Displacement rate effect on the flexural properties of glass fiber reinforced polyurethane

Abstract

The object of this study was to evaluate the flexural strength of glass fiber reinforced polyurethane composites under variable displacement rates. Flexural tests have been conducted at a range of displacement rates included 0.2, 2, 20, 100, 200, 1000 mm/min. Specimens with identical geometry have been used in all the tests. This particular composite has viscoelastic behavior with both elasticity modulus and ultimate flexural strength being strongly dependent of the displacement rate. Results showed that, both the flexural modulus and the ultimate flexural strength are increased with the increasing in the displacement rate.