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Determination of Flexible Interlayer Thickness for Fiber Reinforced Composites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

King H. Lo ,
Robert W. Schmitz  and
William G. Gottenberg
King H. Lo
Affiliation:
Shell Development Company, P.O.Box 1380, Houston, Texas 77251-1380
Robert W. Schmitz
Affiliation:
Shell Development Company, P.O.Box 1380, Houston, Texas 77251-1380
William G. Gottenberg
Affiliation:
Shell Development Company, P.O.Box 1380, Houston, Texas 77251-1380
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Abstract

The influence of flexible interlayers/interphases on the performance of unidirectional fiber reinforced composites is studied. Micromechanical analysis based on the embedded composite cylinders model is used to study the stiffness as well as the internal stress distributions within the matrix phase of composites. Based on the results of the analysis, a criterion is proposed for the selection of optimal interlayer thickness for fiber composites. The proposed criterion gives results which seem to correlate well with the experimental data published in the literature.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 170: Symposium N – Interfaces in Composites , 1989 , 55
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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