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Based on dimensions and the materials' Young's modulus, I know how to calculate the expected deflection of a rectangular sheet of material under a given distributed or point load and given various edge support conditions.
I have discovered however that multiple thinner sheets when bonded together are stronger than a single, thicker sheet of the same total thickness.
I am curious as to:
1. Why and how this is possible
2. How the strength of such multiple-sheet laminations may be calculated in terms of deflection under load assuming no bonding failure?
I have discovered however that multiple thinner sheets when bonded together are stronger than a single, thicker sheet of the same total thickness.
I am curious as to:
1. Why and how this is possible
2. How the strength of such multiple-sheet laminations may be calculated in terms of deflection under load assuming no bonding failure?