Ansys APDL and Solidworks Composite plate analysis Tutorial

In this tutorial we are going to build and compare the analysis of a composite plate subjected to a non uniform pressure distribution, the results will be reviewed with an analitical and theoretical analysis.

Let's begin with the Ansys APDL simulation:

Now the solidworks simulation:

This simulation is based on the analysis of a problem with the follow conditions;

The theoretical aproach is based on the classical theory of laminated plates.

Here you can see the rule of mixtures being apllied:

E1 = Ef*Vf+Em*Vm

E2 = Ef*Em/(Ef*Vm+Em*Vf)

 Vf being the volume fraction

Elastic coefficient matrix:

Reduced elastic coefficient matrix (per lamina orientation):

Composite rigity coefficients:

 Lamina reusltants:

You can follow a detailed composite plate analysis, both numerical and analitical on this link:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByJ4BGvMdCxWSTFlYy01ZHpuRGc&usp=drive_web

Warning: The pdf file it is written in portuguese.