Chapter 2 Macromechanical Analysis of a Lamina

Invariant Form of Transformed Matrices

Dr. Autar Kaw

Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620

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Mechanics of Composite Materials by Kaw
 σ x   Q11 Q12 Q16   ε x 
    
σ y  =  Q12 Q 22 Q 26   ε y  ,
    
τ xy  Q  
Q66  γ xy 
 16 Q 26

Q11= U 1+U 2 cos 2θ+U 3 cos 4θ 1

U 1 = (3 Q11+3 Q 22 +2 Q12 +4 Q66)
8
Q12 =U 4 − U 3 cos 4θ 1
U 2 = (Q11 − Q 22)
Q 22 =U 1 − U 2 cos 2θ+U 3 cos 4θ 2
1
Q16 =
U2
sin 2θ+U 3 sin 4θ U 3= (Q11+Q22 − 2 Q12 − 4 Q66)
2 8
U2 1
Q 26 =
2
sin 2θ − U 3 sin 4θ U 4 = (Q11+ Q 22 +6 Q12 − 4 Q66)
8
1
Q66 = (U 1 − U 4) − U 3 cos 4θ
2
 ε x   S 11 S 12 S 16  σ x 
    
 ε y  =  S 12 S 22 S 26  σ y  ,
    
γ   S  
 xy   16 S 26 S 66  τ xy 

S 11 = V 1+V 2 cos 2θ + V 3 cos 4θ, 1

V 1 = (3 S 11 + 3 S 22 + 2 S 12 + S 66 ),
8
S 12 = V 4 − V 3 Cos 4θ , 1
V 2 = (S11 − S 22 ),
S 22 = V 1 − V 2 Cos 2θ + V 3 Cos 4θ , 2
1
S 16 = V 2 sin 2θ + 2 V 3 sin 4θ, V 3 = ( S 11 + S 22 − 2 S 12 − S 66 ),
8
1
S 26 = V 2 Sin 2θ − 2 V 3 Sin 4θ , V 4 = ( S 11 + S 22 + 6 S 12 − S 66 )
8
S 66 = 2( V 1 − V 4 ) − 4 V 3 Cos 4θ ,