Axial and transverse compression behaviour of Basalt fibre reinforced epoxy composite with aluminium hollow shaft with winding at different angle

Abstract

In recent years, both researcher and industry are focussing their attention toward the development of sustainable composites, reinforced with natural fibres. In particular, among the natural fibres (i.e. animal, vegetable or mineral) that can be used as reinforcement, the basalt ones represent the most interesting for their properties. The aim of this experiment is to investigate and justify of the mechanical properties, transmission load, strength of component and quality of basalt fibre reinforced composite on cylindrical structure part by using filament winding method. In the introduction, mechanical properties (axial compression and transverse compression) and the influence of winding angle to the behaviour of basalt fibre have been reviewed. This paper investigates the effect of the filament winding process at 30°, 45°, 60°, 75° and 90° to the basalt fibre when under axial compression and transverse compression. With assisted by microscope to view the failure mode of filament winding process at 30°, 45°, 60°, 75° and 90° of the basalt fibre reinforced composite under the axial compression testing. Experimental findings demonstrate that for axial compression, it shows at winding 60° with load at 27965 N because it is very good at absorb and distributed the energy. From the result for transverse compression shows that at winding 45° gives the highest load at 8000 N other than winding angles because of the fibre orientation along the longitudinal axis are almost opposite to the load given.