Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Research Article

Optimum Design of Fibre Orientation in Composite Laminate Plates for Out-Plane Stresses

Table 1

Optimum lamina orientations for material T300/5308 under different loads.
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Optimum lamina orientationsSafety factor
(MPa m)Akbulut and Sonmez [35]Present work Akbulut and Sonmez [35]Present work
(Figure 2)Max. stressTsai-WuMax. stressTsai-Wu
10/5/0 1.02771.00681.13091.1001
20/5/0 1.19851.02081.33051.1560
40/5/0 1.53811.01901.65041.1903
80/5/0 1.22131.01131.23021.0120
120/5/0 1.09501.00301.09511.0030