Fracture Toughness of Glass Fiber Reinforced Laminated Timbers

The Compact Tension (CT) type test was performed in order to evaluate the fracture toughness performance of glass fiber-reinforced laminated timber. Glass fiber textile and sheet Glass fiber reinforced plastic were used as reinforcement. The reinforced laminated timber was formed by inserting and laminating the reinforcement between laminated woods. Compact tension samples are produced under ASTM D5045. The sample length was determined by taking account of the end distance of 7D, and bolt holes (12 mm, 16 mm, 20 mm) had been made at the end of artificial notches in advance. The fracture toughness load of sheet fiberglass reinforced plastic reinforced laminated timber was increased 33 % in comparison to unreinforced laminated timber while the glass fiber textile reinforced laminated timber was increased 152 %. According to Double Cantilever Beam theory, the stress intensity factor was 1.08~1.38 for sheet glass fiber reinforced plastic reinforced laminated timber and 1.38~1.86 for glass fiber textile reinforced laminated timber, respectively. That was because, for the glass fiber textile reinforced laminated timber, the fiber array direction of glass fiber and laminated wood orthogonal to each other suppressed the split propagation in the wood.

유리섬유 보강적층재의 파괴인성 특성

유리섬유 보강적층재의 파괴인성을 평가하기 위하여 Compact tension (CT)형 시험을 실시하였다. 보강재는 직물형 유리섬유와 시트형 유리섬유강화플라스틱을 사용하였으며, 보강적층재는 층재사이에 보강재를 삽입 적층하였다. ASTM D5045에 의거하여 CT형 시험편을 제작하였다. 시험편의 길이는 끝면거리를 고려하여 선정하였으며, 인위적인 노치 끝에 볼트구멍(12 mm, 16 mm, 20 mm)을 선공하였다. 시트형 유리섬유강화플라스틱 보강적층재의 파괴인성하중은 보강하지 않은 적층재보다 최대 33% 증가하였으며, 직물형 유리섬유 보강적층재는 최대 152% 증가하였다. 이중외팔보(Double Cantilever Beam)이론에 의한 응력확대계수는 시트형 유리섬유강화플라스틱 보강적층재의 경우 1.08~1.38이었으며, 직물형 유리섬유 보강적층재는 1.38~1.86이었다. 이는 직물형 유리섬유 보강적층재의 경우 유리섬유와 층재의 섬유배열방향이 직교하여 파괴하중으로 인한 목재의 할렬진행을 억제시켰기 때문이다.