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  • Experimental and numerical analysis of tensile and flexure tests on a hybrid Aramid/E glass composites

  • Kalyani Gurrama and Pannirselvam N.b,*

  • aResearch Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur -603203, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India
    bAssociate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur -603203, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the characterization of Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Polymer (HFRP) specimens made through a hand lay-up process, consisting of unidirectional Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) and aramid Fiber Reinforced Polymer (AFRP) plies stacked in the same direction with an orientation angle of 0° and varying thicknesses. Tensile and flexure tests were conducted following ASTM standards, and the results were examined. Additionally, Finite Element Method (FEM) using ABAQUS software was employed to study the properties of these hybrid composites. A comparison between experimental and FEM results was made. The HF4 composite, with a high thickness, exhibited superior tensile strength and modulus of elasticity of 302 MPa and 14.26 GPa, respectively. The flexure test of the HF4 hybrid composite laminate demonstrated a flexible structure with a bending modulus of 9.96 GPa. The findings suggest that the inclusion of aramid fiber and glass plies as an extreme can significantly improve the characteristics of hybrid composites


Keywords: ABAQUS, Aramid, E-glass, Hybrid FRP, Tensile strength, Three‐point bending, Numerical simulation

This Article

  • 2023; 24(3): 560-568

    Published on Jun 30, 2023

  • 10.36410/jcpr.2023.24.3.560
  • Received on Mar 17, 2023
  • Revised on Apr 14, 2023
  • Accepted on Apr 27, 2023

Correspondence to

  • Pannirselvam N.

  • Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur -603203, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India
    Tel : +91 7010168542

  • E-mail: pannirsn@srmist.edu.in