SS-V: 8000 Laminated Strip
Test No. VC01Find the deflection, bending and shear stresses in a simply supported laminated strip.
Definition

The material properties are:
- Properties
- Value
- Ex
- 1e5 MPa
- Ey
- 5e3 MPa
- vxy
- 0.4
- vyz
- 0.3
- Gxz
- 2e3 MPa
- Gyz
- 2e3 MPa
vxy/Ex=vyx/Ey
Boundary Conditions
- One quarter of the beam is modeled
- Sliding constraints are applied at X=25mm and Y=5mm
- Displacement in Y and Z are set to 0 at A
- Load of 25 N is applied on the edge at E
Results
Reference | SimSolid1 | |
---|---|---|
Z deflection at E, mm | -1.06 | -1.059 |
Bending Stress at E, MPa | 683.9 | 697 |
Interlaminar shear stress at D, MPa | -4.1 | -4.067 |
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NAFEMS R0031 - Composite
Benchmarks, Hardy 2001