Application of the least-squares method to elastic and photoelastic calibration of orthotropic composites |
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Authors: | R Prabhakaran R G Chermahini |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, Old Dominion University, 23508 Norfolk, VA |
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Abstract: | New experimental methods continue to be proposed for determining the in-plane elastic constants of orthotropic composite materials, as no single method has been found completely satisfactory. In particular, the in-plane shear modulus is difficult to measure. In this paper, an orthotropic half-plane subjected to a concentrated edge load is proposed as a calibration specimen. Photoelastic calibration of orthotropic-birefringent composites is also difficult due to the need to conserve the commercially unavailable, difficult-to-make model materials and the absence of many closed-form solutions. In this paper, the orthotropic half-plane specimen is proposed for photoelastic calibration of birefringent-orthotropic model materials also. For elastic and photoelastic calibration of orthotropic materials, the least-squares procedure is used for processing the experimental data. |
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