code: def read_lamination_parameters(thickness, laminaprop, rho,
                                 xiA1, xiA2, xiA3, xiA4,
                                 xiB1, xiB2, xiB3, xiB4,
                                 xiD1, xiD2, xiD3, xiD4,
                                 xiE1, xiE2, xiE3, xiE4):
      r
      lam = Laminate()
      lam.h = thickness
      lam.matobj = read_laminaprop(laminaprop, rho)
      lam.xiA = np.array([1, xiA1, xiA2, xiA3, xiA4], dtype=np.float64)
      lam.xiB = np.array([0, xiB1, xiB2, xiB3, xiB4], dtype=np.float64)
      lam.xiD = np.array([1, xiD1, xiD2, xiD3, xiD4], dtype=np.float64)
      lam.xiE = np.array([1, xiE1, xiE2, xiE3, xiE4], dtype=np.float64)
  
      lam.calc_ABDE_from_lamination_parameters()
      return lam
docs: r"""Calculates a laminate based on the lamination parameters.
  
      The lamination parameters:
      `\xi_{A1} \cdots \xi_{A4}`,  `\xi_{B1} \cdots \xi_{B4}`,
      `\xi_{C1} \cdots \xi_{C4}`,  `\xi_{D1} \cdots \xi_{D4}`,
      `\xi_{E1} \cdots \xi_{E4}`
  
      are used to calculate the laminate constitutive matrix.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      thickness : float
          The total thickness of the laminate
      laminaprop : tuple
          The laminaprop tuple used to define the laminate material.
      rho : float
          Material density.
      xiA1 to xiD4 : float
          The 16 lamination parameters used to define the laminate.
  
      Returns
      -------
      lam : Laminate
          laminate with the ABD and ABDE matrices already calculated