The effects of composite laminate stiffness and loading on stress resultant concentration factor around a hole

Damghani, Mahdi, Harrison, Christopher and Kennedy, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8837-7296 2018. The effects of composite laminate stiffness and loading on stress resultant concentration factor around a hole. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 232 (6) , pp. 1033-1049. 10.1177/0954406218755187

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Abstract

An analytical tool is developed using conformal mapping and the complex variable method for determining the Stress Resultant Concentration Factor (SRCF) in an infinite plate with a circular or elliptical hole. This tool is validated against Finite Element Analysis (FEA). A population space of 305 laminates is generated by stacking uni-directional Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) material at various orientations covering a wide spectrum of homogenised stiffness values. The analytical approach is then used to study the effect(s) of loading conditions, stacking sequences and laminate homogenised stiffness values on the SRCF at the edge of a circular hole.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Publisher:	Sage
ISSN:	0954-4062
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	4 January 2018
Date of Acceptance:	21 December 2017
Last Modified:	12 Nov 2024 20:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/107880

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