Research Article

Simplified Material Solution for Orthotropic Symmetrical GFRP Laminates for Structural Facades

Table 9

Maximum stresses of panels (MPa).

PanelSimplified isotropic materialPositive-axis stresses of GFRPValues of Tsai–Hill failure criterion of GFRP
Elastic modulus: 13 GPaS11S22S12

14.6824.9124.4872.3380.03459
28.9939.4847.8522.3790.03867
34.49210.1408.8885.8620.07233
47.6959.56010.0203.1000.05641
510.7209.3639.2524.6530.06730
614.36017.28016.6904.5540.08550
712.19011.16011.4502.8300.05136
826.53019.35017.1108.1400.11800
915.76020.67018.2103.9500.08183
1017.27021.78017.5404.0130.08062
1117.62017.37020.1408.4100.08820
1215.77013.75014.5405.5100.07939
1314.77011.94014.3803.6300.06390
1416.85016.01015.4504.8900.07846
1522.79020.24021.53013.0700.17645

where S11 is the stress in 1-axis, S22 is the stress in 2-axis, and S12 is the shear stress in 1-2.