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Lecture23:DesignofLaminatedComposite
DefinitionofEngineeringPropertiesinaComposite
Themostimportantparameterthatdefinestheanisotropyofacompositelaminaistheplyangleor
theangleofthelongitudinalreinforcementwithrespecttothelaminateboundary.Theplyangle?is
showninthefigurebelow.
Youmayvarytheplyanglefromlaminatolaminawithinarangeof0to900.Needlesstosaythat
0 0
the0 plyisthestrongestalongthelongitudinaldirectionwhereasthe90 plyistheweakestone.
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