TMM4175 Polymer Composites

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4. LAMINATES AND LAMINATE THEORY¶

A laminate is an assembly of joined layers where individual layers may consist of different materials and have different orientations and thicknesses.

Figure-1: Laminate definitions

Composite structures are often found as laminated plates and shells and many high performance light-weight structures are made of composite laminates. The reasons are many and are introduced successively during this part. One notable reason can be articulated by the simple argument: Unidirectional fiber composites enables outstanding specific properties in the fiber direction, and a laminated structure made of these materials enables different fiber orientations and tailor-made design for the specific application.

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