Abstract
It has been shown in chapter 2 that composite materials are manufactured as laminates, consequently in analysing the lamina, the primary aim is to obtain predictions of the average behaviour of the composite from the properties of the components. From the point of view of the mechanical properties of the composite lamina, the area of interest to the designer will be its stiffness and strength; these are influenced by the following:
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the mechanical properties of the fibre and matrix;
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the fibre volume fraction of the composite;
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the fibre cross-section;
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the fibre orientation within the matrix;
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the method of manufacture of the composite.
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Hollaway, L. (1993). Laminate theory: macroanalyses of composite laminates. In: Polymer Composites for Civil and Structural Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2136-1_3
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