Because of their superior performance and significant weight savings, the carbon fiber reinforced composite materials have been widely used in the wide range of industry. In particular, for the aerospace main structures, the weight reduction is critic...
Because of their superior performance and significant weight savings, the carbon fiber reinforced composite materials have been widely used in the wide range of industry. In particular, for the aerospace main structures, the weight reduction is critical design requirement and hence the development and design of composite structures is utmost important issue. In this study, a statistical analysis and a series of static tests are performed to identify the distribution of strength of carbon fiber composite material and to establish the design criteria for composite structures.