A method for characterization of elastic in-plane material properties of continuous fiber reinforced polymer tubes
Typ
Examensarbete för masterexamen
Program
Applied mechanics (MPAME), MSc
Publicerad
2020
Författare
Bredenberg, Tobias
Borenius, John
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Sammanfattning
As fiber reinforced polymers are becoming commonplace in more and more industries
every year, the need for accurate engineering tools connected to these materials
arises. In several industries tubular composites are a staple, however the manufacturing
methods used for tubular laminated composites do not transfer well into
making test coupons for traditional material testing. This creates the need for a
method where material properties can be derived from testing of tubular specimen.
This thesis therefore aims to create a method for characterizing the elastic in-plane
material properties of a tubular fiber reinforced composite. The method uses physical
tests of two specific lay ups in order to isolate and derive the in-plane material
properties one by one. The results of this thesis shows that the material properties
derived from the test data is within close proximity of other material systems using
the same fibers, which suggests that a promising first step has been taken. However,
there is a need for validation in order to finalize the accuracy of the model.
Furthermore a number of practical suggestions are made to reduce error sources for
future testing.
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Ämne/nyckelord
material characterization , composite , tube , pipe , elastic , carbon fiber , CFRP , finite element