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Tensile strength and failure mechanics of fibre composites

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This paper is concerned with the prediction of the tensile strengths of fibre composites where the fibres are aligned in the direction of tensile loads, and are flawed to some extent. A theory is derived for predicting the strengths and failure mechanisms of such composites. The theory agrees reasonably well with experiments, and may be qualitatively applicable to composites containing randomly aligned fibres.

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  1. Sir George Williams University, Montreal, Canada

    V. R. Riley

  2. Engineering Laboratories, The University, Cambridge, UK

    J. L. Reddaway

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Riley, V.R., Reddaway, J.L. Tensile strength and failure mechanics of fibre composites. J Mater Sci 3, 41–46 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00550888

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