Hello everyone,
I am doing a composites course and as part of the coursework I needed to pick a composite product and reverse engineer it, I stupidly thought surfboard would be an easy one. When I started I realized I might be in trouble, hours of googling has gotten me answers for most of my questions except fiberglass, I would be so very grateful if someone could help me with the below question:
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Is fiberglass cloth just made using strands of glass fiber or is there resin in it?
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Is the type of fiber glass used for glassing +45/-45? is this referred to as woven fiber glass? Or does woven just mean alternating directions and could also be used for 0,90?
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Why is woven fiber glass better suited for glassing? I have gathered it has something to do with shear stress but I dont quite understand it, if someone could explain it in simple language that would really help
Im aware some of my questions might sound really dumb but no shame in learning.