ABSTRACT
The introduction to composite deformation provided in the last chapter is adequate for the development of an intuitive understanding of composite deformation. However, the simple expressions presented in the last chapter cannot be used easily in the analysis of multi-ply composites with plies of arbitrary orientation. Furthermore, the models are only suitable for composites that contain simple reinforcement geometries, and the rule-of-mixture expressions provide only moderately accurate estimates of composite strength and modulus. More advanced composites concepts are, therefore, needed to complement the introductory initial framework presented in Chap. 9.
