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Chapter 2: Macroscopic behaviour

Exercise 1
Consider a cubic specimen of 50 mm side dimension. This cube is subjected to a compressive
force of 125 KN along direction 2 (perpendicular to fibers direction).
1. The cube is not constrained in the space. Calculate the final dimensions of the specimen.
2. The cube is blocked along direction 3. Calculate the final dimensions of the cube.
3. The cube is blocked along direction 1. Write the law of behavior of the composite.
E1 = 155 GPa; E2 = 12.1 GPa; 23 = 0.458 ; 12 = 0.248

Exercise 2
Consider a laminate plate made from stacking of identical balanced woven fabric layers oriented
along C and T axes. A simple tensile stress 0x is applied along x as shown in the figure.
Moreover, two strain gages, one along x and the other along y, are cemented on the plate.
Gage 1 reads an axial strain 0x while gage 2 reads an axial strain 0y. Since layers are identical
and balanced, 0xy = 0.
1. Express the distortion CT in the plane (C,T) in terms of 0x and 0y.
2. Express the shear stress CT in the plane (C,T) in terms of 0x.
3. Deduce the expression of the shear modulus GCT in terms of 0x ; 0y and 0x.

Exercise 3
A 60° oriented carbon/epoxy lamina fibers is subjected to the following stress state:
x = 2K; y = -3K and xy = 4K where K is a real positive constant.
Knowing that Xt = 1500 MPa; Xc = -1500 MPa; Yt = 40 MPa; Yc = -246 MPa and S = 68 MPa,
determine the value of K using the maximum stress failure criterion.

Exercise 4
For the composite of exercise 3, determine the compliance matrix knowing that:
E1 = 181 GPa; E2 = E3 = 10.3 GPa; 12 = 0.27; 23 = 0.6; G12 = 7.17 GPa; G23 = 3 GPa.
Deduce the value of K using the maximum strain failure criterion.

Exercise 5
Repeat problem 3 using Tsai-Hill failure criterion.

Exercise 6
Lamina of exercise 3 is now subjected to a pure shear stress xy = 0. Determine 0 using:
1) Maximum stress failure criterion.
2) Tsai-Hill failure criterion.

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