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2D Fiber-Reinforced Composite: Rule of Mixtures & Anisotropic Strength

2D fiber-matrix composite cross-section: tune fiber volume fraction and fiber orientation and watch rule-of-mixtures effective modulus and a live stress-strain graph show why composites are so much stiffer and stronger loaded along-fiber than cross-fiber.

Materials Science2DModerate60 FPS⇄ 3D version

Details

CategoryMaterials Science

RenderingCanvas 2D

DifficultyModerate

Target FPS60

ControlsFiber material buttons (Carbon / Glass / Aramid); fiber volume fraction slider (5-70%); fiber-orientation-vs-load slider (0-90°) driving the cos⁴θ off-axis modulus; applied strain slider (0-3%) with a live point on the stress-strain graph against along-fiber and cross-fiber reference curves.

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This 2D cross-section companion to the 3D advanced-composites laminate sim shows why fiber-reinforced composites are so directional: a rule-of-mixtures cross-section, a fiber-orientation slider driving the classical cos⁴θ off-axis modulus, and a live stress-strain graph comparing along-fiber and cross-fiber response.

⚙ Under the hood

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install