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Match each laminate matrix to its job

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs
  1. Left
    A matrix
    Right
    Links in plane force to in plane strain
  2. Left
    B matrix
    Right
    Couples stretching with bending
  3. Left
    D matrix
    Right
    Links bending moment to curvature
  4. Left
    Symmetric stack
    Right
    Drives the coupling term to zero
Instructions
Tap a term from the laminate stiffness set, then tap the quantities it ties together.

Explanation

_Source: Qallery verified question bank, GATE Mechanical Engineering, topic classicallaminationtheory_
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