Abstract
In this investigation, a re-formulation has been developed to investigate the effect of fiber aspect ratio on the effective elastic moduli of fiber-reinforced polymers/composites. The matrix and inclusions are considered as isotropic materials. The five independent elastic constants are derived based on a modified Mori–Tanaka theory. The relationship between composite elastic constants and inclusion aspect ratio is also established. Three types of composites containing unidirectional aligned fiber and two-dimensional and three-dimensional random orientated inclusions are explicitly analyzed. Moreover, three extreme cases involving long fibers, spheres, and thin discs are taken into account. It is found that the longitudinal elastic properties are very sensitive to fiber-like inclusions, whereas the transverse elastic properties are closely related to disc-like inclusions.
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