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Quasi-static and dynamic tensile properties of large-rupture-strain (LRS) polyethylene terephthalate fiber bundle

  • Yu-Lei Bai
  • , Zhi-Wei Yan
  • , Togay Ozbakkaloglu
  • , Qiang Han*
  • , Jian-Guo Dai
  • , De-Ju Zhu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

In this paper, the effect of the strain rate (1/600, 40, 80, 120 and 160 s−1) on the dynamic tensile mechanical properties of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber bundle at room temperate (25 centigrade) was studied using an MTS machine and an Instron drop-weight impact system. The experimental results showed that the tensile strength, failure strain, elastic modulus and toughness of the PET fiber bundle specimen were sensitive to the strain rate. The dispersion of the dynamic tensile strength at different strain rates was statistically quantified through a two-parameter Weibull distribution model. To investigate the deformation and failure mechanism of the PET fiber bundle at different strain rates, finite element analysis was conducted based on the Weibull distribution model of the dynamic tensile strength. Not only do the numerical simulations give close predictions for the stress-strain curve of the PET fiber bundle, but they also reveal the fracture process of the fiber bundle that cannot be captured in the test. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
Original languageEnglish
Article number117241
JournalConstruction and Building Materials
Volume232
Online published20 Oct 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jan 2020
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd

Funding

The authors are grateful for the financial support received from the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFE0103000), the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51421005), the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong SAR (No. PolyU 152171/15E), the National Natural Science Fund of China (No. 51408136, 51678014, 51778019), and the Natural Science Fund of Beijing (No. 8182003). The authors are grateful for the financial support received from the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFE0103000), the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51421005), the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong SAR (No. PolyU 152171/15E), the National Natural Science Fund of China (No. 51408136, 51678014, 51778019), and the Natural Science Fund of Beijing (No. 8182003).

Research Keywords

  • Dynamic tensile mechanical properties
  • Numerical simulation
  • Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
  • Strain rate
  • Weibull analysis

RGC Funding Information

  • RGC-funded

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