Dealing with discreteness

Dealing with discreteness

Finite number of points and excluded regions

Which points do we lose with balance condition?Diagram is for 8-ply laminate. What will change and what will remain the same for 12 plies?

Continuous Example 4.2.1

Where on diagram?

Different visualization

Example 4.3.1

2.3 Bending deformation of isotropic layer classical lamination theoryBending response of a single layer

Bending stresses proportional to curvatures

Hookes lawMoment resultants

D-matrix (EI per unit width)

Bending of symmetrically laminated layers

The power of distance from mid-plane