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Serious difficulties are associated with the measurement of the compressive modulus of fibres owing to their tendency to buckle during loading. A novel technique is described, based on the theory of two-component materials for determining both the tensile and compressive moduli of reinforcing fibres in composites. It was found, particularly with Kevlar 49, that the two moduli are significantly different.
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Dobb, M.G., Ghane, M. Tensile and compressive moduli of fibres using a two-component beam system. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 31, 4445–4450 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00366340
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00366340