An Alternate Graphical Representation of Failure Surface.

Abstract

Failure surface of laminated composites can be constructed in special strain space such that the transformation of strain components becomes an orthogonal matrix. This construction provides a convenient means of studying strength of laminates consisting of arbitrary lamina orientations. This special construction of failure surface can be based on the maximum strain theory, the tensor polynomial theory or other failure criteria of the lamina. The effect of nonlinearity due to shear on the failure surface is also illustrated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA307073

Entities

People

  • H. T. Hahn
  • S. W. Tsai

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Laminates
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Polynomials

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.

Technology Areas

  • Space