A unidirectional E-Glass fiber-epoxy composite material contains 61% by volume E-Glass fibers stressed under isostrain conditions. The E-Glass fibers have a tensile modulus of 10x106 psi, and a tensile strength of 0.35x106 psi. The epoxy matrix has a tensile modulus of 0.45x106 psi, and a tensile strength of 9.0x103 psi. What is the strength of the composite material and what fraction of the load is carried by the E-Glass fibers?



Answer :

Answer:

The total load carried by the fiber will be "98%".

Explanation:

The given values are:

[tex]V_{f}=0.61[/tex]

[tex]V_{m}=1-V_{f}[/tex]

     [tex]=1-0.61[/tex]

     [tex]=0.39[/tex]

[tex]E_{f}=10 \ Mpa[/tex]

[tex]\sigma_{f}=0.35 \ Mpa[/tex]

[tex]E_{m}=0.45 \ Mpa[/tex] , [tex]\sigma_{m}=9\times 10^{-3} \ Mpa[/tex]

As we know,

⇒  [tex]E_{e}=fE_{f}+mE_{m}[/tex]

On putting the estimated values, we get

⇒       [tex]=0.61\times 10+0.39\times 0.95[/tex]

⇒       [tex]=6.27 \ Mpa[/tex]

Now,

⇒  [tex]\sigma_{c}=f\sigma_{f}+m\sigma_{m}[/tex]

On putting the estimated values, we get

⇒       [tex]=0.61\times 0.35+0.39\times 0.009[/tex]

⇒       [tex]=0.217 \ Mpa[/tex]

Therefore,

The load carried by fiber,

[tex]=\frac{f\sigma_{f}}{\sigma_{c}}[/tex]

[tex]=\frac{0.35\times 0.61}{0.217}[/tex]

[tex]=0.98[/tex] i.e., 98%