Folding and Strain Softening of Carbon Fiber Composites with an Elastomeric Matrix
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New designs for lightweight deployable structures require materials able to undergo high curvatures without damage. A possibility is the use of carbon fiber composites with a soft elastomeric matrix, such as silicone rubber. This type of composites can be folded to very high curvatures, while it retains the high axial stiffness of traditional epoxy-based composites. The reason is that the soft matrix allows the fibers on the compression side of the material to form elastic microbuckles. Through this mechanism, the composite can be subjected to a large curvature while the strain in the fibers is relatively small [4]. In this contribution we present an experimental and numerical study of this novel composite.
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