Traditionally it was thought that the unidirectional strength in the fiber direction of fiber dominated composites was not influenced by the matrix material. As long as the fiber was not affected then the strength would remain. However this thesis will challange that belief. The unidirectional strength in the fiber direction of fiber dominated composites is influenced by the matrix material. The object of this study was to examine the quasi-static tensile strength of unidirectional polymer composites, and then use current analytic models to predict the experimental results. The different matrix materials were polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS), vinyl ester with two different fiber-matrix interface materials, and polyether ether ketone (PEEK). / Master of Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/36803 |
| Date | 04 June 1998 |
| Creators | Walther, Brady M. |
| Contributors | Engineering Science and Mechanics, Reifsnider, Kenneth L., Gao, David Y., Lesko, John J. |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | WALTHER2.PDF |
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