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Experimental observations show that quasi-isotropic materials, such as N-axial fibre-reinforced composites and woven materials, exhibit various degrees of anisotropy in elasticity and strength, and the anisotropy in strength is normally stronger than that in elasticity. In view of some available experimental data and based on the general formulation of the constitutive equations and failure criteria of quasi-isotropic materials established by using the theory of representations for tensor functions, we postulate several applicable models of the constitutive equations and strength for 3-and 4-axial quasi-isotropic materials to reveal the anisotropic effects. In a continued work (Part II), the anisotropic effect in strength of an infinitely large plate with a single elliptical hole or crack is studied, and the proposed stiffness and strength models are verified in terms of micro-mechanical analyses.
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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the State Education Commission Foundation of China
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Quanshui, Z., Huiyu, F. Anisotropic effects of quasi-isotropic composites (I) — Modelling. Appl Math Mech 17, 923–931 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00147129
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00147129