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Homework Assignment 3: MAE 4315, AE 5315, ME 5315 - Fall 2020

This homework assignment involves analyzing composite laminates and calculating their mechanical properties. Students are asked to write codes to calculate homogenized properties of composites using concentric cylinder model and transformation matrices between material and global coordinate systems. They also need to analyze stresses, strains and failure of composite laminates subjected to different loading conditions. The assignment is divided into multiple problems involving micromechanical analysis, composite property calculations, stress-strain transformations and failure analysis using Tsai-Hill criteria.

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Homework Assignment 3: MAE 4315, AE 5315, ME 5315 - Fall 2020

This homework assignment involves analyzing composite laminates and calculating their mechanical properties. Students are asked to write codes to calculate homogenized properties of composites using concentric cylinder model and transformation matrices between material and global coordinate systems. They also need to analyze stresses, strains and failure of composite laminates subjected to different loading conditions. The assignment is divided into multiple problems involving micromechanical analysis, composite property calculations, stress-strain transformations and failure analysis using Tsai-Hill criteria.

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MAE 4315, AE 5315, ME 5315 - Fall 2020

University of Texas at Arlington

Homework Assignment 3
Due date: 18 Oct 2020 by 1:59pm in Canva.

Instructions:

• Problem set A is mandatory for MAE 4315, AE 5315 and ME 5315.

• Problem set B is mandatory for AE 5315 and ME 5315. Optional/Extra credits


for MAE 4315.

• Read each problem carefully.

• Show all work for full credit. Include any equations, graphs, script and references
used.

• All material properties can be found in book by Daniel and Isahi, pages 375-378.

• Writing each code as a separate function will help you in the future CLT calculations.

• Use SI units.

Problem set A
Problem A1 - 40 points
In module 4, we looked at methods to calculate homogenized material properties when
the fiber and matrix properties are provided. Using what we have learned and assuming
state of plane stress, answer the following:

A 1.1 (10 points)


Write a code (called <CCM>) that will calculate homogenized composite properties
{E1 , E2 , ν12 , G12 }, using the Concentric Cylinder Model (CCM) (module 4.1). The inputs
to the code are the engineering constants of fiber and matrix, and the volume fraction.

A 1.2 (10 points)


Using the code calculate the homogenized properties for IM7/977-3 composite system,
with V f = 0.65, for which fiber and matrix properties are provided on pages 375-376
in Daniel and Isahi. You can assume ν23 = 0.0625 for IM7 What is the % error for
{E1 , E2 , ν12 , G12 } between your calculation and those provided in page 378 of Daniel and
Isahi ?
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Figure 1: Global {x, y} and material (or local) {1, 2} coordinate frame for a lamina with
fiber orientatation θ.

A 1.3 (20 points)


Using the code calculate the homogenized properties for E-Glass, AS4, Kevlar fibers
with (3501-6) epoxy (material properties are provided on pages 375-376 in Daniel and
Isahi), ν23 = 0.1 for Kevlar and plot the following, for volume fraction range V f =
{0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8}.

(a) In a single figure, plot E2 /Em (y-axis) v/s V f (x-axis) for all fiber-matrix config-
uration. Describe your observations.
(b) In a single figure, plot G12 /G12m (y-axis) v/s V f (x-axis) for all fiber-matrix configu-
ration. Describe your observations.
where, Em , G12m are the matrix Young’s modulus and shear modulus respectively.

Problem A2 - 30 points
In problem set A1, you have calculated the composite engineering properties in the ma-
terial coordinate frame. In the following sub-problems, we will calculate composite engi-
neering properties in the global coordinate frame.

A 2.1 (10 points)


Write a code (called <QS-matrices>) that takes local material properties {E1 , E2 , ν12 , G12 }
and any arbitrary angle θ, to calculates the [S̄] and [Q̄] matrix for a plane stress lam-
ina. Hint: Use matrices for ease of coding. Start by calculating [S], [Q], then use the
transformation matrices to calculate [S̄], [Q̄], etc.

A 2.2 (10 points)


Consider an lamina with the principal material directions 1- and 2- oriented at an angle
θ from the reference x- and y- axes as shown in Figure 1 above. Write a code (called

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Figure 2: Tension and shear loading on lamina with fibers oriented at 45o .

<GlobalModulus>) that takes [S̄] as input and calculate the moduli in the global frame
Ex , Ey , Gxy , νxy

A 2.3 (10 points)


For θ = {10, 20, 30, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90} degrees and the lamina properties for
IM7/977-3 given on page 376 in Daniel and Isahi; Use the above code to;
(a) Plot Ex /E2 v/s θ. Describe your observations.
(b) Plot Gxy /G12 v/s θ. Describe your observations.
(c) Plot νxy /ν12 versus θ. Describe your observations.

Problem A3 - 30 points
In this problem set, we shall bring together all we have done so far.

A 3.1
A CFRP panel made from IM7 fiber and 977-3 epoxy , with V f = 0.65, for which fiber
and matrix properties are provided on pages 375-376 in Daniel and Isahi. Fibers are
aligned at θ = 45o with respect to the global x direction. The panel considered to be in
plane stress state, and is subjected to uniform stresses: σx = 3000 MPa, σy = 70MPa and
τxy = 50 MPa, as shown in figure 2. For each of the problems below write the solution
steps (bullet points).
(a) Determine εx , εy , εxy along the x-y-axes;
(b) Determine σ1 , σ2 , τ6 along the 1-2-axes;

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(c) Determine ε1 , ε2 , ε6 along the 1-2-axes;


(d) Will the panel fail under the applied stress? Use Tsai-Hill criteria, with the critical
lamina failure values given as:
Xt = 3250 MPa, Xc = 1590 MPa, Yt = 62 MPa, Yc = 200 MPa, S12 = 75 MPa

Problem set -B
Problem B1 (20 points)
B 1.1 (10 points)
Using micro-mechanics based failure strength estimation, calculate the lamina critical
failure values Xt , Xc (Rosen), Yt , Yc , S12 for the IM7/977-3 composite lamina of V f = 0.65,
for which fiber and matrix properties are provided on pages 375-376 . Assume, stress
concentration factor Kσ = 1.4. Also, residual stress and residual strain is zero. How do
the results compare with lamina failure properties given in page 378 of Daniel and Isahi?

B 1.2 (10 points)


Using the above values for critical failure points.
(a) Plot the failure envelope for max stress criteria.
(b) Plot the failure envelope for max strain criteria.

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