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AP Maximum Stress Example

The document presents a composite materials problem to determine if failure will occur given experimentally determined strength characteristics for a fiberglass/epoxy composite and a specified state of stress. A maximum stress criteria envelope graph is provided showing the failure envelope and state of stress, from which it is determined that the absolute values of σ1, σ2, and τ12 are all less than the corresponding strength limits and failure is not predicted.

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AP Maximum Stress Example

The document presents a composite materials problem to determine if failure will occur given experimentally determined strength characteristics for a fiberglass/epoxy composite and a specified state of stress. A maximum stress criteria envelope graph is provided showing the failure envelope and state of stress, from which it is determined that the absolute values of σ1, σ2, and τ12 are all less than the corresponding strength limits and failure is not predicted.

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MENG 5333 Composite Materials Example Problem: Maximum Stress Criteria Problem Statement: A fiberglass/epoxy composite has the

following experimentally determined strength characteristics: F1t F1c F2t F2c F6 1140 620 39 128 89 Mpa MPa MPa MPa MPa

For 1 = -300 MPa and 2 = -20 Mpa, determine if the composite will fail. Solution: The figure below shows the maximum stress criteria envelope for this material and the state of stress.

Maximum Stress Criteria Envelope


60 40 20 0 -20 2 -40 -60 -80 -100 -120 -140 -1000

-500

0 1

500

1000

1500

Failure Envelope

State of Stress

|1| > F1t is false |1| > F1c is false

|2| > F2t is false |2| > F2c is false

|12| > F6 is false

Therefore, Failure is NOT Predicted Note: the plotted state of stress lies WITHIN the failure envelope, visually indicating that the design is safe under the given state stress.

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