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Analysis of the fiber length dependence of its strength by using the weakest-link approach 2. Analysis of test data

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A method for estimating the model parameters is described, the results found in processing glass, flax, and carbon fiber and carbon bundle datasets are reported, and a comparison of different models is given.

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  1. Aviation Institute, Riga Technical University, 1 Lomonosova St., Riga, LV-1019, Latvia

    Yu. Paramonov

  2. Institute of Polymer Mechanics, University of Latvia, 23 Aizkraukles St., Riga, LV-1006, Latvia

    J. Andersons

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Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 65–74, January–February, 2008.

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Paramonov, Y., Andersons, J. Analysis of the fiber length dependence of its strength by using the weakest-link approach 2. Analysis of test data. Mech Compos Mater 45, 45–52 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11029-009-9057-x

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