The validity of some basic premises employed in modelling of the compressive response of fiber-reinforced composites is examined in the present article.
It is shown that the deformation fields associated with the compression of layered media yield inadmissible results when applied to hexagonal and square arrays of circular fibers. Consequently, predictions of compressive strength, which derive from the prevailing representations of layered geometry may not apply to realistic circumstances.
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