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The Role of Interfacial Rigidity to Crack Propagation Path in Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite
Budiman B.A.a,b, Adziman F.c, Sambegoro P.L.a,b, Nurprasetio I.P.a, Ilhamsyah R.a,b, Aziz M.d
a Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
b National Center for Sustainable Transportation Technology, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
c Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 2JD, United Kingdom
d Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, 152 8550, Japan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]© 2018, The Korean Fiber Society and Springer Nature B.V.This paper reveals the role of interfacial rigidity in a fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite to crack propagation path and its reinforcement, investigated by simulating a plane-strain model – containing the matrix with a fiber inclusion – loaded transversely. Two fibers, i.e. carbon fiber and glass fiber, were examined. The interface between fiber and matrix was pre-defined using the spring model characterized by a stiffness parameter. A range of interfacial stiffness values from infinity (rigid bonding) to low stiffness were carefully investigated. The results suggested that direction of crack propagations inclined to approach the fiber when the interfacial stiffness was low, even if the fiber had much higher elastic modulus than the matrix – this finding is in contrast to the inclusion theory that merely considers rigid bonding interface. It also suggests that there existed a transition region in which the crack propagation path was altered, from approaching to avoiding the fiber. The region occurred when the interfacial stiffness was in the range between 105 and 106 MPa/mm, within which mechanical properties of the model were recorded to vary notably.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Bonding interfaces,Crack propagation path,Fiber inclusions,Fiber reinforced polymer composites,FRP composite,Interfacial stiffness,Stiffness parameters,Transition regions[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Crack propagation,FRP composite,Interfacial stiffness,Model[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-018-8194-z[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]