Abstract
The influence of shear strength properties and fibre misalignment on the compressive behaviour of unidirectional glass fibre-polypropylene laminates has been examined. Tests were conducted between 20°C and 120°C to provide variation in the constitutive behaviour of the polymer matrix and consequently variation in the support provided to the glass fibres. It was found that the laminate loses strength as the operating temperature increases and failure occurs due to fibre microbuckling. At temperatures higher than 50°C the failure mode switches from in-plane to out-of-plane microbuckling. As the test temperature increases the shear strength and stiffness of the resin are considerably reduced; this decreases the amount of side support for the fibres and reduces the strain level at which fibre buckling initiates. Growth of this damage requires little additional load, suggesting that compression strength is controlled by initiation, rather than propagation of microbuckling. Fracture characteristics have been identified using optical and scanning electron microscopy. Recent theoretical models have been employed to predict the compressive stress-strain response and strength.
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