Fibre Reinforced Plastic (eg eGlass, GFRP; Carbon, CFRP) Total cross-sectional area (A) n = number of reinforcements a =
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Fibre Reinforced Plastic (eg eGlass, GFRP; Carbon, CFRP) Total cross-sectional area (A) n = number of reinforcements a = cross-sectional area of each reinforcement Load Load A = total cross-sectional area of composite Matrix 11 x a Reinforcement area fraction Reinforcement (area a) Given the data listed below, calculate: the reinforcement area fraction for the composite: o Average fibre diameter 0.004 mm o Average number of fibres per strand 225 o Number of strands 360 o Tensile modulus for polyester resin 1.4 GPa o Tensile modulus of glass fibre 89 GPa o Strength of polyester resin 63 MPa o Strength of glass fibre 4750 MPa o Diameter of component 30 mm