TY - JOUR
T1 - Spiry-layup model of Rutelidae cuticle
AU - Chen, B.
AU - Peng, X.
AU - Wang, Jian-Guo
AU - Wu, X.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - In this study, the microstructures of Rutelidae cuticle, a natural biocomposite, were observed with scanning electronic microscope (SEM). It was found that the insect cuticle has a laminated microstructure consisting of chitin fiber and protein matrix. There are particular spiry layups in the cuticle. The maximal pull-out force of the spiry layup is analyzed and compared with that of conventional 0degrees-layup based on their representative models. The result shows that the pull-out force of the spiry layup is markedly larger than that of the conventional 0degrees-layup. The corresponding experiment on the maximal pull-out forces of both spiry layup and the 0degrees-layup is conducted, and it shows that the maximal pull-out force of the spiry layup is markedly larger than that of the 0degrees-layup, which verifies and demonstrates the validity of the presented model. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - In this study, the microstructures of Rutelidae cuticle, a natural biocomposite, were observed with scanning electronic microscope (SEM). It was found that the insect cuticle has a laminated microstructure consisting of chitin fiber and protein matrix. There are particular spiry layups in the cuticle. The maximal pull-out force of the spiry layup is analyzed and compared with that of conventional 0degrees-layup based on their representative models. The result shows that the pull-out force of the spiry layup is markedly larger than that of the conventional 0degrees-layup. The corresponding experiment on the maximal pull-out forces of both spiry layup and the 0degrees-layup is conducted, and it shows that the maximal pull-out force of the spiry layup is markedly larger than that of the 0degrees-layup, which verifies and demonstrates the validity of the presented model. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1016/j.commatsci.2004.02.045
DO - 10.1016/j.commatsci.2004.02.045
M3 - Article
SN - 0927-0256
VL - 30
SP - 517
EP - 522
JO - Computational Materials Science
JF - Computational Materials Science
IS - 3-4
ER -