Composites are the materials combined from two different materials, cumulative properties of these materials are higher than each material individually. In fibre-reinforced composites, fibres are the primary load carriers enclosed in matrix to keep them in position. Composites have high-strength-to-weight ratio. In the present study orthotropic defined shell element is considered. Orientation of fibres with respect to reference axis defines the lamination as cross-ply or angle-ply. Hyperbolic paraboloids are doubly curved non-developable surfaces, when used in form of shell elements can sustain high stresses. Hyperbolic paraboloid shells have broad applications in civil engineering as they can cover large obstruction free areas. These shells are anticlastic shells and get their strength from their shape as the stresses are distributed in three dimensions.
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