Technical University Gh.

Asachi Iasi
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services

Student:
Master courses of Structural Engineering

Personal number: NoS=8

Home Assignment No. 1

In the above figure is presented a round bar of 8mm, made of vinylester
matrix reinforced with unidirectional E-glass fibre. The rod has a fibre mass
fraction Mf = (80 - 0.02 NoS)%.=79.84%
The properties of the constituents are:
E glass fibre: f = 2500 kg/m3; Ef = (72 + 0.03NoS) Gpa=72.24 GPa; f = 0.22;
fu =2.4%, fft =3450 MPa;
Vinylester matrix: m = 1250 kg/m3; Em = (3 +0.03NoS) Gpa=3.24 GPa;
m= 0.38

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Assuming that the composite is void free, determine:

The composite density,
The fibre volume fraction,
The tensile strength and,
The stiffness properties

3(T)
2(T)
1(L)
Figure 1. An unidirectionally fibre reinforced round bar-principal axes

SOLUTION
1. The composite density
c f V f mVm =

1
= 2080.56 kg/m3
M f / f M m / m

2. The fibre volume fraction

m f f vf
mc c v c

 f vf
mc
c vc

V f M f c = 0.664
f
mf

3. Elastic characteristics
E1 E f V f EmVm 49.056 GPa

E2

Gf

E f Em
E f Vm E mV f
Ef

21 f

8.857 GPa

= 29.606 GPa

Em
= 1.174 GPa
21 m
G f Gm
G12
3.240 GPa
G f Vm GmV f
Gm

12 f V f mVm 0.273

21 12

E2
= 0.049
E1

4. The longitudinal tensile strength

f Lt f ft [V f

Em
(1 V f )] = 2342.79 Mpa
E fL

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.

Bara cu diametrul de 8 mm
1200.00

1000.00

800.00

600.00
Bara cu diametrul de 8 mm
400.00

200.00

0.00
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

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 fallowing relation, it is determined the maximum
capable tensile force:
Where:
ful tensile strenth in MPa;
Fu capable tensile force in N;
A aria of the composite bar in mm2.
To determine the elasticity modulus it is taken the values between 20% and
50% from the ultimate tensile force of the bar and the corresponding strains and
aria:

unde:
F1si 1 forta si deformaia corespunzatoare valorii de 50 % din capacitatea maxim la
ntindere Fu a barei din CPAS;
F2si 2 forta si deformaia corespunzatoare valorii de 20 % din capacitatea maxim la
ntindere Fu a barei din CPAS;
Deformaia ultim a barei se calculeaz cu expresia: