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Fig. 2. Stress/strain curve of 60 angle-ply glass ®ber reinforced plastic under biaxial tension, `unstable deformation': experimental
(solid line) and predicted (broken line) data.
of the ply, E1 , E2 , G12 , 12 . Directions 1 and 2 are for the It is well known that modern unidirectional compo-
axes of the Cartesian co-ordinates in the ply plane, axis sites are highly anisotropic materials, e.g. the long-
1 being directed along the ®bres (Fig. A1 in Appendix). itudinal tensile strength of unidirectional composites
It has been noted in some papers that stress/strain exceeds the transverse tensile strength of the material by
curves of the unidirectional material (particularly under approximately two orders of magnitude. The experi-
shear) could not be completely linear. The real stress/ mental failure surface of such material is a highly elon-
strain curves can be taken into account in computation gated surface of a `thin pencil' type, and it is probably
algorithms, but, as correctly pointed out by the authors not very constructive to debate the form of the edges of
of Ref. 15, in many cases the results of considering the this long, thin pencil. In our opinion, it is of prime
non-linear eects do not justify the eort expended. importance that the strength criteria can adequately
Within the model, the ply remains elastic when the describe dierent modes of failure in composites rather
following conditions are ful®lled than re®ne the form of the elongated failure surface.
The `simple' criterion of maximum stresses copes with
Fÿ1 1 F1 ; Fÿ2 2 F2 ; j 12 j F12
1 the task.
Fig. 3(b) is plotted as a function of the modi®ed strain within the 3±4 segment also occurs with the unloading
"2 "2 12 "1 (Appendix A1). The second equation modulus G~ 12 . Repeated deformation of the ply under
from eqn (A1) with consideration of eqn (A2) can be positive 12 values follows along the 4±3±2 segment and
written as further along the 2±20 segment where the process of
matrix cracking resumes.
E1 12 E2
2 21 "1 "2 "2 It is worth mentioning that the conditions of ply
1 ÿ 12 21 21 1 ÿ 12 21
unloading in one component of stresses need not be
related to unloading of the whole laminate. The change
The last equation is Hooke's law written in complex in the ratio between ply stinesses (along the ®bres,
or reduced form. Suppose that "2 0 in the last equa- transverse to the ®bres, and in the ply plane) may result
tion. In this case it is always possible to increase 2 at in unloading in individual stress components even if the
the expense of increasing "1 up to any 2 value including mean stresses on the laminate increase. Figure 4 illus-
F2 when the cracks appear. Thus, the modi®ed strain, trates the plots of the changes in ply stresses 1 , 2 , 12
"2 , is the special strain which enables us to consider the under uniaxial tension of an angle-ply glass-®bre-
eect of deformation in the ®bre direction on the pro- reinforced plastic (GRP) with ' 42 . The plots were
cess of matrix cracking. predicted with the theoretical model described below
It follows from Fig. 3(b) that the unloading modulus, and the following initial data: E1 465 GPa,
E~ 2 , is expressed as follows: E2 7 GPa, G12 7 GPa, 12 025, F1 1600 MPa,
ÿ1 Fÿ1 =500 MPa, F2 40 MPa, Fÿ2 200 MPa,
" 2 2
E~ 2 2 12
2 F12 60 MPa. Here, at "x 0625%, shear stresses
2 E1 "2 212 2 =E1 reach their ultimate value, F12 , and cracks appear in the
matrix. This is followed by unloading of the plies in the
where the starred values are the largest algebraic values transverse direction ("2 < 0). So, the models of com-
during the history of deformation. If the stress 2 posites for describing the processes of deformation
reaches its ultimate value Fÿ2 (which is independent on under increasing loads should take into consideration
the history of previous loading), the ply is then con- the possibilities of ply unloading in one or more com-
sidered to be broken. ponents of the stress state.
