Abstract: An elasticity solution is utilized to analyze an orthotropic fiber in an isotropic matrix under uniform thermal load. The analysis reveals that stress distributions in the fiber are singular ...

Abstract: An elastic potential is proposed that is capable of modeling the reversible portion of the observed nonlinear response of unidirectional graphite fiber composites. The model includes both the ...

Abstract: Experimental results are presented showing that electron irradiation has a variable effect on the properties of graphite-epoxy depending upon the test temperature and the property of interest. ...

Abstract: Three numerical methods are presented for solving the elastic-plastic torsion problem; they are applied to some simple examples. The results are compared to each other and to other known ...

Abstract: The nonlinear response of laminated, resin matrix fibrous composites is modeled using orthotropic endochronic theory. The theory is formulated in terms of elastic constants and endochronic parameters ...

Abstract: The magnitude of the maximum shear strain at the free edge of axially loaded [θ2 /–θ2 ]s and [(± θ)2 ]s composite laminates was investigated experimentally and numerically to ascertain ...

Abstract: An approximate 3-dimensional analysis to study the effects of a system of transverse and longitudinal matrix cracks in cross-ply laminates is given. The method considers a repeating unit cell ...