Development of a hybrid element to model intralaminar damage in thick composite plates under impact loading

This article deals with the development of a new intralaminar interface in order to extend the semi-continuous strategy already developed by the authors for impacts on thin composite laminates to thicker ones. Based on medium experimental observations scale, the new interface introduced aims at capt...

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Published inComposites. Part B, Engineering Vol. 222; p. 109024
Main Authors Manseri, L., Navarro, P., Dorival, O., Marguet, S., Mahmoud, B., Ferrero, J.-F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2021
Elsevier
Subjects
Damage mechanics
Impact loading
Interface model
Intralaminar rupture
Mechanics
Physics
Semi-continuous strategy
Structural mechanics
Thick laminate
Unidirectional composites
Damage mechanics
Unidirectional composites
Impact loading
Intralaminar rupture
Interface model
Semi-continuous strategy
Thick laminate
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Summary:This article deals with the development of a new intralaminar interface in order to extend the semi-continuous strategy already developed by the authors for impacts on thin composite laminates to thicker ones. Based on medium experimental observations scale, the new interface introduced aims at capturing transverse resin cracks occurring between fibre bundles of a unidirectional ply. The new element is implemented in the commercial finite element software Radioss®. Results of impact simulations performed on thick HTA7-913 plates (various thicknesses) are compared with experimental ones, and show good agreements in terms of both damage sizes and load-displacement curves.
ISSN:1359-8368
1879-1069
DOI:10.1016/j.compositesb.2021.109024