Journal
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
Volume 31, Issue 10, Pages 1047-1060Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00063-4
Keywords
fibre steering; mechanical testing; tar; laminates
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Trajectorial fibre steering of composite tows within composite laminates has been investigated as a means of producing composite structures with increased strength. Strategies to design the fibre trajectories in laminates have included aligning the fibres with principal stress vectors and a newly developed concept of load paths. In the laminate, the steered plies were inter-mingled with unidirectional or fabric plies. A manufacturing technique for the steered plies has been proposed. Applications include a specimen containing an open hole and a specimen with a pin-loaded hole. Specific strength increases of 62 and 85%, respectively, were achieved. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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