Elastic properties of composites with fiber waviness 

 -  Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 27(10), p.931-941, 1996 .
<br/><br/> An investigation was conducted of the effects of fiber waviness on the elastic properties of composite materials theoretically and experimentally. Unidirectional and crossply carbon/epoxy composites with uniform, graded and localized fiber waviness were studied. An analytical constitutive model was developed to determine the elastic properties as a function of fiber waviness. Compression tests were conducted to verify the constitutive relations. Experimental results were in good agreement with predictions based on the constitutive model. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>THICK COMPOSITES<br/>FIBER WAVINESS<br/>ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITE<br/>LAMINATE CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS<br/>COMPRESSION TESTING OF COMPOSITES