Composite exercises

5th set

1- Find the maximum biaxial stress, x = , y = , > 0, that one can apply to a 60 lamina of graphite/epoxy. Use the properties of a unidirectional graphite/epoxy lamina from Table . Use maximum strain, maximum stress, and TsaiWu failure theories. 2- A [0/90]s laminate made of glass/epoxy is subjected to an axial load Nx. Use properties of unidirectional glass/epoxy lamina from Table and assume that each layer is 0.005 in. thick. Use the maximum stress failure theory to find the first and last ply failure of the laminate. 3- A thin-walled pressure vessel is manufactured by a filament winding method using glass/epoxy prepregs. Find the optimum angles, , if the pressure vessel is made of []ns sublaminate with Spherical construction, apply TsaiWu failure theory. Use properties of unidirectional glass/epoxy lamina from Table.