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An experimental study was conducted on the effect of interply nanofiller on the mechanical response of fiber reinforced composite (FRC). Laminate samples were made by hot pressing of woven carbon fiber fabric prepregs. Two batches of samples are prepared, one using five plies of the basic prepreg, the other with silica nanofillers added between the plies during lay-up. Tensile specimen were cut from the laminate under 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 degrees of fiber orientation are prepared from the laminate. DIC based tensile test is made and the effect of the nano fillers on the mechanical properties are analyzed. Appreciable improvement in strength and Modulus of Elasticity is obtained for fiber orientation of 75° and 60° and reversed response is observed for the fiber angle of 30° and 15°
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The financial support of the National Science Foundation under Grant No EEC-1342379 is gratefully acknowledged. Royal Tencate Corporate is also gratefully aknowledged for providing the materials.
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Tessema, A., Mitchell, W., Koohbor, B., Ravindran, S., Kidane, A., Van Tooren, M. (2016). On the Mechanical Response of Polymer Fiber Composites Reinforced with Nanoparticles. In: Ralph, C., Silberstein, M., Thakre, P., Singh, R. (eds) Mechanics of Composite and Multi-functional Materials, Volume 7. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21762-8_15
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