The effective moduli of short-fiber composites

Jacob Aboudi*

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Abstract

A first order continuum theory with microstructure is developed for aligned short-fiber composites. The fibrous material is modeled by a triply periodic array of rectangular parallelpiped elastic fibres which are embedded in an elastic matrix. A proper reduction of the theory, by which the microstructure variables are eliminated, yields the effective moduli of the short-fiber composite. The overall elastic constants of the three specific situations of long-fiber composites, particulate composites and periodically bilaminated media, are obtained as special cases. The reliability of the predicted effective moduli is verified by numerous comparisons with available experimental results in various cases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)693-707
Number of pages15
JournalInternational Journal of Solids and Structures
Volume19
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1983

Funding

FundersFunder number
European Office of Aerospace Research and Development
Air Force Office of Scientific ResearchAFOSR-80-0214
U.S. Air Force

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