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Strength of polymer/fibre composites

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We have already seen that the stiffness(es) of unidirectional plies, and laminates based on them, depend greatly on the directions in which they are measured or described. The rules governing calculation of these stiffnesses from a given set of data for the individual plies are relatively straightforward, and we have discussed them and their implications in some detail in the previous four chapters.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Peter C. Powell (Chair of Engineering Design with Plastics)

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Powell, P.C. (1994). Strength of polymer/fibre composites. In: Engineering with Fibre-Polymer Laminates. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0723-5_6

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