Abstract
This paper aims at promoting laminate designs with specific stiffness properties: quasi-homogeneous, quasi-isotropic quasi-homogeneous, and thermally stable laminates. For this, the paper first discusses the concept of design, reviews the classical laminated plate theory and the usual design rules for laminates, and introduces the polar method for plane anisotropy. Then it develops rules and methods to design the stiffness properties that are looked for. In conclusion, it suggests that the classical design rules are too restrictive and that innovative designs should be explored for a better use of composites.
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