Open AccessEffect of Fibre Orientation on the Tensile and Flexural Properties of Glass Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Angle Ply Laminated Composites
Author(s) -
Lokasani Bhanuprakash,
Muhammed Anaz Khan,
Sunnam Nagaraju,
A Ravindra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of innovative technology and exploring engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2278-3075
DOI - 10.35940/ijitee.c8415.0891020
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , epoxy , flexural strength , ultimate tensile strength , glass fiber , composite laminates , composite number
The present work is aimed at studying glass fibre reinforced epoxy angle-ply laminated composites under in-plane and out-of-plane loads. Three symmetric laminates were fabricated at different combination of fibre ply orientations through a simple hand layup technique. The prepared laminates were characterized for tensile and flexural strength measurements according to the ASTM standards D3039 and D7264, respectively. Symmetric laminates consisting of fibre plies orienting in the direction of applied load have demonstrated greater resistance against tensile loads, whereas laminate system consisting of adjacent plies oriented in different angles promoted binding strength of the matrix which in turn resulted in enhanced flexural strength values.