TY  - JOUR
T1  - Tensile Strength of Active Fibre Composites - Prediction and Measurement
A1  - Dent,A.C.E.
A1  - Bowen,C.R.
A1  - Stevens,R.
A1  - Cain,M.G.
A1  - Stewart,M.
Y1  - 2008///
KW  - Active fibre composite
KW  - Composite
KW  - Mechanical properties
KW  - Piezoelectric
KW  - PZT
KW  - Strength
KW  - AFC
SP  - 209
EP  - 215
JF  - Ferroelectrics
JA  - Ferroelectrics
VL  - 368
IS  - 1
PB  - Taylor & Francis
N2  - The Active Fibre Composite (AFC) has been the subject of much interest as a smart
technology that can be embedded into host structures for adaptive shape control and
structural health monitoring. The electromechanical performance of these devices has
been extensively studied, although the structural properties have received little attention.
Knowledge of the mechanical performance of the AFC is essential to prevent loss of
performance and failure. Experimentally measured tensile strengths of PZT fibre-epoxy
composites were found to contradict the behaviour predicted by simple composite theory.
It has been shown that the selection of appropriate matrix material is an essential factor
in controlling the failure mode of active composites.
SN  - 0015-0193
M3  - doi:10.1080/00150190802368529
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00150190802368529
L2  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00150190802368529
ER  -