Analytical modeling of stiffness reduction in symmetric and balanced laminates due to cracks in 90° layers
Analytical modeling of stiffness reduction in symmetric and balanced laminates due to cracks in 90° layers
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DOI:
10.1016/s0266-3538(99)00025-1
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发表时间:
1999-01-01
影响因子:
9.1
通讯作者:
Varna, J
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作者:
Joffe, R;Varna, J
Stiffness reduction in [S,90(n)](s) symmetric laminates, containing orthotropic sub-laminates (S) and cracked 90 degrees layer, is analyzed. Closed-form expressions relating stiffness changes to the transverse crack density are derived. They contain only material properties, laminate geometry and a stress-perturbation function that is proportional to the normalized average crack-opening displacement. Stress-distribution models [shear lag, based on variational approach, and finite-element analysis (FEA)] are adopted for the [S,90(n)](s) configurations and used to calculate the stress-perturbation function. Predictions are compared with experimental data for [+/- theta, 90(4)](s) theta = 0, 15, 30, 40 glass-fiber/epoxy-resin laminates. Generally the FEA model slightly underestimates stiffness reduction whereas both of the variational models used lead to similar results, slightly lower than experimental. Even the shear-lag model may be successfully used if the shear-lag parameter is first obtained from fitting test results for cross-pip laminate of the same material. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.