A composite laminate is presented. The composite laminate comprises a plurality of plies having non-traditional angles. Each of the plurality of plies has a respective shape configured to minimize a total length of the ply boundary over all of the plurality of plies. The composite laminate has a stiffness equal to a desired stiffness of a traditional composite laminate.
Ply blending and stacking sequence
2019-02-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
English