Problem 1-(T2)-11 March-final

A reinforcing bar, Figure 1, is made of vinylester reinforced with unidirectional

E-glass fibre.

3(T)
2(T)

1(L)

Figure 1 A unidirectionally fibre reinforced round bar

The rod has a fibre mass fraction Mf = (80 - 0.015XX) %. Assuming that the
composite is void free determine the composite density, the fibre volume
fraction, the tensile strength and the stiffness properties of the composite rod.
The properties of the constituents are to be taken from chapter 2 of the course
notes.
E glass fibre: f = 2500 kg/m3; Ef = 72 GPa; f = 0.22; fft =3450 MPa;
fu =2.4%
Vinylester matrix: m = 1250 kg/m3; Em = 3 GPa; m= 0.38
SOLUTION
Gf

Gm

Ef

21 f

= 29.5 GPa

Em
= 1.087 GPa
21 m

c f V f mVm

=M

1
/ f M m / m

= 2083 kg/m3

Vf M f

c
f

= 0.67

f Lt f ft [V f

Em
(1 V f )] = 2359 MPa
E fL

E1 E f V f E mVm 49.230

E2

G12

E f Em
E f Vm E mV f

8.380 GPa

G f Gm
G f Vm G mV f

12 f V f mVm

21 12

E2
E1

GPa

3.064

0.273

= 0.046

GPa