1) Assume that a lamina is made using glass fiber and epoxy with the following properties: E = 74 GPa, v = 0.27 Em = 6.3 GPa, v,m = 0.31 a) Using Rule of Mixtures, calculate and plot the elastic properties of the lamina (E1, E2, G12, V12 , V21) as a function of fiber volume fraction. b) Comment on the observed trends and maximum values of these properties as a function of volume fraction

1) Assume that a lamina is made using glass fiber and epoxy with the following properties: E = 74 GPa, v = 0.27 Em = 6.3 GPa, v,m = 0.31 a) Using Rule of Mixtures, calculate and plot the elastic properties of the lamina (E1, E2, G12, V12 , V21) as a function of fiber volume fraction. b) Comment on the observed trends and maximum values of these properties as a function of volume fraction

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1) Assume that a lamina is made using glass fiber and epoxy with the following properties:
Er = 74 GPa, v, = 0.27
Em = 6.3 GPa, vm = 0.31
a) Using Rule of Mixtures, calculate and plot the elastic properties of the lamina (E1, E2, G12, v12 ,V21)
as a function of fiber volume fraction.
b) Comment on the observed trends and maximum values of these properties as a function of volume
fraction

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