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In Situ Characterization of Fiber-Matrix Interface Debonding via Full-Field Measurements

ROBERT LIVINGSTON, BEHRAD KOOHBOR

Abstract


Macroscopic mechanical and failure properties of fiber-reinforced composites depend strongly on the properties of the fiber-matrix interface. For example, transverse cracking behavior and interlaminar shear strength of composites can be highly sensitive to the characteristics of the fiber-matrix interface. Despite its importance, experimental characterization of the mechanical behavior of the fibermatrix interface under normal loading conditions has been limited. This work reports on an experimental approach that uses in situ full-field digital image correlation (DIC) measurements to quantify the mechanical and failure behaviors at the fiber-matrix interface. Single fiber model composite samples are fabricated from a proprietary epoxy embedding a single glass rod. These samples are then tested under transverse tension. DIC is used to measure the deformation and strain fields in the glass rod, epoxy, and their interface vicinity. Initiation and propagation of the fiber-matrix debond are discussed. Full-field measurements are shown to facilitate the quantitative analysis of the traction-separation laws at the fiber-matrix interface subjected to transverse tension.


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10.12783/asc36/35899

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