The ply behaviour under shear is, in many ways, The processes of matrix cracking under shear and
similar to that under deformation in the direction transverse tension are interrelated. Assume that the
transverse to the ®bre direction (Fig. 3(c)). The stress/ cracks, whatever the cause of their appearance, simul-
strain curve of the ply is linear elastic within the 0±1 taneously aect ply behaviour under both shear and
segment. Segment 1±2 corresponds to the stage of transverse tension. The stresses 2 and 12
correspond to
matrix cracking. Unloading process (segment 2±3) takes the beginning of matrix cracking in the ply. In the pro-
place with the unloading shear modulus G~ 12 12
=
12 . cess, two variants are possible:
The process of shear deformation does not depend on
the sign of the stress 12 , which is why ply deformation j 12 j F12 ; 2 F2
3
The strength of multilayered composites under a plane-stress state 1213
i
laminate) are the same and equal to mean strains of the f12 g
ni G0 nÿ1 f"12 g
ni ; f12 g
i f12 g
nÿ1
i
f12 g
ni
laminate (Fig. A1 in Appendix).
The algorithm of successive stress loading is the nat-
ural one for the model. Suppose that at the nth step of Now one knows all parameters of stress/strain states of the
loading mean
stresses
in the laminate
increase by the plies, the parameters are necessary to de®ne the matrix of
step xy n x ; y ; xy . We de®ne the cor- the eective stinessfor each ply according to the model
responding increments of mean strains in the laminate: (Table 1): f g
ni f f12 g
ni ; f"12 g
ni ; f"12 g
ni .
"xy n G ÿ1
nÿ1 xy n
6 The parameters of the eective stiness
i of the plies
are used to form stiness matrices G0 n according to
where the stiness matrix of the laminate [G] was calcu- eqn (5b).
i
lated at the previous step from eqn (A11) in Appendix. With stiness matrices of the plies G0 n we can cal-
Following the nth loading
step,
complete mean
strains culate re®ned values of stress increments in
i the plies
i
in the laminate are: "xy n "xy nÿ1 "xy n . Deter- (these have superscript i): f12 gnI G0 n f"12 g
ni
mine corresponding ply strains in the co-ordinate and full stresses in the plies:
system related to the ply (1(i), 2(i)). For the ith ply
iT
one obtains: f"12 g
ni T1 nÿ1 "xy n and f"12 g
ni
i
f"12 g
ni ÿf"12 gnÿ1 .
i
Here the transformation matrix T1 nÿ1 was found at
the previous step from eqn (A6).
Calculate the increments of stresses and full stresses
in the plies:
Fig. 7. Biaxial failure stress envelope under transverse and shear loading (y xy ) for the E-glass/LY556/HT907/DY063
unidirectional lamina.
Fig. 8. Biaxial failure stress envelope under longitudinal and shear loading (x xy ) for the T300/BSL 914C unidirectional lamina.
1216 P. A. Zinoviev et al.
considered to be broken if only for a single ply the fol- ability. The laminated material is believed to be broken
lowing condition is ful®lled: if:
. linear strains in a single ply, "1 and "2 , exceed their
1
i F
1
i
; or 1
i F
ÿ1
i
; or 2
i F
ÿ2
i
:
ultimate values
. linear strains in the laminate, "x and "y , exceed
Experiments5 show that this suggestion is well justi®ed
their ultimate values
at least for composite laminates including a moderate
. shear strains in any ply,
12 , or the laminate,
xy ,
number of the plies with dierent reinforcing angles (up
exceed their ultimate values.
to 4±5 plies).
In the analysis, it is important that some con- Ultimate strain values are selected on the basis of
straints are imposed regarding the laminate deform- experimental studies. Ultimate strains determined from
Fig. 9. Biaxial failure stress envelope under longitudinal and transverse tension (2y 1x ) for the E-glass/MY750/HT907/
DY063 lamina.
Fig. 10. Biaxial failure stress envelope under longitudinal and transverse tension (2y 1x ) for the E-glass/MY750/HT907/DY063
(90 /30 /90 ) laminate. Ply orientation: 90 /+30 /ÿ30 /+30 /ÿ30 /90 ; ply thickness, h: h90 0172 mm, h30 0412 mm,
hÿ30 0412 mm; total laminate thickness H=2 mm.
