Chapter 2 Macromechanical Analysis of a Lamina

2D Stiffness and Compliance Matrix for

Unidirectional Lamina

Dr. Autar Kaw

Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620

Courtesy of the Textbook

Mechanics of Composite Materials by Kaw
 (a) Tensile load in direction 1

(b) Tensile load in direction in 2

FIGURE 2.18 (c) Pure shear stress in plane of 1-2

Application of stresses to
find engineering constants
of a unidirectional lamina
Apply a pure axial load in direction 1

σ1  0, σ 2 = 0, τ12 = 0

 ε1  S 11 S 12 0  σ1 ε1= S 11 σ 1

     
 ε 2  =  S 12 S 22 0  σ 2 ε 2 = S 12 σ 1
      γ12 =0
γ12  0 0 S 66  τ12

σ1 1 1
E1  = S11=
ε1 S11 E1
ε2 S ν12
ν12   =  12 . S 12= 
ε1 S11 E1
Apply a pure axial load in direction 2
σ1  0, σ 2  0, τ12=0

 ε1  S 11 S 12 0  σ1 ε1= S 12 σ 2

     
 ε 2  =  S 12 S 22 0  σ 2 ε 2 = S 22 σ 2
      γ12=0
γ12  0 0 S 66  τ12

σ2 1 1
E2  = S 22=
ε 2 S 22 E2
ν21
ν21  
ε1 S
=  12 . S12= 
ε2 S 22 E2
 ν21
S 12 = 
ν12 S12= 
E1 E2

ν12 ν 21
=
E1 E 2
Apply a pure shear load in Plane 12

σ1  0, σ 2 =0, τ12  0

 ε1  S 11 S 12 0  σ1 ε1=0

     
 ε 2  =  S 12 S 22 0  σ 2 ε 2 =0
      γ12=S 66 12
γ12  0 0 S 66  τ12

G12 
 12 = 1 1
S 66 =
 12 S 66 G12
 ε1  S 11 S 12 0  σ1
     
 ε 2  =  S 12 S 22 0  σ 2
     
γ12  0 0 S 66  τ12

 1 ν 
  12 0 
 ε1  σ1
   E1 E1  
 ν12
0   σ 2
1
 ε 2 = 
   E1 E2  
γ12  1   τ12
 0 0 
 G12 
 σ1 Q11 Q12 0  ε1
     
 σ 2 = Q12 Q22 0  ε 2
     
 τ12  0 0 Q66 γ12

S 22  E1 ν12 E 2 
Q11 =  1- 1  ν21 ν12 0
S 11 S 22  S 12
2
 ν21 ν12 
S 12  σ1    ε1
Q12 =     ν12 E 2 E2   
S11 S 22  S 12
2
 σ 2 =  0  ε 2
S 11   1  ν21 ν12 1  ν21 ν12   
Q 22 =  τ12   γ12
S 11 S 22  S 12
2
 0 0 G12
1  
Q66 =  
S 66