Bending analysis of three-phase polymer composite plates reinforced by glass fibers and titanium oxide particles

This paper presents a method to determine bending deflection of three-phase polymer composite plates consisting of reinforced glass fibers and titanium oxide (TiO2) particles. This method analyzes bending with taking into account two important effects which are interaction between titanium oxide particles and polymer matrix and shear deformation. Mechanical properties of the three-phase composite plates are clearly related to mechanical properties and volume fractions of constituent materials. These explicit expressions play an important role in design of composite materials as well as optimal behavior of three-phase composite plates.