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Influence of fiber orientation on thermo-mechanical response of symmetric glass/epoxy composite

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The fiber orientation plays a vital role in mechanical performance of fiber-reinforced polymer composites. In the present work, symmetric glass/epoxy composites are manufactured, and their mechanical performance was evaluated using interlaminar shear strength test, mode-I, and mode-II interlaminar fracture toughness test, and flexural and tensile test. The experimental results reveal best performance of 0° layups, followed by 15°–75°, 30°–60°, and 45° layups. Compared to 0° layups, the shear strength in other layups was reduced by 18.86–50.16%. Similarly, the mode-I interlaminar fracture toughness was decreased by 9.85–31.05%. In mode-II test, the toughness was reduced by 11.5–37.27%. On the other hand, the flexural and tensile strength were reduced by 20.16–36.07% and 32.43–57.78%, respectively. The viscoelastic performance measured in terms of storage, loss modulus and damping factor produced similar observations. The digital image correlation technique enabled full-field strain measurement in these composite and improved understanding of damage propagation. The Weibull statistics revealed higher scattering in results with 0° layups; however, it is least with 45° layups.

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Abbreviations

CC:

Compliance calibration

DCB:

Double cantilever beam

DF:

Damping factor

DIC:

Digital image correlation

DMA:

Dynamic mechanical analysis

FRP:

Fiber-reinforced polymers

FVF:

Fiber volume fraction

LM:

Loss modulus

MBT:

Modified beam theory

MCC:

Modified compliance calibration

QIL:

Quasi-isotropic laminates

RT:

Room temperature

SM:

Storage modulus

UD:

Unidirectional

UTM:

Universal testing machine

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Singh, K.K., Shrivastava, R. Influence of fiber orientation on thermo-mechanical response of symmetric glass/epoxy composite. J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng. 45, 288 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-023-04228-4

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