Elements of structural mechanics of discretely soaked composites with randomly distributed fibers

Conclusions It is evident that the proposed approach is one of the first attempts to construct structural models and carry out examination from the viewpoint of the mechanics of composites of discretely soaked fiber-reinforced filtering materials. The constructed computer structural model and the algorithms of simulations of the processes of loading and failure of these materials are in the stage of experimental verification. At the same time, the approach proposed to examining this new grade of materials for composite mechanics may be of specific interest for widening the possibilities of computer simulation of the processes of deformation and failure of materials on the basis of detailed macrostructural examination and analysis of the results of mechanical tests.Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 629–639, September–October, 1993.