Abstract
A shear-lag model is developed to predict the stress distributions in and around an isolated fiber in a single-fiber polymer matrix composite (PMC) subjected to uniaxial tensile loading and unloading along the fiber direction. The matrix is assumed to be an elasto-plastic material that deforms according to J2 flow theory. The stress distributions are obtained numerically and compared with a different shear-lag model that employs total strain theory as a constitutive equation of the matrix material. An effect of the difference between the models on the derived stress state is discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 333-336 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Key Engineering Materials |
Volume | 334-335 I |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 Jan 1 |
Keywords
- Fragmentation test and elasto-plastic shear-lag analysis
- Polymer matrix composites
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering