MEC613 : MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

LAB 2
COMPOSITE PLATE ANALYSIS
Objective:

To Perform Deformation Analysis on a Composite Plate and Validate

Results

PLATE GEOMETRY:

y
Element
No. 18

Element
No. 1

5 in.

9 in.

qo

h
Figure 2.2: Geometry and computational domain for composite laminate under
transverse load.
MATERIAL PROPERTIES:
Properties
E1
E2
E3
G12 = G13
G23
12 = 13
23
Ply thickness, hi

Values
19.2 x 1066 p.s.i
1.56 x 10 p.s.i
1.56 x 106 p.s.i
0.82 x 106 p.s.i
0.49 x 106 p.s.i
0.24
0.49
0.005 in./ply

Table 2.1: Material properties of T300/5208 graphite/ epoxy composite material.

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BOUNDARY CONDITIONS:
v = w = x = x = 0

u = w = x = x = 0
v =0
w =0
y = 0
y = 0

u =0
x = 0
x = 0
v =0
w =0
y = 0
y = 0

u =0
w =0
y = 0
y = 0

v = y = y = 0

u =0
w =0
y = 0
y = 0

v =0
x = 0
x = 0

u = y = y = 0

v = w = x = x = 0

u = w = x = x = 0

(b) Anti-symmetric angle ply

(a) Cross-ply laminates

Figure 2.1: The simply supported boundary conditions for full-plate and quarter-plate
model of cross-ply and antisymmetric angle-ply laminates.

RESULTS
Finite-Element Solution
Lamination
scheme

Type of
Laminate

[ 0 / 90 ]T
[ 0/ 90/ 0/ 90]T

cross-ply

[ 0/ 90/ 90/ 0]T

UDL
(p.s.i)

Exact
Solution

0.1

1.884

0.1

0.134

0.1

0.229

[45/-45/45/-45]T

anti-

0.1

0.1086

[15/-15/15/-15]T

symmetric

0.1

0.2515

[ 45 / -45 ]T

angle ply

0.1

1.6006

0.1

2.6039

[ 15 / -15 ]T

Model 1

Error

Model 2

Table 2.2: Comparison of exact and finite-element solution, z-displacement (in.) for
laminated composite plate ( 9 by 5 in. ).
REPORT
Write a report, which consist of short description of the problem, the diagrams where necessary, data
as required and the summary. The results should consist of the value of the maximum deflections
and the value of the errors compared to the exact solution. Select an error value and explain.
Conclude your report by presenting the best computational model for the above-stated problem.

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