This document discusses the analysis of an orthotropic ply, which is a single layer of a laminated composite material that contains unidirectional reinforcement fibers. It has properties that lie between isotropic and anisotropic materials. The document presents the stress-strain relationships and engineering constants for an orthotropic material. It derives the stiffness and compliance matrices using Hook's law. It also discusses transforming the engineering constants and stiffness/compliance matrices when changing coordinate systems, such as when the fiber direction makes an angle θ with the x-axis.