| Abstract: | Possibilities of controlling the internal stresses developing during production of glass reinforced plastics were investigated. A favorable effect can be obtained by prestressing the glass fiber reinforcement during molding. Prestressing during heat treatment was found to increase the strength of the fibers. The strengthening is due to a reduction in stress concentration around microcracks as a result of forced elastic and plastic deformation.Mekhanika polimerov, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 89–92, 1965 |
