1. Chapter 4 Macromechanical Analysis of a Laminate Dr. Autar Kaw Department of Mechanical Engineering University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620 Courtesy of the Textbook Mechanics of Composite Materials by Kaw

2. (4.29) (4.30)

3. (4.31) (4.32a) (4.32b) The [A*], [B*], and [D*] matrices are called the extensional compliance matrix, coupling compliance matrix, and bending compliance matrix respectively.

4. For a symmetric laminate:

5. (4.31) (4.33)

6. (4.34) (4.35)

7. (4.36) (4.37)

8. (4.38) (4.39)

9. (4.34) (4.42) (4.40) (4.41)

10. (4.36) (4.45) (4.43) (4.44) Effective in-plane Poissons ratio

11. (4.46a) (4.46b) (4.47)

12. For a symmetric laminate: [B] = 0 (4.31) (4.32b) (4.48)

13. Effective flexural longitudinal modulus: (4.49) (4.50) (4.51)

14. (4.52) (4.53) (4.54) (4.55) (4.56)