About elastic coupled anisotropic laminates

TL;DR

This paper presents theoretical insights into the coupling tensor B of anisotropic laminates and their compliance, utilizing the polar formalism to deepen understanding of their mechanical behavior.

Contribution

It introduces new theoretical results on the coupling tensor B and compliance of anisotropic laminates using the polar formalism.

Findings

Theoretical characterization of the coupling tensor B

Analysis of compliance in anisotropic laminates

Application of polar formalism to laminate mechanics

Abstract

This paper contains a set of theoretical results concerning the coupling tensor B of an anisotropic laminate and of its compliance corresponding B. The theoretical analysis and the mechanical results are obtained through an extensive use of the so-called polar formalism, introduced as early as 1979 by Prof. G. Verchery.