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Simultaneous Determination of Shear and Young's Moduli in Composites
Fischer, S
Research engineer and lecturer in Materials Science, School of Applied Science and Technology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,

Roman, I
Research engineer, senior lecturer in Applied Chemistry, and Ph.D. student, The Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry, School of Applied Science and Technology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,

Harel, H

Marom, G

Wagner, HD

Abstract

An experimental method is described to calculate both shear and Young's moduli of composite materials by three-point bending. The proposed procedure includes appropriate corrections for certain extraneous effects. The importance of the two basic ratios, E/G, which is an indicator of the degree of anisotropy of the material, and L/d, the span-to-depth ratio, is underlined.

Keywords:
bend tests, mechanical properties, modulus of elasticity, shear modulus, composite materials, anisotropy, spring constant

Paper ID: JTE11520J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11520J
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