ISSN: 1945-7553
CODEN: JTEVAB
Page Count: 5

Simultaneous Determination of Shear and Young's Moduli in Composites

Fischer, S
Research engineer and lecturer in Materials Science, School of Applied Science and Technology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem,

Roman, I
Research engineer and lecturer in Materials Science, School of Applied Science and Technology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem,

Harel, H
Research engineer, senior lecturer in Applied Chemistry, and Ph.D. student, The Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry, School of Applied Science and Technology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem,

Marom, G
Research engineer, senior lecturer in Applied Chemistry, and Ph.D. student, The Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry, School of Applied Science and Technology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem,

Wagner, HD
Research engineer, senior lecturer in Applied Chemistry, and Ph.D. student, The Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry, School of Applied Science and Technology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem,

Abstract

An experimental method is described to calculate both shear and Young's moduli of composite materials by three-point bending. The proposed procedure includes appropriate corrections for certain extraneous effects. The importance of the two basic ratios, E/G, which is an indicator of the degree of anisotropy of the material, and L/d, the span-to-depth ratio, is underlined.

Keywords:
bend tests, mechanical properties, modulus of elasticity, shear modulus, composite materials, anisotropy, spring constant

Paper ID: JTE11520J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11520J
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