Paper Title
Comparative Study of Responses of Symmetric Composite Plates under Different Loading Conditions
Abstract
The increasingly high demand placed upon the performance of laminated structures means that the design
envelops for composite structures should be carefully developed. The unavailability of a robust failure criterion for
composites makes it difficult to summarize the analysis procedure and their estimated life. In the view of significant increase
in application of FRP composites this paper is an attempt to study the responses of symmetric composite for different
loading conditions. In this paper the composite laminated plate is modeled in ABAQUS software with hinged end support all
along the edges under varying load. Comparison of the induced bending stress and resulted maximum deformation is done in
different fiber reinforced composites and then an attempt is made to find out the most effective symmetric laminate and after
the analysis some fibers are found to be more efficient in load carrying capacity than the others for a certain loading
condition.
Keywords - FRP Composite, ABAQUS, Laminate, Robust.