Fiedler, BodoBodoFiedlerSchulte, KarlKarlSchulte2022-08-292022-08-291997Composites Science and Technology 57 (8) : 859-867 (1997)http://hdl.handle.net/11420/13513The phenomena of matrix cracking and fibre/matrix load transfer in single-fibre model composites have been studied. A special device was developed which allows in situ observation of fibre fracture during loading. Load- and stroke-controlled stress/strain curves of the test samples were measured. The local load and strain distributions were determined by photo-elastic analyses. This allowed a study of the micromechanical interdependence between the local fibre/matrix load transfer and crack propagation in the matrix starting from the location of fibre failure.en0266-353819978859867Fibre/matrix load transferMatrix crackingPhoto-elastic analysisSingle-fibre model compositesJournal Article10.1016/S0266-3538(96)00177-7Other