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Widely-used methods for characterising the fibre/matrix interface in polymeric composites are the fragmentation test and the droplet test as a special kind of the single-fibre pull-out test. A severe disadvantage of these tests is that non-realistic model samples are investigated which contain only one fibre in the matrix. In order to obtain data about the effect of the different residual stress situations for fibres in such samples and in composites, pull-out tests of E-glass fibres in polystyrene and polycarbonate are performed using samples, where the investigated fibre is surrounded by 0 to 3 other near fibres. Neighbouring fibres can increase the pull-out forces by a factor of three and the interfacial toughness by a factor of four. This has to be taken into account, if the tests are performed not only for comparison reasons but for measuring interface properties.
The breakage of a fiber and its effect on the strain energy is studied in a model composite, this is, a single fiber embedded in a dogbone specimen. The fracture process is recorded by an acoustic emission device, the crack patterns are monitored under a microscope. A finite element analysis is performed in order to estimate the energy released by different failure scenarios. The abilities and limitations of the acoustic emission analysis in characterizing different failure types in fiber reinforced composites are evaluated.
The Energy Release Rate of the Fiber/Polymer Matrix Interface: Measurement and Theoretical Analysis
(1997)