Two composite materials are used to determine the effect of the transversely aligned
fibers on the axial tensile strength. These materials are a composite made of
unidirectionally aligned filaments and another made of biaxially warp knitted
fabric, both with an epoxy matrix. When tested axially, the transversely aligned
filaments affected the test results greatly. The results show a large effect on the
tensile load, having increased the load values and the elongation percentage of the
BWK composite material. It is also shown that they affected the modulus.
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