An epoxy is randomly reinforced with Kevlar fibers with 0.04 mm diameter,15 mm length, 3.5 GPa ultimate tensile strength, and 50 MPa shear strength.Does this fiber length fully strengthen the composite? What is the minimumfiber length that would make the composite continuously reinforced?

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An epoxy is randomly reinforced with Kevlar fibers with 0.04 mm diameter,
15 mm length, 3.5 GPa ultimate tensile strength, and 50 MPa shear strength.
Does this fiber length fully strengthen the composite? What is the minimum
fiber length that would make the composite continuously reinforced?

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