Examples:
Note: In all following examples, each lamina has a thickness of 1 mm and material is AS4/3501-6 Epoxy from Soden et al [4].
Example 5.1: Cross-ply laminate with two layers
Solution: The matrix for this material is calculated as
Now, matrix for and is calculated as
Equation (5.51) can be used for calculation. For this laminate, , as shown in Figure 5.9(a). The entries of , and are calculated as:
that is,
which gives
and
which gives,
, 
and 
for following laminate sequences.
matrix for this material is calculated as
matrix for 
and 
is calculated as
calculation.
, as shown in Figure 5.9(a). The entries of 
