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In literature micromechanical predictions are given for the transverse strength of Unidirectional Glassfiber Reinforced Polyester. However, these predictions overestimate measured strengths. For this reason the properties on microscale are investigated experimentally and three effects appear to be important for the transverse strength that are not found in literature. One of these is shrinkage of the polyester matrix which is discussed in this article. Based on observations in practise this effect is thought to be responsible for the major reduction of the transverse strength. With Finite Element calculations the transverse strength is predicted by incorporating matrix shrinkage. For different fiber volume fractions these predictions can give a good agreement with experimental measurements.
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Ten Busschen, A. (1991). Micromechanical Modelling of Unidirectional Glassfiber Reinforced Polyester: Effect of Matrix Shrinkage. In: Vautrin, A., Sol, H. (eds) Mechanical Identification of Composites. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3658-7_31
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