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Composite materials

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Composite materials may be of three different types:

  1. 1.

    Fibrous composites with fibers in a matrix material,

  2. 2.

    Laminated composites with layers of various materials,

  3. 3.

    Particulate composites with particles in a matrix material.

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Gatewood, B.E. (1989). Composite materials. In: Virtual Principles in Aircraft Structures. Mechanics of Structural Systems, vol 6-7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1165-9_16

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