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Modeling a Composite Reinforced with Short Alfa Fibers to Determine its Fatigue and Structural Homogenization

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The fatigue and homogenization of polypropylene reinforced with untreated and chemically treated short Alfa fibers were investigated using a modified Mori–Tanaka model. The polypropylene with chemically treated fibers showed a higher resistance than that with untreated ones. Cylindrical fibers with elliptical cross sections were used in experiments. Their mechanical characteristics were determined by the inverse method.

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    A. Nour, H. Mechakra, B. Benkoussas & A. T. Settet

  2. Laboratoire QUARTZ (EA7393), Supmeca, 3 rue de Fernand Hainaut, 93407, Saint-Ouen Cedex, France

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  3. Université Saad Dahlab, département d’Aéronautique, Blida, Algérie

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Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 709-724, July-August, 2018.

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Nour, A., Mechakra, H., Benkoussas, B. et al. Modeling a Composite Reinforced with Short Alfa Fibers to Determine its Fatigue and Structural Homogenization. Mech Compos Mater 54, 487–498 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11029-018-9758-0

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