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Based on the principle of minimum complementary energy, the control equation was established and solved using MATLAB programming. The stress field and stiffness attenuation characteristics of 90\u00b0-layer crack density (CD = 0.5 cr\/mm) and laminates with different angles [\u03b8m\/90n]s were analyzed. The results show that the crack significantly aggravates the stress concentration effect, and when the laying angle exceeds 45\u00b0, the crack growth rate and stiffness degradation rate are significantly improved. Specifically, when the laying angle is 30\u00b0 and L1\/t1 = 50, the stiffness degradation rate (Ex\/Ex0) of the laminates only decreases to 0.987, while when the laying angle increases to 60\u00b0 and L1\/t1 = 3, the stiffness degradation rate suddenly decreases to 0.754 under the same conditions, indicating that small-angle laying (&lt;45\u00b0) can effectively alleviate local stress concentration and delay stiffness degradation. By comparing the experimental data of existing references, the model error is verified to be less than 1%, and the reliability of the method is confirmed. It is further proposed that in the design of symmetrical laminated plates, the crack propagation resistance can be significantly optimized by controlling the laying angle of the main bearing layer in the range of 30\u00b0~45\u00b0, which provides a quantitative basis for crack suppression and structural life improvement in engineering.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym17040495","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,25]],"date-time":"2025-03-25T12:18:52Z","timestamp":1742905132000},"page":"495","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effect of Laying Angle on the Stress Distribution and Stiffness Degradation of Symmetrically Cracked Laminates"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5597-9047","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zhicheng","family":"Huang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China"}]},{"given":"Biao","family":"Xiong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China"}]},{"given":"Xingguo","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China"}]},{"given":"Fulei","family":"Chu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Shen, G., and Hu, G. 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