In practical analysis, under a plane stress condition, a unidirectional lamina can be assumed with E2=E3 from geometrical symmetry consideration. However, from an academic point of view, it is interesting to study the case of a lamina with E2≠E3. In this paper the preliminary results of the physical phenomenon about the effect of different transverse moduli E2 and E3 on the through-thickness thermal expansion coefficients αz of quasi-isotropic composite laminates is presented.

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Keywords:
composite materials, laminates, thermal expansion, elasticity, atmospheric humidity, bending strength, thickness measurement
Topics:
Composite materials, Laminates, Thermal expansion
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