Understanding the factors affecting the compressive testing of unidirectional carbon fibre composites

An investigation was conducted to establish the effects of specimen preparation and configuration on the measured compressive strength of unidirectional carbon fibre. The compressive strength was determined through ASTM D 695 M [ASTM D 695 M, Standard test method for compressive properties of rigid plastics. http://www.astm.org] test method. Specimens conforming to this standard were produced with different thickness, edge and surface...