摘要:
Methods and resulting laminate structures are provided wherein the lay-up of composite materials is accomplished more symmetrically and more continuously as compared to prior techniques to form a composite structure from two composite parts in which their principal laminate directions form a non-singular angle.
摘要:
Methods and resulting laminate structures are provided wherein the lay-up of composite materials is accomplished more symmetrically and more continuously as compared to prior techniques to form a composite structure from two composite parts in which their principal laminate directions form a non-singular angle. According to one exemplary implementation, a method for making a composite structure comprised of at least two parts joined to one another at a central junction zone with a non-singular angle, is provided by laying up 0° composite material plies relative to a central coordinate system COORD C of the central junction zone so as to achieve +(90°−θ°/2) plies relative to left and right coordinate systems COORD L and COORD R, respectively, of the at least two parts, and laying up +(180°−θ°) and −(180°−θ°) plies relative to the central coordinate system COORD C of the central junction zone so as to achieve −(90°−θ°/2) plies relative to left and right coordinate systems COORD L and COORD R, respectively, of the at least two parts. Additionally or alternatively, the method may comprise laying up 90° composite material plies relative to the central coordinate system COORD C of the central junction zone so as to achieve −θ°/2 plies relative to the left and right coordinate systems COORD L and COORD R, respectively, of the at least two parts; and laying up +(90°−θ°) and −(90°−θ°) composite material plies relative to the central coordinate system COORD C of the central junction zone so as to achieve +θ°/2 plies relative to the left and right coordinate systems COORD L and COORD R, respectively, of the at least two parts.