Definition and measurement of the shear-lag parameter, β, as an index of the stress transfer efficiency in polymer composites

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Galiotis, C [1 ]
Paipetis, A [1 ]
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[1] Univ London Queen Mary & Westfield Coll, Dept Mat, London E1 4NS, England
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10.1023/A:1004357121802
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T [工业技术];
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The shear-lag parameter, beta, employed in various problems of shear-lag analysis of composites is an unknown parameter which, in certain cases, is impossible to define. In this paper, a new methodology is proposed for the definition and subsequent experimental measurement of beta for various single-fibre model composites. It is argued that, if beta is defined as a fitting parameter for the solution of the shear-lag differential equation, then it can effectively serve as a stress-transfer efficiency index. The dependence of beta upon the conditions prevailing at the fibre-matrix interface will be demonstrated by measuring beta as a function of the fibre sizing in a carbon-epoxy composite system. (C) 1998 Chapman & Hall.
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