Effect of fiber misalignment on bending strength of pultruded hybrid polymer matrix composite rods subjected to bending and tension

It is demonstrated that the unusual failure of unidirectional hybrid carbon and glass fiber composite rods under bending and tension can be explained by a combined experimental, analytical, and numerical analysis. To simulate possible transportation, in-service, and installation conditions, ACCC® conductor cores, manufactured by CTC Global,were tested in three- and four-point bending experiments. Axial stresses were predicted analytically and...