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Bending Fatigue Behavior of Flax and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Resin

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Design and Modeling of Mechanical Systems - IV (CMSM 2019)

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The purpose of the present work is to investigate experimentally the mechanical fatigue behavior of unidirectional flax and carbon fiber reinforced composites. Static and fatigue bending tests were realized on laminates made of flax and carbon fibers impregnated with an epoxy resin. Displacement-controlled bending fatigue tests were conducted on standard specimens with a mean displacement of 50% of the ultimate failure displacement. Specimens were subjected to an applied displacement level of 70% until 104 cycles. A comparison of the fatigue properties of the flax and carbon fiber composites was made. The stiffness degradation curves show that carbon composites have higher resistance than flax composites. Hysteresis cycles, dissipated energy and loss factor evolution were measured and discussed. The results obtained show that the flax fiber composites have a damping property higher than the carbon fiber reinforced composites under fatigue bending tests.

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  1. Laboratoire d’acoustique de l’université du Maine, (LAUM UMR CNRS 6613), Le Mans Université, Av. O. Messiaen, 72085, Le Mans Cedex 9, France

    M. Ben Ameur, A. El Mahi & J. L. Rebiere

  2. Laboratoire de recherche de Mécanique, Modélisation et Production (LA2MP), Ecole Nationale D’Ingénieurs de Sfax, Département Génie Mécanique, Route Soukra, 3038, Sfax, Tunisie

    M. Ben Ameur, M. Beyaoui, M. Abdennadher & M. Haddar

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  1. Preparatory Institute of Engineering Studies of Monastir (IPEIM), Monastir, Tunisia

    Nizar Aifaoui

  2. National Engineering School of Monastir (ENIM), Monastir, Tunisia

    Zouhaier Affi

  3. National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), Sfax, Tunisia

    Mohamed Slim Abbes

  4. National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), Sfax, Tunisia

    Lassad Walha

  5. National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), Sfax, Tunisia

    Mohamed Haddar

  6. National Engineering School of Sousse (ENISO), Sousse, Tunisia

    Lotfi Romdhane

  7. National Engineering School of Monastir (ENIM), Monastir, Tunisia

    Abdelmajid Benamara

  8. National Engineering School of Monastir (ENIM), Monastir, Tunisia

    Mnaouar Chouchane

  9. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), Sfax, Tunisia

    Fakher Chaari

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Ben Ameur, M., El Mahi, A., Rebiere, J.L., Beyaoui, M., Abdennadher, M., Haddar, M. (2020). Bending Fatigue Behavior of Flax and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Resin. In: Aifaoui, N., et al. Design and Modeling of Mechanical Systems - IV. CMSM 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27146-6_61

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