Solve Example 10.1 for the case of a bundle of \(N=10,000\) fibers instead of a single fiber.

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EXAMPLE 10.1 A carbon fiber having a diameter d = 0.0003 in. is to be tested in tension, according to ASTMC1557/03R08. As illustrated in Figure 10.1, the fiber is adhesively bonded to a backing strip with a droplet of adhesive on each end of the fiber. Assume that the adhesive droplets are hemispherical in shape with diameter D = 0.1 in. and that the adhesive shear strength is max 4000 psi. If the fiber is fully embedded in the adhesive drop- lets over the full diameter of the droplet on each end of the fiber, and the backing strip has been cut so that all the tensile load is transmitted through the fiber, what is the theoretical maximum tensile stress, ofmax that could be applied to the fiber?