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COMPOSITES DESIGN WORKSHOP II

MIC-MAC TOOL
Pranav Dhoj Shah, PhD
SESSION C: JANUARY 11, 2010
CO-ORDINATE AXES
N
1
N
2
N
2
N
1
N
6
N
6
1
3
2
x
y
q
2
Application: Mic-Mac Inplane
Material: T300/N5208 [SI]
Ply: [0]s ---------------Rotate the laminate from -15to 90 degrees
Chart-Quick:
Set laminate to [0]s
Cell [I4] to Input
Output 1 = [Cell S15]
Output 2 = [Cell F7]
ENGINEERING CONSTANTS AND PLY STIFFNESS
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STIFFNESS: INVARIANTS OF TRANSFORMATION
Like isotropy, anisotropic properties (stiffness) have limits as well.
There exist certain linear combinations of stiffness [Q] which remain constant in
magnitude with changing ply angle orientation. Same applies to compliance [a].
The invariants are (Eq. 3.9):
I
1
= Q
xx
+ Q
yy
+ 2Q
xy
= Q
11
+ Q
22
+ 2Q
12
I
2
= Q
xx
+ Q
yy
+ 2Q
ss
= Q
11
+ Q
22
+ 2Q
66
J
2
= S
xx
+ S
yy
+ S
ss
/2 = S
11
+ S
22
+ S
66
/2
For a given ply material, there is a limit to the stiffness potential to be achieved.
Increase in the stiffness in one direction is at the expense of that in some other
direction. The number of independent variables we can choose for a material is limited
to two; this limit is imposed by the invariants. How?
Say, we choose Q
11
and Q
66
. Due to I
1
and I
2
, other terms, Q
12
and Q
22
are fixed for that
particular set of Q
11
and Q
66
. Same applies if we choose other sets of combinations.
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Invariants of transformation for stiffness
EXAMPLE
Application: Mic-Mac Inplane
Material: T300/N5208 [SI]
Ply: [0]s : Rotate the laminate from 0 to 90 degrees
Variables: Q
11
, Q
11
+ Q
22
(= I
1
- 2Q
12
: 2Q
12
is plotted inverted) and
Q
11
+Q
22
+2Q
12
(= I
1
)
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Invariants of transformation for stiffness
EXERCISE
Application: Mic-Mac/Inplane
Material: T300/N5208 [SI]
Ply: [0]s : Rotate the laminate from 0 to 90 degrees
Variables: Q
11
, Q
11
+ Q
22
(= I
2
- 2Q
66
: 2Q
66
is plotted inverted) and
Q
11
+Q
22
+2Q
66
(= I
2
)
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MIC-MAC/ Duplex
FOR SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON OF SYMMETRIC LAMINATES
UNDERIN-PLANELOADS.
Laminate 1 Laminate 2
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Comparison using Duplex
MIC-MAC/ DUPLEX: EXAMPLES
Compare the effect of rigid body rotation on stiffness A*
11
of
[0/90]s and [(0)
2
/90]s laminates.
Material : T300/5208 [SI]
Rigid body rotation: 0 to 180 degrees
Application: Duplex
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Comparison using Duplex
MIC-MAC/ DUPLEX: EXERCISE
Compare the stiffness A*
11
of [0/90/45/-45]s and []s laminates.
Material : T300/5208 [SI]
Application: Duplex
Can we obtain equal of better longitudinal stiffness using less ply angles?
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MIC-MAC/ HYBRID
FORSYMMETRICLAMINATESUNDERIN-PLANELOADS
N
1
N
2
N
2
N
1
N
6
N
6
Material 1
Material 2
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HOMEWORK 1
What will be the optimal range of in terms of A*
11
and A*
66
for a [0/]s laminate if
both of the properties should be equal to or greater than that of Al.
Material : T300/5208 [SI]
For Al:
A*
11
= 75.71 GPa
A*
66
= 26.50 GPa
Application: Inplane
Hint: For Chart-Quick output, consider both A*
11
and A*
66
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