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The flexural stiffness characteristics of viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites (2009)
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Pang, J. W. C., & Fancey, K. S. (2009). The flexural stiffness characteristics of viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 40(6-7), 784-790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.03.009

A novel composite material is described, where tension, applied to polymeric fibres, is released prior to moulding them into a matrix. On matrix solidification, compressive stresses imparted by the viscoelastically strained fibres improve mechanical... Read More about The flexural stiffness characteristics of viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites.