UD Fibre Strength vs Angle Orientation


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Hi,

I am trying to understand behaviour of UD composite as I increase an angle from 0° . Is this changing the same way for all types of fibres or has to be determined experimentally?

I thought it is related to transformation matrix formula  for strength qx= q1*cos^2 (angle) + q2*sin^2(angle) + 2Tau*sin(angle)*cos(angle)  

but compare with strength vs angle plots I found online it does not change quite the same way.

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Stan 
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Thanks for reply.

So is it the theory still valid for angle change ?? Of course I would use ROM to calculate composite strength in all principle directions.

Does this mean the formula I mentioned is the best case scenario but still is correct approach ???

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It all depends on your application to which analsyis/design process you use, I personally like boggo standard laminate theory 

These books explain reasonably simply 
Engineering Design with polymers and composites, Gerdeen, Lord & Rorrer - CRC Press ISBN 0-8247-2379-1
Composite Materials design and applications, Gay & Hoa - CRC Press ISBN 1-4200-4519-9

Also try and get an extract of "Swanson" this has a step by step.

Essentially:

If you were to look at a single ply then you calc it the way you already have (but allowing an addition for the tension/compression value of the resin, you also need to allow for resin/fibre ratio in that calc.

Say if you had a 7 ply laminate of UD, 0,45,-45,90,-45,45,0 you need to work out the allowable stress / stress capacity of each layer, then using laminate theory you can transform these into comparable distinct and equivalent layers expressed in terms of strength/stiffness to calc it in a single equation. It also allows you to build through section stress and strain diagrams to check the interlamina shear.

All of this is purely theoretical without comparable test data from the fibre and the matrix.

My advice when learning how to actually do the engineering side is to (if you can!) Calc a basic laminate (eg 2 ply with a core) BY HAND and in full, then build said laminate and test it then compare what you have vs what you calc'd

NOTE: if you are using an FE approach then you need to know how to do this side of it anyway so you can check by hand that the values you are getting out are approximately right. - as the saying goes : dog poo in, dog poo out. ONLY once you are happy with the main data on simple structures can you then progress into more complex forms with more confidence. 
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ChrisR (03/02/2015)
It all depends on your application to which analsyis/design process you use, I personally like boggo standard laminate theory 

These books explain reasonably simply 
Engineering Design with polymers and composites, Gerdeen, Lord & Rorrer - CRC Press ISBN 0-8247-2379-1
Composite Materials design and applications, Gay & Hoa - CRC Press ISBN 1-4200-4519-9

Also try and get an extract of "Swanson" this has a step by step.

Essentially:

If you were to look at a single ply then you calc it the way you already have (but allowing an addition for the tension/compression value of the resin, you also need to allow for resin/fibre ratio in that calc.

Say if you had a 7 ply laminate of UD, 0,45,-45,90,-45,45,0 you need to work out the allowable stress / stress capacity of each layer, then using laminate theory you can transform these into comparable distinct and equivalent layers expressed in terms of strength/stiffness to calc it in a single equation. It also allows you to build through section stress and strain diagrams to check the interlamina shear.

All of this is purely theoretical without comparable test data from the fibre and the matrix.

My advice when learning how to actually do the engineering side is to (if you can!) Calc a basic laminate (eg 2 ply with a core) BY HAND and in full, then build said laminate and test it then compare what you have vs what you calc'd

NOTE: if you are using an FE approach then you need to know how to do this side of it anyway so you can check by hand that the values you are getting out are approximately right. - as the saying goes : dog poo in, dog poo out. ONLY once you are happy with the main data on simple structures can you then progress into more complex forms with more confidence. 









Thanks Chris for response.

I understand the approach you are suggesting but my case is much simpler. I just want to know if I have UD 0° composite lets say 1 layer only and I want to know if my theoretical approach is correct (according to transformation matrix formula above) i.e. when I lay my layer at certain angle off 0° axis what would be  predicted strength. And does this strength vary the same way for all fibres (in theory should have if I am using same  formula)??

Many  thanks



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