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Extrapolates to 1,600,000 psi (11,000 MN/m
2
)
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
Extrapolates to approximate
strength of bulk glass
25,000 psi (170 MN/m
2
)
200,000
100,000
10 µ
20 µ
1
1000
2
1000
3
1000
4
1000
�ickness of fiber, in
FIGURE 3.1
Glass fiber strength in tension vs. glass fiber thickness. (Courtesy of Griffith
[1920] and Gordon [1976].)
FIGURE 3.2
Unidirectional E-glass fiber sheet used in concrete strengthening.
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