Abstract: A simplified method was proposed to analyze the bridging force and energy dissipation in the pulling-out process of inclined short fibers from brittle matrix. Coupling the fiber pull-out with matrix spalling and neglecting the local bending of fibers in the interface debonding process before fiber pull-out and in the pull-out section, some nonlinear control equations were given to the fiber pull-out process with an iteration method to solve them. In this way the relationship between bridging force and opening displacement during short fiber pull-out was given, as well as the effects of such parameters as pull-out energy, interface friction stress, inclination angle and fiber length on the pull-out process. Simulation results showed that the matrix spalling can increase the pull-out force of fibers and change the relationship between pull-out force and displacement and, what's more, a conclusion is drawn that choosing appropriately the interface friction and length of fibers will significantly increase the pull-out energy dissipation.