Js. Harris et Ej. Barbero, PREDICTION OF CREEP-PROPERTIES OF LAMINATED COMPOSITES FROM MATRIX CREEP DATA, Journal of reinforced plastics and composites, 17(4), 1998, pp. 361-379
A new model to predict the creep response of laminated composite mater
ials is presented. The correspondence principle is used to perform the
micro- and macro-mechanics analysis in the Laplace domain. A new set
of micromechanical formulas are used, which are accurate without the u
se of empirical correction factors. A macro-mechanical model is develo
ped, which includes provisions for modeling materials with randomly or
iented reinforcement. Experimental data for the neat vinyl ester resin
and various laminates is presented. The theoretical model accurately
predicts the experimental creep response of polymer matrix composites
considered in this work.