The Laminator is an engineering program written for Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 that analyzes laminated composite plates according to classical laminated plate theory. Familiarity with such analysis is assumed. Input consists of ply material properties, material strengths, ply fiber orientation and stacking sequence, mechanical loads and/or strains, and temperature and moisture loads. Output consists of apparent laminate material properties, ply stiffness and compliance matrices, laminate "ABD" matrices, laminate loads and mid-plane strains, ply stresses and strains in global and material axes, and load factors for ply failure based on Maximum Stress, Maximum Strain, Tsai-Hill, Hoffman, and Tsai-Wu failure theories. A micromechanics calculator is also included for estimating lamina properties for given fiber and matrix properties. The program can also be run from the command line for batch processing.
VERSION HISTORY
- Version 3.7 posted on 2011-01-29
Added ability to export and import your own material library. - Version 3.6 posted on 2006-04-04
Added command line processing, added apparent material strengths.
Program Details
- Category: Business > Math & Scientific Tools
- Publisher: Michael Lindell
- License: Free Trial
- Price: $29.00
- Version: 3.7
- Platform: windows
EULA
You are granted a limited license to use this software for evaluation purposes for a period not to exceed 30 days. If you wish to use this software after the 30-day evaluation period, you must make a registration payment to the author. The registration fee will license The Laminator for use on any computers in your home, and on one computer at work on which you are the primary user. You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. USE THE SOFTWARE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF LOSS AS A RESULT OF USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE. ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.