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Weibull Analysis of Microbond Shear Strength at Sisal Fibre-Polyester Resin Interfaces, Composite Interfaces

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dc.creator Towo, Arnold. N.
dc.creator Ansell, Martin P.
dc.creator Pastor, Marie-Laetitia
dc.creator Packham, David E.
dc.date 2016-03-21T06:42:02Z
dc.date 2016-03-21T06:42:02Z
dc.date 2005
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T08:37:05Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T08:37:05Z
dc.identifier Towo, A.N., Ansell, M.P., Pastor, M.L. and Packham, D.E., 2005. Weibull analysis of microbond shear strength at sisal fibre–polyester resin interfaces. Composite Interfaces, 12(1-2), pp.77-93.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1157
dc.identifier 10.1163/1568554053542142
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2783
dc.description Full text available at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1163/1568554053542142
dc.description An analysis has been made of the tensile strength of sisal fibres and the interfacial adhesion between fibres and polyester resin droplets. Density and microscopy methods were used to determine the cross-sectional area of the sisal fibres. The average tensile strength of treated sisal fibres decreased by a modest amount following treatment with 0.06 M NaOH. However, this treatment resulted in a substantial increase in the interfacial shear strength at the sisal fibre to polyester resin interface. Weibull analysis has been used successfully to analyse variability in tensile strengths and interfacial shear strength using probability of failure plots. Scanning electron microscopy has revealed the shape of resin droplets on the surface of treated and untreated sisal fibres and contact angles are much lower for droplets on treated fibres. Damage to the surface of fibres has been examined following shear testing. Weibull analysis is an effective tool for characterising highly variable fibre properties and evaluating the level of adhesion between polymer resin and the fibre surface.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Composite Interfaces
dc.subject Sisal fibre
dc.subject alkali treatment
dc.subject tensile strength
dc.subject microbond test
dc.subject interfacial shear strength
dc.subject Weibull analysis
dc.title Weibull Analysis of Microbond Shear Strength at Sisal Fibre-Polyester Resin Interfaces, Composite Interfaces
dc.type Journal Article


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