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On the first-matrix-cracking stress in unidirectional fiber-reinforced brittle materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

X.F. Yang  and
K.M. Knowles
X.F. Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom
K.M. Knowles
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom
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Abstract

A simple model which is able to account for the distribution of matrix crack spacings as a function of applied stress in unidirectional fiber-reinforced brittle materials has been used to generate stress-strain curves for such materials up to the maximum stress level at which transverse matrix cracking can occur when a tensile stress is applied parallel to the length of the fibers. The results give an insight into how to tackle the experimental problem of determining accurately the level of first-matrix-cracking stress in such materials.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , February 1993 , pp. 371 - 376
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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