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A theoretical model is proposed to predict the interfacial debonding length and fiber pull-out length in fiber-reinforced polymer-matrix composites. The stress and displacement fields of fiber and matrix are derived considering the dual phase region model, and the relation between the pull-out length and debonding length of fiber is obtained. The interface debonding criterion is given based on the energy release rate relation in an interface debonding process. The formulas are applied in glass fiber-reinforced epoxy composites to demonstrate the newly theoretical model. The theoretical predictions of present model agree well with the experimental results. Several parameters studies are performed to analyze the debonding length and the pull-out length of fiber in glass fiber-reinforced epoxy composites.
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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11272096, 11472086) and the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (20112304110015).
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Meng, Q., Wang, Z. Theoretical analysis of interfacial debonding and fiber pull-out in fiber-reinforced polymer-matrix composites. Arch Appl Mech 85, 745–759 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-015-0987-6
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