The strength of multilayered composites under a plane-stress state 1217
the tests in uniaxial tension of 45 laminates (this is detailed non-linear analysis of the laminate behaviour,
the most `yielding' structure) can serve as initial the variation in the values of ultimate strains enables
approximation for "x and "y . Modern composite lami- one to realise the most successive investigation.
nates of 45 structure usually show ultimate strains The algorithm described above can be used for pre-
under uniaxial tension around 10±15%. These values dicting both stress/strain curves and failure envelopes
can be used as initial estimates for "x and "y . for multilayered composites under a variety of loading
Note that one should well understand ®nal objectives conditions. Figures 5 and 6 give the examples of pre-
of the theoretical prediction and have some experience dicted results obtained with the model described.
in predicting the behaviour of composite laminates. The model can be easily expanded to accommodate
For example, a designer of a composite construction both mechanical and thermal loads.17 Thermal loads
restricts its strains with assigned values of "x , "y and may arise, for example, on cooling the laminates from
xy . These values will then be taken as the ultimate ones, the curing temperature to the operating temperature, or
and theoretical calculations will determine the condi- from a standard temperature to cryogenic temperatures.
tions (the state of stresses) when the constraints men- Initial stresses arising on cooling can be taken into
tioned are ful®lled. In case one solves the problem of the account with the help of the present model.18
Fig. 11. Biaxial failure stress envelope under longitudinal tension and shear (x xy ) for the E-glass/MY750/HT907/DY063 (90 /
Fig. 12. Biaxial failure stress envelope under longitudinal and transverse tension (2y 1x ) for the AS4/3501-6 (0 /45 /90 )
laminate. Ply orientation: 90 /45 /ÿ45 /0 /0 /ÿ45 /+45 /90 .
1218 P. A. Zinoviev et al.
Fig. 13. Stress/strain curves under uniaxial tensile loading in y direction (y =x =1/0) for the AS4/3501-6 (0 /45 /90 ) laminate.
A computer program was developed on the basis of the Figure 8 illustrates the failure stress envelope for the
model described above. This is the STRAN software.19 T300/BSL 914C lamina under combined longitudinal
STRAN enables one to perform the detailed analysis of and shear loading (x xy ). Again, three modes of
the deformation and failure processes of composite lami- failure are distinctly shown: longitudinal tension, long-
nates. The program can predict and draw stress/strain itudinal compression and in-plane shear.
curves for the laminate under uni-axial and bi-axial The failure envelope for the E-glass/MY750 lamina
loading as well as the failure envelopes. In the process, under direct biaxial tension (y x ) is given in Fig. 9.
STRAN indicates the causes of material cracking and Here four modes of failure are predicted, namely long-
®nal failure. One may restrict his analysis to the calcula- itudinal tension, longitudinal compression, transverse
tion of eective characteristics of the laminate (moduli of tension and transverse compression. All three failure
elasticity, shear modulus, ultimate stresses). STRAN uses envelopes for the unidirectional laminae are rectan-
both stress and strain loading of the laminates. gular. The rectangular form of the failure surfaces is
governed by the strength criterion used in the model
described above, i.e. the criterion of maximum stresses
6 THEORETICAL RESULTS (eqn (1)).
Figures 10 and 11 show the failure envelopes of the jectory y =x 2=1.5, the laminate ®rst cracks due to
90 /30 /90 E-glass/LY556 epoxy laminate under transverse tension in 30 plies, then the same cracks
combined direct stresses (y x ) and combined direct appear in 90 plies, and at last ®nal laminate failure is
and shear stresses (x xy ), respectively. caused by longitudinal tension of 90 plies. When loading
In the calculations, the laminate was loaded in 80 along the trajectory y =x ÿ1=1.5, ®rst cracks appear
trajectories (paths) y =x =const and x =xy =const. in 90 plies due to transverse tension, then the cracks
Both initial and ®nal failure envelopes are shown. appear in 30 plies due to shear, and ®nal failure occurs
Dierent modes of failure are distinctly seen in the ®g- due to longitudinal compression of 90 plies. As is seen,
ures. Under biaxial direct loading of the laminate corner points both on the initial and ®nal failure envel-
(y x ) in the 1st, 2nd and 4th quadrants (Fig. 10), opes correspond to the changes in the modes of failure.
