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5.5.3 Investigation of shear strain in the thermal exp<strong>an</strong>sion experiment<br />

It is interesting to investigate the behaviour of the <strong>an</strong>isotropic composite<br />

material when it is being heated up, as referred to in the study in the previous section.<br />

However, the presence of shear strain which may adversely affect the thermal strain<br />

readings will be properly addressed. The reason for this <strong>an</strong>alysis was to determine the<br />

relative shear strain using Mohr‘s Circle theory in the <strong>an</strong>isotropic Triaxial Woven<br />

Fabric (TWF) composite due to the temperature ch<strong>an</strong>ge.<br />

The following equations were used in this study;<br />

ε – ε<br />

ε<br />

ε ε<br />

(Equation 5.2)<br />

ε ε ε (Equation 5.3)<br />

ε ε<br />

Maximum principal strain ε1<br />

ε<br />

Where;<br />

ε ε<br />

(Equation 5.4)<br />

(Equation 5.5)<br />

ε ε ε ε ε (Equation 5.6)<br />

εn = strain reading of each element; where n = 21, 22, <strong>an</strong>d 23<br />

ε1 = Maximum principal strain<br />

= Shear strain<br />

R = Mohr Circle Radius<br />

Θ = Shear <strong>an</strong>gle<br />

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