Abstract
Among the reinforced composites the ones with fabric reinforcements are studied due to of their excellent properties. This type of materials allows the control of properties due to the placement of fabrics in the reinforcement structure. This study is carried out to identify the effect of reinforcement sheets orientation on the mechanical properties of composites with epoxy matrix and the effect of modified matrix on the same properties. Four types of fabrics had been used as reinforcements for materials each material being reinforced with a single type of fabric excepting the medial sheet which is the same for all the materials. Both three point bending tests and compressive tests were performed perpendicular on the reinforcement plane. Keywords: epoxy resin, modified epoxy, fabrics, bending tests, compressive tests