Question: Use Matlab, program up an ABD calculator which can calculate the ABD matrix of n - layer composite laminate with a given lay - up

Use Matlab, program up an ABD calculator which can calculate the ABD matrix of n-layer composite laminate with a given lay-up.Apply your ABD calculator to the following cases:
1.Quasi-isotropic laminate: consisting of lamina with layup [theta,theta +60,theta +120\(]_{2}\)
2.Symmetric laminate: For every ply above the laminate midplane, there is an identical ply (material and orientation)an equal distance below the midplane. (make up your own symmetric layup.)
3.Balanced laminate: For every ply at \(a+\theta \)orientation, there is another ply at the \(-\theta \)orientation somewhere in the laminate. (make up your own balanced layup.)
4.Discuss the characteristic of the ABD matrices obtained for each type of layup.
Assume all layers are made of the same graphite-epoxy material (as shown in the table below)and have equal thickness of 0.02inches.

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