REQUIREMENTS FOR CUTTING PATTERNS OF SMOOTH MEMBRANE STRUCTURES USING AN ORTHOTROPIC MATERIAL MODEL

摘要

A recent paper provided criteria for the maximum cutting pattern width for rectangular panels. An isotropic linear elastic material model was assumed for the membrane. This paper extends those results to an orthotropic linear elastic model which is usually employed in membrane structure analysis software. The results presented herein are strongly influenced by the relatively small shear stiffness usually assigned to these materials. A numerical example is presented and discussed.