Linear Buckling behaviour of Composite Laminate [(θ/-θ)] with various shaped cutout using FEM

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°.