Abstract
It is attempted to substitute the cylinder made by the tape winding method (TW・RP cylinder) for that made by filament winding method (FW・RP cylinder) as a shaft material, because it is easy to produce the cylinder by the tape winding method than the filament winding method. Therefore, 3 point bending and 4 point bending tests were carried out by using the TW・RP cylinders with several fiber orientation angles and several wall thicknesses in order to study mechanical properties of the cylinder. Moreover, the process of destruction was examined through surface observation of the specimen. As a result, the effect of the fiber orientation angle, wall thickness and testing method on bending property was observed.
