A NEW APPROACH FOR COMPOSITES DESIGN Design of composite laminates can be simple, practical and more efficient. A STRATEGY TO DESIGN COMPOSITE LAMINATES WITH OPTIMUM COMBINATION OF STRENGTH, STIFFNESS, TOUGHNESS AND SIMPLE FABRICATION. Available Formats: Hardcover & eBook This book presents a new design approach for This book presents a new design approach for composite laminated structures based on invariants: Trace of the plane stress stiffness matrix and Unit Circle failure criterion. The design of composite grid structures is discussed in details. FOR MORE INFORMATION: compositesdesign.stanford.edu 6 Mar Apr 2017 Journal with Covers.indd 6 SAMPE Journal, Volume 53, No. 2, March/April 2017 2/10/2017 6:59:11 AMhttp://compositesdesign.stanford.edu