COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ›› 2026, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (8): 52-60.DOI: 10.19936/j.cnki.2096-8000.20260828.007

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Study on the fracture behavior and characteristics of the interlaminar interface of FRP sand inclusion pipe

FENG Jianli1, WANG Yanchao1, LIAN Haikun1, SUN Yinghui2, WANG Qingzhou2*   

  1. 1. Hebei Shitai Expressway Development Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang 050000, China;
    2. School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300000, China
  • Received:2025-06-17 Online:2026-08-28 Published:2026-09-24

Abstract: In engineering applications, the interlayer interface between the winding layer and sand-embedded layer in glass fiber reinforced plastic mortar (GRPM) pipes is prone to delamination failure, which reduces the service life of the pipes. An interlayer interface cohesive fracture model was constructed based on in-situ tensile testing to analyze the influence of matrix and weak interface fracture parameters on the evolution of interlayer interface cracks and their mechanical behavior. The results show that although changes in the matrix cohesive parameters do not affect the crack initiation time, their strengthening significantly delays crack propagation, effectively suppressing particle-matrix debonding and interlayer delamination-induced synergistic failure, thereby enhancing overall tensile strength. The coupling effect between the matrix/particle interface and interlayer interface plays a significant role in regulating the crack evolution path. Improving interface strength can shorten the crack length, delay its initiation, and enhance tensile performance. Properly optimizing the interlayer interface also helps to improve the overall mechanical properties and fracture toughness.

Key words: GRPM pipes, interlayer interface failure, cohesive fracture model, mechanical behavior

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