Strain Characteristic of Filament Wound Composite Cylinder under Axial Loading

Abstract

Experimental investigations were performed on strain characteristic of filament wound composite cylinder. Cylinders are wound with S-1 glass fiber and epoxy resin, and then subjected to an axial tension. During loading, strains at three fiber crossing position and one laminate region on cylinder’s surface are measured by gauges for better understanding strain field. For all specimens, strains at fiber crossing positions are larger than that of laminate region. This indicates that fiber undulation caused by winding process affects mechanical response of filament wound composites.