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Plane orthotropic ply

Plane orthotropic ply

Orthotropic composite ply used by the Tan open-hole model (moduli and strengths in MPa).

name description unit category material_relation default_value distribution
E1 Longitudinal Young's modulus, fibre direction MPa Stiffness orthotropic 135000 Undefined
E2 Transverse Young's modulus, perpendicular to fibres, in-plane MPa Stiffness orthotropic 8000 Undefined
G12 In-plane shear modulus, 1-2 directions MPa Stiffness orthotropic 5000 Undefined
nu12 Major Poisson's ratio, in-plane, direction 1-2 - Stiffness orthotropic 0.3 Undefined
Xt Longitudinal tensile strength, fibre direction MPa Strength orthotropic 1500 Undefined
Xc Longitudinal compressive strength, fibre direction MPa Strength orthotropic 1200 Undefined
Yt Transverse tensile strength, matrix direction MPa Strength orthotropic 40 Undefined
Yc Transverse compressive strength, matrix direction MPa Strength orthotropic 120 Undefined
S12 In-plane shear strength, 1-2 directions MPa Strength orthotropic 50 Undefined