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Offshore Standard DNV-<strong>OS</strong>-<strong>C501</strong>, November 2013<br />

Sec.4 Materials - laminates – Page 39<br />

SECTION 4 MATERIALS - LAMINATES<br />

1 General<br />

1.1 Introduction<br />

1.1.1 This section describes the mechanical material properties needed for design. It describes how to obtain<br />

all strength properties used in the failure criteria and all elastic properties needed for stress calculations.<br />

1.1.2 The basic material properties used in these rules are orthotropic ply properties.<br />

1.1.3 All properties shall be obtained directly by measurements or shall be traced back to measurements. The<br />

qualification of material properties is described in this section. Under certain conditions, typical values from<br />

databases can be used. Strength and stiffness values should be documented as characteristic values.<br />

1.1.4 It is only necessary to obtain properties that are used in the design calculations and failure criteria.<br />

1.2 Laminate specification<br />

1.2.1 A composite laminate is made of many constituent materials arranged and produced in a specific way.<br />

Laminates used in a component shall be clearly specified and all materials shall be traceable.<br />

1.2.2 A minimum set of process parameters and constituent material characterisations is given in Table 4-1.<br />

All these items shall be specified.<br />

Table 4-1 Basic information to identify a laminate<br />

Constituent materials:<br />

Generic Fibre type<br />

Type of weave<br />

Generic resin type (e.g. epoxy, polyester)<br />

Specific resin type (trade name)<br />

Process parameters:<br />

Processing method<br />

Processing temperature<br />

Processing pressure<br />

Process atmosphere (e.g. vacuum)<br />

Post curing (temperature and time)<br />

Control of fibre orientation<br />

Fibre volume fraction<br />

Void content<br />

Conditioning parameters:<br />

Temperature<br />

Water content of the laminate (wet, dry)<br />

Chemical environment<br />

Loading rate<br />

Measured values<br />

Guaranteed minimum value<br />

Standard deviation<br />

Number of specimens<br />

1.3 Lay-up specification<br />

1.3.1 A laminate is made of a sequence of layers. All materials and they stacking sequence shall be clearly<br />

identified.<br />

1.3.2 The orientation of non-homogenous or anisotropic materials shall be clearly specified on the materials<br />

level and the structural level.<br />

1.3.3 Laminates shall be specified in a way that they can be described by a sequence of stacked orthotropic<br />

plies.<br />

1.3.4 The procedures of App.B should be followed to describe a lay-up.<br />

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