Experiment (8)
Mechanical Behavior of Fiber Reinforced Plastics

Key Words
Introduction
Procedures
Required Tests
Results/Discussion
References


Key Words

Generate your Abstract and line of thought using the following keywords:
Composite materials: fiber reinforced plastics, manufacturing, applications. Mechanical properties: orientation angel, parameters. 



Introduction

Discuss the following topics in correct language and organized flow of ideas within your introduction:
1. Definition of composite materials, their different types.
2. Advantages of composite materials over conventional material classes.
3. Fiber reinforced plastic systems: matrix, fiber, binder, interphase and interface, anisotropy and quasi-isotropic.
4. Fiber reinforced plastics manufacturing.


Procedures

Include a full account for the experimental procedures, giving details for weights and configurations.



Required Tests 

1. Mechanical Testing: tension test to measure the tensile strength.



Results/Discussion

Required Data
Stres-Strain diagrams for various configurations
UTS for woven, random and linear versus the loading angle

Required Analysis
-Defects in GFRP manufacturing and how to avoid them.
-Allowable % of reinforcement with different fiber forms.
-Isotropic/Quasic-Isotropic/Anisotropic mechanical properties
-Effect of % reinforcement on strength [Bonus: iso-stress and iso-strain conditions]



Further References/Images

--The following sites and books contain useful information and images for several articles that we have encountered in this experiment. Make sure to check them.

MatWeb

Kalpakjian, Serope. Manufacturing Process for Engineering Materials. Addison Wesley, 3rd Ed., 1997.

Smith, William F. . Principles of Materials Science and Engineering. McGraw Hill, 3rd Ed., 1996.

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