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Bounds for the elastic constants of reinforcing fibres in polymeric composites

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An analytical method is presented which enables the elastic constants of the fibres in a unidirectional composite to be estimated from a knowledge of the elastic constants of the composite and the matrix resin. Results are presented for polyethylene fibre/epoxy resin and carbon fibre/epoxy resin composites, and it is shown that the predicted fibre constants are, in both cases, close to those obtained from other methods.

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  1. Warsaw University of Technology, Narbutta 85/207, 05-724, Warsaw, Poland

    A. P. Wilczynski

  2. IRC in Polymer Science and Technology, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, Leeds, UK

    I. M. Ward & P. J. Hine

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Wilczynski, A.P., Ward, I.M. & Hine, P.J. Bounds for the elastic constants of reinforcing fibres in polymeric composites. J Mater Sci 30, 5879–5884 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01151501

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