Deformation Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Plastic

Reinforced plastics form an important area of structural application of plastics since the modulus and strength of plastics can be increased significantly through reinforcement. In reinforced plastics, the polymer (popularly called the resin) forms the matrix and a filler (mostly used in the form of fibers, hut particles, for example glass spheres, are also used) provides the reinforcing effect. In view of then-distinctive nature and extensive use as materials of construction in load-hearing applications, a special focus has been on analysis of properties of reinforced plastics, especially those reinforced by continuous or discontinuous fibers, as well as their deformation, fi-acture, fatigue, and impact behaviors. 

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