Abstract
In this work, full stress tensor components regarding stress state for a simmetrical composite laminate under uniform uniaxial extension have been determined. Off-plane stresses are specially meaningful due to the fact that they are responsible for failure mechanisms such as delamination and shear stress cracking. A finite difference scheme has been used to solve internal equilibrium equations subjected to stress-free boundary conditions along boundary lines; moreover symmetry considerations have been made. In such way, we get an improvement in solutions in contrast with results obtained following bidimensional reasoning and using laminate based elements. Off-plane stresses for differents ply-sequences have been evaluated and maximum and minimum values for different fibers orientations were explored.
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