Influence of fibre taper on the interfacial shear stress in fibre-reinforced composite materials during elastic stress transfer

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-80

  Goh, K L ^a,d   Meakin, J R ^b   Hukins, D W L ^c  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Elastic stress transfer; Fibre composites; Interfacial shear stress; Tapered fibres

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ELASTIC MODULI; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GLASS CERAMICS; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR STRESS;

AXISYMMETRIC MODELS; CYLINDRICAL MATRICES; ELASTIC STRESS; FIBRE COMPOSITES; FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRESS; INTERFACIAL STRESS; STRESS TRANSFER;

FIBERS;

EID: 76649094905     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/092764409X12580201111665     Document Type: Article

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