Abstract
The present paper shows a solution procedure for determining laminate configurations corresponding to in-plane and/or out-of-plane lamination parameters for symmetric and balanced laminates. The solution procedure is shown for the laminate with an infinite number of plies as well as that with a finite number of plies. As a numerical example of the present method, the laminate configurations with isotropic stiffness characteristics are obtained. A particular class of laminate configurations is also presented where the stiffness characteristics are isotropic with respect to both in- plane and out-of-plane stiffnesses.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 209-224 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Advanced Composite Materials |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1991 Jan 1 |
Keywords
- Isotropic laminate
- Laminate configuration
- Lamination parameter
- Material design
- Stiffness design
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering