Analysis of a reversible five-point bending configuration based on a novel two-sense support

A novel two-sense support for flexural tests has been designed and manufactured in Ikerlan. The aim of this support is to do two-sense bending fatigue tests. In order to reduce the displacement corresponding to a given stress, a novel test configuration, designated as five-point bending, is modelled...

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Autores: Mujika Garitano, Faustino, Asensio, Mikel, Vargas Silva, Gustavo Adolfo, Boyano Murillo, Ana Isabel, De Gracia Igelmo, Juan
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Recursos:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/64908
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/64908
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:three-point bending
five-point bending
two-sense bending test
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Resumo:A novel two-sense support for flexural tests has been designed and manufactured in Ikerlan. The aim of this support is to do two-sense bending fatigue tests. In order to reduce the displacement corresponding to a given stress, a novel test configuration, designated as five-point bending, is modelled analytically. Basically, it is a three-point configuration with two supports at the ends that exert forces in the same sense as the applied load. In this way, a partial clamping is obtained that can be modelled by concentrated loads. The model has been checked carrying out quasi-static three-point and five-point bending tests at different spans in unidirectional carbon/epoxy composite specimens. Flexural modulus and the out-of-plane shear modulus have been obtained by linear regression in both cases, after having obtained experimentally the stiffness of the system.