithms on Python using the strength-value-stress-state combinations more universal than those in previous literatures. The reliability of previous algorithms is discussed and counterexamples are provided for illustration. The statistical results show RSAA is adequate for implementation in extended Puck’s criterion and much more reliable than previous algorithms. RSAA can correctly predict the results with a probability of over 99.999%.

Author(s):  
Nurul Zuhairah Mahmud Zuhudi ◽  
Afiq Faizul Zulkifli ◽  
Muzafar Zulkifli ◽  
Ahmad Naim Ahmad Yahaya ◽  
Nurhayati Mohd Nur ◽  
...  

In this paper, a short review on the void and moisture content studies of fiber reinforced composites for both, synthetic and natural based fibers are presented. The review summarized the research papers in which include experimental and theoretical works that related to the void and moisture content studies. In addition to that, this review paper highlighting a few research studies conducted in literature on the effects of the void and moisture on the mechanical performances of the composite. Few common measurement methods used for the void and moisture determination are discussed here. The aims of this short review, mainly to capture the trend ranging from the recent five years back and summarize the various studies and also to compare and conclude the most common method for the determination of the void and moisture content. This paper is mainly providing a baseline in the selection of the methods for the future work of the author’s work with regard to the reduction of the presence of voids and moisture occur during the impregnation process of fiber reinforced composites, especially when using natural-based fiber.


1989 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca A. Haaksma ◽  
Marilyn J. Cehelnik

AbstractThe microbond method has been applied with increased frequency to characterize interfacial adhesion in fiber reinforced composites. Nevertheless, a number of serious questions remain regarding the interpretation of experimental data. This paper addresses material and experimental variables in the microbond test procedure including the cure behavior of thermoset test specimens, matrix heterogeneity, locus of failure in test specimens and load application techniques. The theoretical basis for the method is examined by viewing experimental results in terms of existing theoretical interpretations of interfacial failure. Conclusions are presented regarding the limitations and the potential of the microbond method for determining fiber/matrix adhesive bond strength.


1989 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
Author(s):  
King H. Lo ◽  
Robert W. Schmitz ◽  
William G. Gottenberg

AbstractThe influence of flexible interlayers/interphases on the performance of unidirectional fiber reinforced composites is studied. Micromechanical analysis based on the embedded composite cylinders model is used to study the stiffness as well as the internal stress distributions within the matrix phase of composites. Based on the results of the analysis, a criterion is proposed for the selection of optimal interlayer thickness for fiber composites. The proposed criterion gives results which seem to correlate well with the experimental data published in the literature.


2017 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 335-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Quelho de Macedo ◽  
Rafael Thiago Luiz Ferreira ◽  
José Miranda Guedes ◽  
Maurício Vicente Donadon

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (S2) ◽  
pp. 676-677
Author(s):  
M.M.J. Treacy ◽  
A. Krishnan ◽  
E. Dujardin ◽  
P.N. Yianilos ◽  
T.W. Ebbesen

Single shell carbon nanotubes are members of the Fullerene family of carbon molecules. Typically, single shell carbon nanotubes measure about 0.7 — 3 nm in diameter and are usually several microns in length. Structurally, they can be thought of as narrow graphite sheets that have been bent around the long axis and joined at opposite edges to form long seamless hollow shells of carbon. Typically, a hemispheroidal cap that contains exactly six 5-rings terminates each end, as shown in Figure 1.Graphite is known to have an in-plane elastic modulus of ∼1 TPa, one of the highest values known. Consequently, it is expected that single shell nanotubes should be very stiff — a fact that makes them potentially useful in fiber reinforced composites. However, because of their small size, it is impractical to measure their stiffness directly by conventional mechanical means. Recently, we demonstrated that thermal vibrations in freestanding multiwalled nanotubes could be used to estimate their stiffness [1].


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