I made monocoque for my bike before I made it with carbon,i made it out offe glass tested till failure,then when I made it out off carbon gave myself a safe margin,the one thing about carbon is when it let's go eg. Failure you get. No notice,where by using glass gave me notice,this seem's to me to be because off the stiffness off carbon,to use this material to its upmost having engineering skills would help,but a bit off common sense helps,also when I make a part I look at where the weight is being loaded asess stress area's and decide on material weight's and application.

seriously, i appreciate the participation and discussion --


Scott

CarbonFiberCreations

I agree with Warren and Fred, placing the fibers in different directions is more of a  F1 and Aerospace thing where they need every little bit of strength and where cost isn't an issue. Placing Kevlar within the layers will hold it together, even using woven roving also