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This chapter is devoted to the practical solution of problems associated with polymer composite structures and components. The most efficient configuration for a fibre/matrix composite is one that contains a unidirectional fibre array; problems associated with this configuration are solved as well as those containing off-axis unidirectional arrays. If loads are such that unidirectional composites are inadequate then the bidirectional fibre arrangements can be used in practice and solutions for these systems are given.
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Hollaway, L. (1993). Numerical examples of fibre-matrix composites. In: Polymer Composites for Civil and Structural Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2136-1_9
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