RPstress,
I'm grateful for your answer and effort to explain these details for me.
As you suggested, I changed the moment from 1000 lb-in/in to 5 lb-in/in (and corrected the units)
I also looked further to perform an FE analysis on Solidworks composite feature.
I used the same 2" x 2" model...
Good evening friends,
Suppose I have a square plate (2" x 2"), of a carbon/epoxy laminate, for instance with 4 layers: [0,+45]s, where one edge is fixed, and in the opposite edge, a transverse load (say, in the Z direction) of 1000 lb is applied, producing a bending. (pretty much like a...
