Experimental study on crushing characteristics of brittle fibre/epoxy hybrid composite tubes

The collapse characteristics and energy-absorption capability of three kinds of hybrid composite tubes, G827-G803/3234, G827-G803/5224 and G827-759/5224, are studied in the present article. Each of the specimens containing two kinds of brittle fibre has been examined by both axial quasi-static and impact crushing test. The effects of fibre type, fibre content and loading conditions on the crushing-failure characteristics, peak load and...