Research Article

Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Textile Hybrid Composites Subjected to Low Velocity Impact Loadings

Table 1

Constituent's elastic properties.

Property E Glass Epoxy AS 4 Carbon Epoxy

Fiber volume fraction 0.50 0.50
Matrix voluma fraction 0.50 0.50
Elastic modulus for matrix (GPa) 3.45 3.45
Shear modulus for matrix (GPa) 1.28 1.28
Elastic modulus in longitudinal direction (GPa) 73.08 213.74
Elastic modulus in transverse direction (GPa) 73.08 13.79
Shear modulus (GPa) 30.13 13.79
Shear modulus (GPa) 30.13 6.89