Mode I Fracture Toughness of Jute/Glass Fibre Hybrid Composite – An experimental and Numerical Study
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International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) | 
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| © 2015 by IJETT Journal | ||
| Volume-28 Number-6 |
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| Year of Publication : 2015 | ||
| Authors : Harikrishnan K.R., Dr. Deviprasad Varma P.R., E. Shivakumar |
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| DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V28P259 |
Citation
Harikrishnan K.R., Dr. Deviprasad Varma P.R., E. Shivakumar"Mode I Fracture Toughness of Jute/Glass Fibre Hybrid Composite – An experimental and Numerical Study", International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), V28(6),307-310 October 2015. ISSN:2231-5381. www.ijettjournal.org. published by seventh sense research group
Abstract
Mode I fracture behaviour of jute/glass fibre
hybrid composite was investigated based on experimental and
finite element analysis. Compact tension test was performed to
find out the mode I fracture toughness. Fracture toughness
was determined for five specimens each with different volume
fractions of jute and glass fibre. The results indicated that
100% glass fibre composite gave maximum fracture
toughness. Whereas composites with 75% glass & 25% jute
fibre and 50% glass and 50% jute fibre also gave nearest
values with that of pure glass fibre composite. A similar
fracture test was simulated using the finite element analysis
software ANSYS and critical stress intensity factor was
calculated. The finite element analysis results are found to be
close with the experimental results.
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Keywords
Fracture toughness, Stress intensity factor,
Finite element analysis, Compact tension test.