COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

EXAMPLE #3

LINEAR ANALYSIS OF
A SYMMETRIC ANGLE-PLY LAMINATE
UNDER LATERAL PRESSURE

Problem Description
SS
SS

SS
SS

y
x

500 mm

p = 0.1 MPa
One-ply thickness = 0.5 mm
Stacking sequence = [45/-45]S
E11 = 380 GPa, E22 = E33 = 8.2 GPa, 12 =13 = 0.28, 23 = 0.47,
G12 = G13 = 4.5 GPa, G23 = 4.5 GPa

Step 1. Create Geometry & Mesh with CQUAD4 Elements

126 mesh

Step 2. Create Constraints

a.

Loads/BCs : Create / Displacement / Nodal

b.

Select on New Set Name and enter disp_1

c.

Select Input Data

d.

Enter <0,0,0> for Translations <T1 T2 T3>

e.

OK

f.

Click on Select Application Region

g.

Select Geometry for Geometry Filter

h.

Pick the Curve and Edge icon

i.

Select all free edges

(Using Shift Key)

j.

Add

k.

OK

l.

Apply

Step 3. Create Lateral Pressure

a.

Loads/BCs : Create / Pressure / Element

Uniform
b.

Select on New Set Name and enter pressure

c.

Target Element Type : 2D

d.

Select Input Data

e.

Enter 0.1 (MPa) for Top Surf Pressure

f.

OK

g.

Click on Select Application Region

h.

Select Geometry for Geometry Filter

i.

Pick the Surface or Face icon

j.

Select on the surface

k.

Add

l.

OK

m. Apply

Step 3. Create Lateral Pressure (Contd)

a.

Select on Iso3 view

from the tool bar. Your
model should look like
the following.

Step 4. Define Material Properties MAT8

a.

Materials : Create / 2d
Orthotropic / manual Input

b.

Select on Material Name

and enter prepreg

c.

Select Input Properties

d.

Enter : Fill in properties

e.

OK

f.

Apply

Step 5. Define Failure Criteria

a.

Click on prepreg in
Existing Materials

b.

Select
Const. Model : Failure
Failure Limits : Stress
Comp Fail : Tsai-Wu

c.

Enter : Fill in properties

d.

OK

e.

Apply

Step 6. Define Laminate PCOMP

a.

Materials : Create / Composite

/ Laminate

b.

Select prepreg in Existing

Materials two times

c.

Stacking Sequence
Convention : Symmetric

d.

Fill in Stacking Sequence

Definition
Thickness : 0.5 mm
Orientation : [45/-45]S

e.

Select on New Material Name

and enter laminate

f.

Apply

Step 7. Check [A], [B], and [D] Matrices

Step 8. Define Element Properties - PCOMP

a.

Properties : Create / 2D /

Shell
b.

Select on Property Set

Name and enter p_comp

c.

Options : Laminate /
Standard Formulation

d.

Select Input Properties

e.

Enter : Fill in properties

f.

OK

g.

Select on Application

Region and pick to

include all geometry as

shown in the figure

h.

Add

i.

Apply

Step 9. Check Loads and Constraints

a.

Load Cases : Modify

b.

Select Default in
Existing Load Cases

c.

Make sure that all

Loads and BCs are
selected

d.

Cancel

Step 10. Create NASTRAN Input File

a.

Analysis : Analyze / Entire

Model / Analysis Deck

b.

Select Translation Parameters

c.

Data Output : OP2

d.

Bulk Data Format

Sorted Bulk Data : No

Card Format : small

e.

OK

Step 10. Create NASTRAN Input File (Contd)

a.

Select Solution Type

b.

Choose LINEAR STATIC for

Solution Type

c.

OK

Step 10. Create NASTRAN Input File (Contd)

a.

Select Output Requests

in Subcases

b.

Form Type : Advanced

c.

Select
STRESS(SORT1, ) in
Output Requests

d.

Options
Composite Plate Opt
: Ply & Elem. Stresses

e.

OK

f.

Apply Cancel

g.

Apply

Step 11. Read in OP2 File

a.

Analysis : Access Results /

Read Output2 / Result Entities

b.

Click on Select Results File

c.

Select composite.op2

d.

OK

e.

Apply

Step 9. Results - Deformation

a.

b.

Results : Create /
Deformation

Select
Displacements,
Translational under
Select Deformation
Result

c.

Apply

Step 9. Results Deformation (Contd)

Deflection Fringe

Step 10. Results Stress

a.

Results : Create / Fringe

b.

Select Stress Tensor

under Select Fringe Result

c.

Position : Layer 1
Quantity : X Component

d.

Apply

Step 10. Results Stress (Contd)

a.

Results : Create / Fringe

b.

Select Stress Tensor

under Select Fringe Result

c.

Position : Layer 2
Quantity : X Component

d.

Apply

Step 10. Results Stress (Contd)

a.

Results : Create / Fringe

b.

Select Stress Tensor

under Select Fringe Result

c.

Position : Layer 3
Quantity : X Component

d.

Apply

Step 10. Results Stress (Contd)

a.

Results : Create / Fringe

b.

Select Stress Tensor

under Select Fringe Result

c.

Position : Layer 4
Quantity : X Component

d.

Apply

Step 11. Results Failure Index

a.

Results : Create / Fringe

b.

Select Failure Indices,

Ply Indices under Select
Fringe Result

c.

Position : Layer 1

d.

Apply

Step 11. Results Failure Index (Contd)

a.

Results : Create / Fringe

b.

Select Failure Indices,

Ply Indices under Select
Fringe Result

c.

Position : Layer 2

d.

Apply

Step 11. Results Failure Index (Contd)

a.

Results : Create / Fringe

b.

Select Failure Indices,

Ply Indices under Select
Fringe Result

c.

Position : Layer 3

d.

Apply

Step 11. Results Failure Index (Contd)

a.

Results : Create / Fringe

b.

Select Failure Indices,

Ply Indices under Select
Fringe Result

c.

Position : Layer 4

d.

Apply