An improved analysis of the stresses in a single-fibre fragmentation test: I. Two-phase model

Autor: Janis Varna, M Desaeger, Wei Wu, Ignace Verpoest
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Composites Science and Technology. 57:809-819
ISSN: 0266-3538
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-3538(97)00050-x
Popis: A new model has been developed for the analyses of the stress state in a single-fibre specimen containing a coated fibre. This model is a generalization of the 2-phase model developed in Part I[1] for the case of 3 phases: fibre/coating/matrix. The stress distributions in radial and axial directions are obtained by using the principle of minimum complementary energy. Assumptions made to simplify the stress analysis are: (a) the axial stress distribution is uniform across the fibre cross-section; (b) the axial stress distribution is uniform across the coating thickness; (c) the non-uniform axial stress distribution in the matrix is given by a decreasing function which is obtained by a minimization procedure. The model developed has been used in a parametric analysis to determine the effect of the coating properties and geometry on the rate of stress transfer and shear stress concentration at the fibre end.
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