Technical University Gh.

Asachi Iasi MA Student: Iovita Ion

Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services Master courses of Structural Engineering

Personal number: No S= 12

Home Assignment No. 1


In the above figure is represented a round bar of 8mm, made of vinylester
matrix reinforced with unidirectional E-glass fibre. The rod has a fibre mass
fraction M
f
= (80 - 0.02 NoS)%.=79.76%

The properties of the constituents are:

E glass fibre:
f
= 2500 kg/m
3
; E
f
= (72 + 0.03NoS) Gpa=72.36 GPa;
f
= 0.22;

fu
=2.4%, f
ft
=3450 MPa;
Vinylester matrix:
m
= 1250 kg/m
3
; E
m
= (3 +0.03NoS) Gpa=3.36 GPa;

m
= 0.38

Assuming that the composite is void free, determine:
1. The composite density,
2. The fibre volume fraction,
3. The tensile strength and,
4. The stiffness properties








Figure 1. A unidirectionally fibre reinforced round bar -principal axes




SOLUTION

1. The composite density

m m f f c
V V + = =
m m f f
M M / /
1
+
= 2079.17 kg/m
3


2. The fibre volume fraction

c
f
v
v
c c
f f
m
m

=
=

3(T)
2(T)
1(L)
2

c
f
v
v
c
f
c
f
m
m

=

f
c
f f
M V

=
= 0.663338

3. Elastic characteristics


= + =
m m f f
V E V E E
1
49.1277 GPa

=
+
=
f m m f
m f
V E V E
E E
E
2
9.1428GPa

( )
f
f
f
E
G
+
=
1 2
= 29.655 GPa

( )
m
m
m
E
G
+
=
1 2
= 1.2173 GPa
=
+
=
f m m f
m f
V G V G
G G
G
12
3.345 GPa

= + =
m m f f
V V
12
0.2738

1
2
12 21
E
E
= = 0.0509

4. The longitudinal tensile strength

)] 1 ( [
f
fL
m
f ft Lt
V
E
E
V f f + = = 2.34232GPa


In the next diagram is presented the tensile test of a composite bar reinforced
with glass fibres. Determine the elasticity modulus and the ultimate tensile strain
of the composite bar.
3

0.00
200.00
400.00
600.00
800.00
1000.00
1200.00
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50
Baracudiametrulde8mm
Baracudiametrul de8mm

Figure 2. Stress-Strain Curve

Solution:
On the graph it can be observed that the maximum tensile stress in the bar is equal
to 1094,32 MPa. Using the following relation, it is determined the maximum
capable tensile force:

Where:
f
ul
tensile strenth in MPa;
F
u
capable tensile force in N;
A aria of the composite bar in mm
2
.

To determine the elasticity modulus it is taken the values between 20% and
50% from the capable tensile force of the bar and the corresponding strains and
aria:

unde:
F
1
si
1
forta si deformaia corespunzatoare valorii de 50 % din capacitatea maxim la
ntindere F
u
a barei din CPAS;
F
2
si
2
forta si deformaia corespunzatoare valorii de 20 % din capacitatea maxim la
ntindere F
u
a barei din CPAS;

Deformaia ultim a barei se calculeaz cu expresia: