CAN THE COMPRESSIVE RESPONSE OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES BE MODELED BY MEANS OF LAYERED ARRAYS

Authors
WEITSMAN YJ CHUNG I
Citation
Yj. Weitsman et I. Chung, CAN THE COMPRESSIVE RESPONSE OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES BE MODELED BY MEANS OF LAYERED ARRAYS, Journal of composite materials, 30(6), 1996, pp. 662-671
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Materials Sciences, Composites
Journal title
Journal of composite materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219983
Volume
30
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
662 - 671
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9983(1996)30:6<662:CTCROF>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The validity of some basic premises employed in modelling of the compr essive response of fiber-reinforced composites is examined in the pres ent article. It is shown that the deformation fields associated with t he compression of layered media yield inadmissible results when applie d to hexagonal and square arrays of circular fibers. Consequently, pre dictions of compressive strength, which derive from the prevailing rep resentations of layered geometry may not apply to realistic circumstan ces.