Abstract:
Throughout the years, composite materials have increasing applications in different industries. Composite is a mixture of two or more constituents/materials (or phases) with different physical and chemical properties at the macroscopic or microscopic scale. In general, composites have two or more constituents, fiber and matrix. The basic idea of the composite is to optimize material properties of the composite, i.e., the properties of the matrix are to be improved by incorporating the reinforcement phase. The finite element method was used to simulate the results by a numerical technique for finding approximate solutions to boundary value problems for differential equations. This analysis is valuable method to predict the material reaction if some forces is applied. For this project, ANSYS 14.0 has been used for the purpose. For the overall result, the Specimen Design 1 can be concluded as the most reliable compared to the other three specimen designs. The reason of this statement is supported by the value of Total Deformation and Equivalent (Von Mises) Stress of itself. The Specimen Design 1 having the lowest value of Equivalent (Von Mises) Stress and second highest value of Total Deformation compared to the other three specimens. These are the significance shown the highest deformation indicates the higher ductility and the lowest Equivalent Stress indicates the material requires more time to get closer to its yield point. Hence, it is increasing the value to absorbing force and more difficult to failure.
