ABSTRACT
The stress analysis includes the stress distribution through laminate thickness and the stresses in the two substructured plies. In addition, the corresponding strains are computed for completeness. A nanolaminate subjected to bending is analyzed with respect to stresses in a nanoelement. A composite mechanics computer code based on constituent properties and nanoelement formulation is used for evaluation of the nanoelement stresses. The results show that nanoelement stresses exceed their corresponding matrix-dominated strengths and the nanofiber fracture when a stress concentration factor is used. A nanocomposite is analyzed which is subjected to a bending moment. The composite mechanics incorporated in a composite mechanics computer code based on constituent materials and a nanoscale element is sufficient for stress analysis of a nanocomposite laminate in bending. The fibers in a nanocomposite nanoelement will fracture when the stress concentration is accounted for. The nanolaminate geometric and material properties are not affected by loading conditions in a linear mechanics nanolaminate theory.
