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This document appears to be excerpts from the answers to selected problems in Chapter 5 of the textbook "Mechanics of Composite Materials" by Autar K. Kaw. It provides example laminate configurations for different types of laminates and shows calculations and answers for various composite material problems involving properties, strengths, coefficients, and optimizations.

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Chapter5 Answers PDF

This document appears to be excerpts from the answers to selected problems in Chapter 5 of the textbook "Mechanics of Composite Materials" by Autar K. Kaw. It provides example laminate configurations for different types of laminates and shows calculations and answers for various composite material problems involving properties, strengths, coefficients, and optimizations.

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Mechanics of Composite Materials


nd
2 edition, 2005
CRC Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN 10: 0-8493-1343-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-8943-1343-1
Autar K. Kaw

Answers to Selected Problems

Chapter 5

5.1
[-30/45/-45/-30] is a total laminate
[-30/30/-30/30] is a balanced angle ply laminate
[30/-30/30] is a symmetric angle ply laminate
[45/30/-30/-45] is an antisymmetric laminate
[0/90/0/90/0/90/90] is a cross-ply laminate
[0/90/90/90/90/0] is a symmetric cross-ply laminate
[0/18/36/54/72/90/-18/-36/-54/-72] is a quasi-isotropic laminate

5.10
10 10
7.637. 10 2.261. 10 0
10 10 . Pa. 20. t
1. A 2.261. 10 7.637. 10 0
10
0 0 2.688. 10
E iso = 69.68 GPa

2.

5.12

FPF: 258.8 psi-in

LPF: 1540 psi-in

5.13
2
M max = 4.396 Pa. m
(FPF as well as LPF)

5.14
2
M max = 3.745 Pa. m
(FPF as well as LPF)
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5.15

[0/90]S laminate [45/-45]S


laminate
Longitudinal modulus Ex [Msi] 4.157 1.799
Transverse modulus Ey [Msi] 2.682 1.799
Shear modulus Gxy 0.600 1.493
[Msi]
Poisson’s ratio νxy 0.1170 0.4989
Tensile strengths:
x-direction 15.68 ksi 13.22 ksi
y-direction 10.07 ksi 13.22 ksi
Shear strengths:
x-y plane 10.44 ksi 9.93 ksi

5.16

0, 90, 45

5.17

1.
∆Ef x = 12.5 %
2.
∆Ef x = 6.736 %

5.18

1.
∆E x = 35.12 %
2.
∆G xy = 1026 %

5.19
The coefficient of thermal expansion will be closest to zero for a [06/90]S Graphite/Epoxy sublaminate of
equal thickness lamina.

5.20
1.
αx 1.226. 10
6 m

αy 6 .m
1.226. 10
°C
α xy 1.534. 10
21

2.
E1 = 985.9 GPa
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5.21
45°.

5.22
1.
±45°
2.
±54°.
3.
±90° but ±76° is where you start getting very little change in “minimum diameter increase”. Better to use
±76° as that would improve strength also.

5.23
1. t = 0.1422in
2. = 0.008856in
3. Open ended

5.24
1.
[45 / 90 / 0 / 90 / 0 / 90]s is a possible answer
2.
Glass/epoxy is the best choice

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