Mechanical Properties of Lab Joint Composite Structure of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers
- 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
- 2 Kuwait Oil Company, Ahmadi, Kuwait
- 3 Mechanical Engineering Department, Collage of Engineering and Islamic Architecture, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, KSA
- 4 Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
- 5 Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
Abstract
Glass fiber composite laminates have competitive properties than monotonic material for their superior mechanical strength. Lab joints in composite structure are of great importance in aerospace and aircraft industry. Therefore, lab joints’ strength and failure of composite laminates structure are experimentally investigated. Composites laminates of four different stacking sequences and layup are manufactured using hand layup technique and curing at room temperature. Specimens of unidirectional laminates of [0] 8 stacking sequence are used to test lamina mechanical properties while [0/90] 2s , [0/60/90] s and woven are used to test the mechanical properties of lab joints. Lab joints of single row and double row are produced and tested in bearing using simple mode I test (tension test). The results illustrate that bearing strength of quasi-brittle laminates of [0/60/90] s has more stability and strength than that of woven glass fiber, then the cross ply laminates of [0/90] 2s ; this can be attributed to increase of anisotropy of cross ply laminates than other composite laminate structure.
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