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

The Influence of Test Piece Preparation on the Compressive Strength of Unidirectional Fiber-Reinforced Plastic

Häberle, JG
Research officer, ESTEC, YMD, Noordwijk, AG

Matthews, FL
Director, Centre for Composite Materials, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, London,

(Received 2 March 1993; accepted 1 December 1994)

Abstract

During a wide-ranging experimental study of compression testing of unidirectional fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP), covering several materials and test methods, it became apparent that the variability of data could be reduced by adopting a rigorous and consistent approach to all phases of specimen production. Details are given of the procedures adopted, together with results from an associated parameter study.

Keywords:
fiber-reinforced plastics, compression testing, specimen preparation

Paper ID: JTE11845J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11845J
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