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Strength Prediction for Composite Plates with an Inclined Elliptical Hole

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Up to now, the notched strength of a composite laminate containing an inclined elliptical hole at its center has not yet been predicted by researchers due to the absence of an appropriate failure criterion and an analytical solution. In this study, this problem is tackled by using a finite-element-based procedure, developed previously by the authors, together with a modified point stress criterion. The predicted notched strengths of composite plates containing a central inclined elliptical hole agreed well with experimental results.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Computer Aided Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan, 40724, R.O.C.

    M. J. Lin & C. L. Hwan

  2. Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan, 40724, R.O.C.

    K. H. Tsai

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Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 56, No. 5, pp. 905-918, September-October, 2020.

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Lin, M.J., Tsai, K.H. & Hwan, C.L. Strength Prediction for Composite Plates with an Inclined Elliptical Hole. Mech Compos Mater 56, 619–628 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11029-020-09908-z

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