Effect of Fiber Orthotropy on Effective Composite Properties
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Composite Materials
- Vol. 25 (6) , 732-759
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002199839102500607
Abstract
Classical form analytical expressions are presented for four of the five effective elastic constants of a transversely isotropic composite material containing ortho-tropic fibers. Circumferentially and radially orthotropic fibers are considered. The properties of composites with orthotropic fibers are compared to those with isotropic and transversely isotropic fibers. It is shown that the morphology of the fiber can have a significant effect on composite properties. It is also shown that fiber morphology has a significant effect on the stress distributions in a composite cylinder.Keywords
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