Laminate glossary

Composite laminate

Is composed of thin layers of material that are bonded together producing a construction that has characteristics of each layer.

Ply

Is a laminate layer that can be made of a single material or of a composite material. In the Laminate Modeler dialog box, plies are always labeled from 1 to n, with the bottommost ply having the label 1. Generally plies have orthotropic properties.

Core

Is a special type of ply that is relatively thick and serves to separate plies in order to enhance the laminate's flexural properties.

Global ply

Is a ply to which you assign a unique global ply ID. It is typically used in ply-based modeling.You manage global plies in the Layup Modeler dialog box.

Layup

Is the order in which the plies are arranged, and the directions given to the plies. You modify the laminate layup in the Laminate Modeler or Layup Modeler dialog boxes.

Global layup

Is a Simulation Navigator object that contains global plies.

Ply Material

Combines fiber and matrix Pre/Post material properties and computes the equivalent stiffness and strength properties.

Cohesive layer

Interface between two plies used to model delamination.

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Coordinate systems for laminates

Material and ply orientation

Element type support for laminates

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