Subject: Paper submission to ‘Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology’

Dear Editor,

I am very pleased to submit herewith paper titled “A Study on the Effect of Thickness and Stacking Sequence on the Stiffness of Composite Laminates under Quasi-Static Loading” for reviewing and eventual publication in the ‘Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology’.

This paper contributes to the discussion about the characteristics of fibre composites under transverse loading in relation to the stacking configuration, bending stiffness and the elements of the stiffness matrix. The findings should be useful to participants in the composite community and industrial users of composite structures.  

The material content is original and has not been published elsewhere, and the study received no specific external grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. The study was part of the research activities supported by the University of Hertfordshire.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Opukuro David-West