Models for Fibrous Composites With Different Properties in Tension and Compression

1 October 1977

journal article
Published by ASME International in Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Vol. 99 (4) , 344-349
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3443550

Abstract

It has been observed that certain filamentary composite materials exhibit a different Poisson compliance when loaded transversely to the fibers than when loaded longitudinally (parallel to the fibers). In such cases the following widely used reciprocal relation is not satisfied:

Keywords

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES
COMPRESSION
TENSION
FIBERS
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
RUBBER