COMPOSITE MATERIALS: STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
1 Introduction 1 References 5 2 Classical Laminate Theory 7 21 Continuum Mechanical Modeling 7 22 Macromechanics of a Lamina 10 221 Kinematics 11 222 Constitutive Equation 15 223 Equilibrium 23 224 Partial Differential Equations 31 225 Failure Criteria 34 23 Macromechanics of a Laminate 36 231 Generalized Stress-Strain Relationship 36 232 Special Cases of Laminates 39 233 Failure Analysis of Laminates 43 References 45 3 Composite Laminate Analysis Tool—CLAT 47 31 Programming Approach 47 32 Graphical Appearance, Functionality, and Operation 48 References 54 4 Application Examples 55 41 Introduction 55 42 Problem 1: Stresses and Strains in a Symmetric Laminate 56 43 Problem 2: Stresses and Strains in an Asymmetric Laminate 66 44 Problem 3: Failure Criteria 77 45 Problem 4: Ply-By-Ply Failure Loads 79 46 Problem 5: Pole Diagrams of Elastic Properties for Unidirectional Laminae 81 47 Problem 6: Failure Envelopes for Unidirectional Laminae 89 References 96 5 Source Codes 97 51 Mainpy 97 52 Laminates_classespy 105 53 GlobalVarspy 112 54 CLATHelpModulepy 113 55 Requirementstxt 168