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Input File
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F1t : Longitudinal tensile strength (Pa [psi])


F2t : Transverse tensile strength (Pa [psi])
F1c : Longitudinal compressive strength (Pa [psi])
F2c : Transverse compressive strength (Pa [psi])
F6 : In-plane shear strength (Pa [psi])
Del_C(%) : Moisture percentage (%)
Del_T : Delta temprature compared with stress-free temprature (C [F])
Nx : Applied mechanical loading in (x) direction (N/m [lb/in])
Ny : Applied mechanical loading in (y) direction (N/m [lb/in])
Nxy : Applied mechanical shear loading (N/m [lb/in])
Mx : Applied mechanical moment around (x) axis (N/m/m [lb/in/in])
My : Applied mechanical moment around (y) axis (N/m/m [lb/in/in])
Mxy : Applied mechanical shear moment (N/m/m [lb/in/in])

Plies should be sequenced from top surface to bottom!

th : ply orientation (deg)


t : ply thickness (m [in])
E1 : Longitudinal modulus (Pa [psi])
E2 : Transverse modulus (Pa [psi])
G12 : In-plane shear modulus (Pa [psi])
v12 : Major Poisson's ratio
Alpha_1 : Longitudinal thermal expansion coefficient (1/C [1/F])
Alpha_2 : Transverse thermal expansion coefficient (1/C [1/F])
Beta_1 : Longitudinal moisture expansion coefficient
Beta_2 : Transverse moisture expansion coefficient

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Output File
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Nbar : Total load (N/m [lb/in])


N : Applied mechanical loading (N/m [lb/in])
NT : Thermal loading (N/m [lb/in])
NH : Hygrothermal loading (N/m [lb/in])
Mbar : Total moment (N/m [lb/in])
M : Applied mechanical moment (N/m/m [lb/in/in])
MT : Thermal moment (N/m/m [lb/in/in])
MH : Hygrothermal moment (N/m/m [lb/in/in])
eps0 : Reference plane strains (m/m [in/in])
k : Laminate curvature (1/m [1/in])
Alpha_bar : Laminate coefficients of thermal expansion (1/C [1/F])
Beta_bar : Laminate coefficients of moisture expansion
epsxy_upper : Upper surface ply strains in (xy) directions (m/m [in/in])
epsxy_lower : Lower surface ply strains in (xy) directions (m/m [in/in])

sigxy_upper : Upper surface ply stresses in (xy) directions (Pa [psi])

sigxy_lower : Lower surface ply stresses in (xy) directions (Pa [psi])

sig12_upper : Upper surface ply stresses in (12) directions (Pa [psi])


sig12_lower : Lower surface ply stresses in (12) directions (Pa [psi])

TH_upper : Tsai-Hill number in the upper ply surface.


TH_lower : Tsai-Hill number in the lower ply surface.
Status(Tsai-Hill): Ply condition according to Tsai-Hill criterion (Passed /
Failed)
Status(Max-Stress): Ply condition according to maximum stress criterion (Passed /
Failed)
Ex : Laminate longitudinal modulus (Pa [psi])

Ey : Laminate transverse modulus (Pa [psi])


Gxy : Laminate in-plane shear modulus (Pa [psi])
vxy : Laminate major Poisson's ratio
ABD : Laminate ABD matrix
abd : Laminate ABD matrix (inverse matrix of ABD)
Qbar : Reduction matrices, one for each ply orientation (Pa [psi])

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