Introduction

• The CMAP (Composite Materials Analysis of Plates) software package has been developed to facilitate analysis and design of laminated structures, which consist of distinct layers of composite materials.
• CMAP calculations are based upon the traditional plane—stress and zero transverse shear deformation assumptions of classical thin plate theory.
• The GUI of CMAP is designed to be as generic as possible and allow for real time stress-strain analysis of composite laminates subjected to mechanical and/or hygrothermal loads.
• Relevant sources:
  • Ashton, J. E., Halpin, J. C. and Petit, P. H., Primer on Composite Materials: Analysis, Technomic Publishing Co., Inc., Stamford, Connecticut, 1969.
  • Jones, R. M., Mechanics of Composite Materials, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1975.
  • Tsai, S. W. and Hahn, H. T., Introduction to Composite Materials, Technomic Publishing Co., Inc., Stamford, Connecticut, 1980.
  • Whitney, J. M., Daniel, I. M. and Pipes, R. B., Experimental Mechanics of Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials , Society for Experimental Stress Analysis, Monograph No. 4, Brookfield Center, Connecticut, 1982.
  • Composites Design Guide: Analytic Design Methods, Center for Composite Materials, Vol. 2, 1983.