A method of measuring
plane stress of an anisotropic material relates to a measuring method of
plane stress of a material and is aimed at solving the problem that a conventional stress detection method is not high in measuring precision. The method includes the following steps: firstly, preparing a material to be measured; secondly, designing four unidirectional stretching calibration experiments, and obtaining four sound
time difference-stress curves; thirdly, conducting
linear fitting on the four sound
time difference-stress curves, and obtaining four sound stress coefficient combination expressions and values; fourthly, conducting
simultaneous equations on the four expressions, that is to say, obtaining a relation between sound
time difference signals and plane main stress; and fifthly, utilizing a measuring device to measure the material to be measured in a
plane stress state, detecting sound time difference values in three different directions respectively, conducting substitute-type
simultaneous equations, and thus obtaining the magnitude [sigma]1 and [sigma]2 and the direction [theta] of plane main stress. The method, based on the critical
refraction longitudinal wave principle, is easy to operate, is high in efficiency, is suitable for all anisotropic materials, and can be widely applied to detection and analysis of plane stress of
composite material laminated boards in the field of
aerospace, weapon manufacture, vehicles, etc.