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A method for determining the in-situ strength of fiber-reinforced laminas for three types of transverse loading including compression, tension and shear is presented. In the framework of this method, an analysis of local stresses that are responsible for the coalescence of matrix cracks is carried out by using a multi-fiber unit cell model and finite element method. The random distribution of fibers, fiber-matrix decohesion and matrix plastic deformations are taken into account in the micromechanical simulations. The present study also shows that the nonlinear hardening behavior of matrix reflects more realistically the influence of plastic deformations on the in-situ transverse strength of lamina than the perfectly plastic behavior of matrix. The prediction of the in-situ transverse strength is verified against the experimental data for a cross ply laminate subjected to uniaxial tension.
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The financial support of the National Science Centre of Poland under contract DEC-2011/03/D/ST8/04817 is thankfully acknowledged.
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Romanowicz, M. (2016). A Study of Deformation and Failure of Unidirectional Fiber-Reinforced Polymers Under Transverse Loading by Means of Computational Micromechanics. In: Albers, B., Kuczma, M. (eds) Continuous Media with Microstructure 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28241-1_25
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