Stress singularities in laminated composite wedges (Q759538)

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    Stress singularities in laminated composite wedges (English)
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    This work is concerned with stress singularities at the apex of both symmetric and antisymmetric N-layered composite laminate wedges, using classical lamination theory. The symmetric bending case is governed by a single differential equation, while the antisymmetric case, in which bending and in-plane extension do not occur independently, involves three coupled differential equations. In each case, the governing differential equation(s) have non-constant coefficients which depend on the polar coordinate \(\theta\). These do not, in general, have closed-form solutions and numerical techniques must be employed. Finite difference schemes are used here. Results are presented for symmetric and antisymmetric configurations of graphite/epoxy (T-300/5208) angle-ply wedges.
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    stress singularities
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    apex
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    symmetric and antisymmetric N-layered composite laminate wedges
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    classical lamination theory
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    symmetric bending
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    single differential equation
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    antisymmetric case
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    three coupled differential equations
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    non-constant coefficients
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    polar coordinate
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    closed-form solutions
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    Finite difference schemes
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