Characterization of Fiber/Matrix Interface Strength and Fiber Strength by an Acoustic Emission Coupled Single-Fiber-Composite Technique

The SFC test, used for measuring the fiber/matrix interfacial shear strength as well as fiber strength, is a simple experimental procedure which involves completely embedding a single, preferably brittle, fiber along the center line of a relatively large dogbone shaped specimen of matrix material of interest and then straining the specimen uniaxially along the specimen (and the fiber) axis. As the specimen is strained, the shear in

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