Finite Element Analysis of Hybrid and Non-Hbyrid Laminate Composite

At present time composite materials are being used extensively in the engineered materials market ranging from everyday products to sophisticated machine applications. Composites can meet diverse design requirements with significant weight savings as well as high strength-to-weight ratio compared to conventional materials. But it is important to examine, understand and disseminate the reaction of composite material to relevant and appropriate conditions to ensure safe and effective utilization ofcomposite materials. Finite Element Analysis of composite material is done to examine the behavior against various boundary condition and loading. This paper presents the Finite Element Analysis of a hybrid laminated structure using FEA software namely ANSYS and present the graphical results to compare the stress distribution obtained with that of non-hybrid composite structure. Structure used was a column of I shape composed of boron and glass fiber in epoxy matrix in different fiber orientation angle. Ishape of column was chosen particularly because of presence of sharp edge which is a topic of interest in case of FEA of composite materials. Stress distribution of two different layers at critical sections of the column was examined and the results are presented.