one observes initial failure due to transverse tension Analogous stages can be observed for the laminate
(F2 ) and in-plane shear (F12 ) followed by ®nal failure under combined longitudinal and shear loading
due to longitudinal tension (F1 ), longitudinal com- (Fig. 11). Take trajectory x =xy ÿ1=1. First cracks
pression (Fÿ1 ) and transverse compression (Fÿ2 ). For appear in ÿ30 plies as a result of transverse tension
example, in case of loading the laminate along the tra- and cracks successively appear in 90 and +30 plies as
Fig. 15. Biaxial failure stress envelope (y x ) for the E-glass/MY750/HT907/DY063 angle-ply (55 ) laminate.
Fig. 16. Stress strain curves under uniaxial tensile loading in y direction (y =x 1=0) for the E-glass/MY750/HT907/DY063
angle-ply (55 ) laminate.
1220 P. A. Zinoviev et al.
Fig. 18. Stress strain curves under uniaxial tensile loading in x direction (y =x 0=1) for the E-glass/MY750/HT907/DY063
cross-ply (0 /90 ) laminate. Ply orientation: 0 /90 /0 ; ply thickness: h0 026 mm, h90 052 mm; total laminate thickness
H=1.04 mm.
The strength of multilayered composites under a plane-stress state 1221
Figures 15±17 are for the 55 E-glass/MY750± eective modulus of elasticity, Ey , decrease by approxi-
epoxy laminate. Figure 15 shows the failure envelope mately 1.5 times compared to its initial value. Final
for the laminate subjected to a variety of biaxial direct failure of the laminate takes place at y 383 MPa and
stresses (y x ). As before, one is able to identify the is governed by transverse compression in 55 plies.
stages of initial and ®nal failures and corresponding Figure 17 shows the stress/strain curves of the 55
stresses in the plies. The modes of failure are marked on angle-ply laminate for y =x 2=1. The curve has a
the envelope. The zone above FMA line is a zone of single knee (y 112 MPa) caused by transverse tension
unstable deformation (not shown here). Therefore, the of the plies. Final failure occurs at y 880 MPa when
predicted envelope is not closed. the plies fail in longitudinal tension (1 F1 ).
Figure 16 represents the stress strain curve for the The behaviour of 0 /90 cross ply laminate made of
55 angle-ply laminate under uniaxial tensile loading E-glass/MY750 epoxy composite under uniaxial tensile
in the y direction (y =x 1=0), The predicted curve has loading (y =x 0=1) is predicted in Fig. 18. The theo-
the well-marked knee after ®rst-ply failure, i.e. the retical stress/strain curve shows that the laminate fails in
appearance of the cracks in the plies as a result of shear three stages. First fail the 90 plies (y 778 MPa)
stresses (12 F12 ). Following ®rst-ply failure, the resulting in slight decrease of the eective modulus Ex .
Fig. 19. Stress/strain curves for y =x 1=1 for the E-glass/MY750/HT907/DY063 angle-ply (45 ) laminate.
Fig. 20. Stress/strain curves for y =x 1= ÿ 1 for the E-glass/MY750/HT907/DY063 angle-ply (45 ) laminate.
1222 P. A. Zinoviev et al.
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glass/MY750 epoxy laminate under biaxial loading are 10. Partsevskii, V. V. and Kuznetsov, S. F. On the deforma-
given in Figs 19 and 20. Stress/strain curves for biaxial tion and failure mechanisms of multilayered composite
materials. Mekhanika Kompozitnych Materialov, 1981, 16,
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failure of ®brous composites with brittle polymeric matrix A1 Unidirectional ply in the `natural' coordinate system
under plane stress. In Mechanics of Composites, ed I. F. The model of the composite laminate uses two types of
Obraztsov and V. V. Vasiliev. MIR Publishers, Moscow, coordinates (Fig. A1). The ®rst coordinate system,
1982, pp. 166±185. X±Y, is applied for the laminate as a whole, this is the
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Modelling failure processes in glass ®ber reinforced plas- and 1, ' is the reinforcing (orientation) angle.
