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The dispersion of fibers and cracks in the transverse direction of a unidirectional composite material has very strong influence on local stress field and therefore, it may affect the durability of the material. The local stress field influences the fracture toughness of cracks situated among the fibers and new cracks initiates at various positions depending on the surrounding fibers and existing cracks. Thus it is necessary to investigate the correlation between the microstructure variability and different mechanisms of crack nucleation.
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Axelsen, M.S., Pyrz, R. (1995). Correlation between Fracture Toughness and the Microstructure Morphology in Transversely Loaded Unidirectional Composites. In: Pyrz, R. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Microstructure-Property Interactions in Composite Materials. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0059-5_2
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