SS-V: 8000 Laminated Strip

Test No. VC01Find the deflection, bending and shear stresses in a simply supported laminated strip.

Definition



Figure 1.
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

Figure 2.
The following table summarizes fatigue life at reference point.
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