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National Conference on Mechanics and Technology of The Hooke's law relating the stresses and strains in
Composite Materials. Varna, So®a, Bulgaria, 1988, pp. the ith unidirectional ply under a plane stress state looks
119±123 (in Russian). as follows in the `natural' coordinate system:
The strength of multilayered composites under a plane-stress state 1223
where 2 3
c2 s2 ÿ2sc
6 7
T 1 4 s2 c2 2sc 5;
sc ÿsc c2 ÿ s2
2 3
A6
c2 s2 ÿsc
6 2 7
T 2 4 s c2 sc 5
Fig. A1. Composite laminate and constitutive unidirectional 2sc ÿ2sc c2 ÿ s 2
plies; `global' (X±Y) and `natural' (1±2) coordinate systems.
here s sin '; c cos '.
0
The relationship between mean stresses and strains in
f12 g G f"12 g; or the ply related to the axes (X±Y)
8 9 2 38 9
i
i
g011 g012 xy G "xy
< 1 >
> = 0 < "1 >
> =
A1 0
A7
6 7 G T1 G T2 ÿ1 T1 G0 T1 T
2 4 g012 g022 0 5 "2
>
: >
; >
: >
;
12 0 0 g066
12
where G is the stiness matrix of the unidirectional
where [G0 ] is the stiness matrix of the ply, whose com- ply related to the axes (X±Y)
ponents are: 2 0 3
9 g 11 g 012 g 016
g011 1ÿE121 21 ; g012 1ÿ
E1 21
E2 12
1ÿ ; = G 4 g 022 g 026 5
12 21 12 21
A2 sym g 066
g022 1ÿE122 21 ; g066 G12 : ;
There
are the relationships between the coecients of
Here E1 , E2 , G12 , 12 are engineering elastic constants of G ] and [G0 ] matrices (see, for example, Ref. 16).
the ply material.
Inverting eqn (A1), one obtains A3 Stress/strain relationships for the composite
laminates under plane stress state
f"12 g S 0 f12 g; or
Mean stresses arising in the composite laminate under
8 9 2 0 38 9
s11 s012 0 > plane stress state are calculated from the formulas:
< "1 >
> = < 1 >=
A3
6 7 Xn X
n X
n
"2 4 s012 s022 0 5 2
>
: >
; >
: >
; x x
i h
i ; y y
i h
i ; xy
i
i
xy h
A8
12 0 0 s066 12 i1 i1 i1
i
where [S 0 ] is the compliance matrix of the ply. where h h
i =H is the relative thickness of the ith ply,
The coecients of the stiness matrix, [G0 ], are rela- and H is the total thickness of the laminate.
ted to the coecients of the compliance matrix [S 0 ] (see, Assume that the plies in the laminate are bonded
for example, Ref. 16). ideally, and the strains in all plies are equal to mean
strains of the whole laminate:
A2 Transformation of ply characteristics under
coordinate system rotation "x "
xi ; "y "
yi ;
xy
xy
i
A9
As one changes from `natural' coordinates 1±2 to `glo-
bal' coordinates X±Y, stress and strain matrices of the Substituting the Hooke's law for the ply, eqn (A7), into
ply are transformed. Transformation rules for stress and (A8) and considering eqn (A9), one obtains the rela-
strain matrices are: tionship between laminate mean stresses and strains
i under plane state of stresses:
xy T1 f12 g
A4
xy G "xy
i
"xy T2 f"12 g
A5 or 8 9 2 38 9
i
i < x = g11 g12 g16 < "x =
where xy , "xy are stress and strain column- y 4 g12 g22 g26 5 "y
A10
matrices of the ply related to (X±Y) axes. : ; : ;
xy g16 g26 g66
xy
The formulas of inverse transformations:
where
i
ÿ1
f12 g T1 xy X
n
i gij g
iji h
i
A11
f"12 g T2 ÿ1 "xy i1