3.2 De?nitions of Terms Speci?c to This Standard:
3.2.1 balanced laminate , n—acontinuous ?ber-reinforced
laminate in which each +u lamina, measured with respect to the
laminate reference axis, is balanced by a–u lamina of the same
material (for example, [0/+45/ – 45/+45/ – 45/0]).
3.2.2 short-beam strength, n— the shear stress as calculated
in Eq 1, developed at the specimen mid-plane at the fai