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MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE
STRUCTURES
Definitions:
Isotropic : a material having similar properties in all directions. For
example: aluminum, steel, etc.
Orthotropic : a material having two plane of symmetry which are
perpendicular to each other. Example: composite materials in fiber
direction.
Anisotropic: a material having no plane of symmetry. Example:
composite materials not in fiber direction.
Isotropic
Orthotropic
Anisotropic
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
In fiber direction, a composite material is an orthotropic material.
1 : fiber direction
1
2: perpendicular
fiber direction
1
Xt,c
E1 = tan
Experimental determination of E2
2
E2 = tan
Yt,c
12
S
G12 tan
P/2
12 2 450
P/2
12
( P / 2)
b.t
12
1
E
1
2 . 1
E
12 0
(Isotropic)
2
12
1
12
1
1
E
2 E
12
0
E
1
E
0
0 1
0 2
1 12
G
Or:
1
1
2 E 1 2
12
0
1
E
1
2
0 2
G 12
E
G
21
1
E1
2 12 . 1
1
12 1
E1
(Orthotropic)
12 0
12
1
12
E1
1
21
2
E2
12
0
12
1
E1
E2
0
0 2
1 12
G12
Or:
E1
1 12 . 21
1
12 E2
1 12 . 21
0
12
21.E1
E2
1 12 .21
1 12 . 21
0
E2
21 .12
E1
0 2
G12 12
1
S11
2
12
0
12
Where:
1
S11
E1
S 22
S12
S 22
0
0
0
S 66
2
12
12 21
; S12
E1
E2
1
1
; S 66
E2
G12
1
Q11 Q12
Q
2
12
22
0
0
12
0
0
Q66
2
12
Where:
E1
Q11
1 12 21
12 E2
21E1
; Q12
1 12 21 1 12 21
E2
Q22
; Q66 G12
1 12 21
EXAMPLE
Carbon-epoxy T300/5208 has properties as follows: E1 = 19.2 Msi ; E2 =
1.56 Msi ; v12 = 0.24 ; G12 = 0.82 Msi
Therefore, the compliance coefficients are (in 1/Msi):
1
S11
0.05208
E1
1
S 22
0.641
E2
12
S12
0.0125
E1
1
S 66
1.2195
G12
S16 S 26 0
And the stiffness coefficients are (in Msi)
Q66 0.820
x
1
2
1
y
12
xy
x
1
2
2
y
12
xy
and
m2
n2
2mn
T1 n 2 m 2 2mn
mn mn m 2 n 2
T2
m2
n2
mn
n2
m2
mn ; m cos n sin
2mn 2mn m 2 n 2
1 Q 1
Therefore, we find:
x T1 1 Q T2 x
or
x
Q11 Q12
y T1 Q12 Q22
0
0
xy
x
0
0 T2 y
Q66
xy
Now we define:
Q T
1
and
or
QT2
x Q x
Q11 Q12
x
y
Q12 Q 22
Q
xy
16 Q 26
Q16 x
Q 26 y
Q 66 xy
The individual
Q ij
DISPLACEMENT CHARACTERISTICS
Isotropic
Orthotropic
Off-axis Lamina
(Anisotropic)
EXAMPLE (2)
Carbon-epoxy T300/5208 has properties as follows: E1 = 19.2 Msi ; E2 = 1.56
Msi ; v12 = 0.24 ; G12 = 0.82 Msi and fiber angle 30o to the global axis
S 11 0.2933
S 12 0.1065
S 22 0.5878 S 66 0.8434
S 16 0.3636;
S 26 1.465
Q 66 3.975
Q16 5.658
Q 26 2.017
Ex
E1
E1
4
2 2
4 E1
m
n
12
G12
E2
E
E
n 2 m 2 1 1 1 n 4 m 4 12
E2 G12
xy
4
E1
2 2
4 E1
m
n
12
G
E
12
2
Ey
E1
E1
4
2 2
4 E1
m
n
12
G
E
12
2
E1
Gxy
E1
2 2
2
2 2 E1
4m n 1 212 n m
E
G
2
12
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