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A model for a flat isolated layer of a unidirectional fibrous composite with a regular structure is constructed to investigate the possible variants of its failure development. An integrodifferential equation for determining the forces in fibers is obtained. Primary attention is focused on examining the failure process after the rupture of one fiber. This causes a drastic redistribution of stresses, which can lead to a failure of adjacent fibers owing to the increased load on them, to an interfacial shear fracture, and to the matrix cracking. It is shown that the development of layer failure is determined by the strength of fibers, the crack resistance of the matrix in axial tension and transverse shear, and also by the adhesion strength of the matrix-fiber interface. The sufficient conditions of applicability of the brittle fracture model are formulated.
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Kleinhoff, M.A., Pavelko, V.P. & Pavelko, I.V. Fracture Model for a Thin Layer of a Fibrous Composite. Mechanics of Composite Materials 39, 521–530 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MOCM.0000010624.68472.25
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