Abstract
ABSTRACT The influences of natural bamboo fibers (BFs) weight fraction on the microstructure, quasi-static and dynamic compressive responses of the epoxy resin matrix composites were investigated with the aid of scanning electron microscope, electronic universal testing machine and the modified Split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) setup. The quasi-static compressive properties of the BFs/epoxy resin matrix composites suggested that the compressive strength were strongly improved with the addition of the natural BFs, which was attributed to the excellent strengthening effect. When the BFs content increased up to 15 wt.%, the compression ratio of the BFs/epoxy resin matrix composites showed 11% reduction than that of the unmodified epoxy resin. Moreover, the stress and strain were linear at the initial part but nonlinear when stress exceeds a certain value. SHPB impact tests results indicated that, compared with the pristine epoxy resin, the natural BFs reinforced epoxy matrix composite with 15 wt.% BFs exhibited the highest dynamic compressive strength, compression modulus and the best strengthening effect. Epoxy resin matrix composites also showed an obvious effect rate effective under impact load. Similar to that in the quasi-static compressive test, the addition of natural BFs has a positive effect in improving the compressive strength of the epoxy matrix.
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