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This chapter covers the stacking of single laminae, generally under different angles, to a so-called laminate. Based on the approach of the classical laminate theory, a simplified stress analysis, a subsequent failure analysis is derived, without the solution of the system of coupled differential equations for the unknown displacements in the three coordinate directions. This theory provides the solution of the statically indeterminate system based on a generalized stress–strain relationship under consideration of the constitutive relationship and the definition of the so-called stress resultants.
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Thus, symmetric angle-ply laminates do not belong to the group of symmetric balanced laminates.
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Öchsner, A. (2023). Macromechanics of a Laminate. In: Composite Mechanics. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 184. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32390-4_4
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