Linear Buckling Behaviour of Composite Laminate [(Θ/-Θ)] With Various Shaped Cutout Using Fem
Somasundaram K1, Pandiarajan P2, Kathiresan M3, Baskaran PG4, Raj Kumar I5
1Somasundaram K, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Theni Kammavar Sangam College of Technology, Theni (Tamil Nadu), India.
2Pandiarajan P, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Theni Kammavar Sangam College of Technology, Theni (Tamil Nadu), India.
3Kathiresan M, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai (Tamil Nadu), India.
4Baskaran PG, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruppachur, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu), India.
5Raj Kumar I, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalinagm Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 23 November 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 17 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 30 December 2019 | PP: 18-22 | Volume-9 Issue-1S4 December 2019 | Retrieval Number: A10791291S419/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.A1079.1291S419
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Abstract: In this paper, the buckling behavior has been investigated on square laminate made of Woven-glass-polyester composite with various shaped cutouts (i.e., circle, square, vertical rectangle, horizontal rectangle, vertical ellipse, horizontal ellipse) numerically. The composite laminates have been arranged in asymmetrical order as [(θ/-θ)]. The laminated plate that is subjected to uniaxial compression has been emphasized on the laminate along with the effect of layer orientation, effect of cutout ratio and effect of cutout angle. The result shows that the minimum buckling load is obtained at 45° and the maximum buckling load attained at 0° and 90°for all laminates by increasing the layer orientation. For cutout ratio, the maximum and minimum load is obtained for the smallest and largest cutout ratio in all cutout shapes. Increasing the cutout angle, the square cutout exhibits the minimum load at 60°. In elliptical cutouts, the load is decreasing and increasing gradually while they are aligned in along and perpendicular to the loading directions. The rectangular cutouts positioned vertically and horizontally the load is decreasing up to 30° and 60°and then increasing up to 90°.
Keywords: Buckling, Composite, Laminate, Anti Symmetric, ANSYS.
Scope of the Article: Composite Materials