A new multi-layer approach for progressive damage simulation in composite laminates based on isogeometric analysis and Kirchhoff–Love shells. Part II: impact modeling

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 587-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Pigazzini ◽  
Y. Bazilevs ◽  
A. Ellison ◽  
H. Kim
2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (25) ◽  
pp. 3471-3489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco S. Pigazzini ◽  
Yuri Bazilevs ◽  
Andrew Ellison ◽  
Hyonny Kim

The increasing popularity of composite materials in aerospace applications is creating the need for a new class of predictive methods and tools for the simulation of progressive damage in laminated fiber-reinforced composite structures. The unique challenges associated with modeling damage in these structures may be addressed by means of thin-shell formulations which are naturally developed in the context of Isogeometric Analysis. In this paper, we further validate our recently developed Isogeometric Analysis-based multi-layer shell model for progressive damage simulations using experimental data for low-velocity impact on a 24-ply flat panel. The validation includes a careful comparison of delamination and matrix damage patterns predicted by the Isogeometric Analysis-based simulation and those obtained from post-impact non-destructive evaluation of the damaged coupon. The Isogeometric Analysis-based formulation is then deployed on two additional examples: a stiffened panel and a full-scale UAV wing, to demonstrate its suitability for, and ease of application to, typical aerospace composite structures.


2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (18) ◽  
pp. 1369-1383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song Zhou ◽  
Yi Sun ◽  
Ridha Muhammad ◽  
Boyang Chen ◽  
Tong-Earn Tay

Author(s):  
Junjie Zhou ◽  
Shengnan Wang

In this paper, a progressive damage model for studying the dynamic mechanical response and damage development of composite laminates under low-velocity impact was established. The model applied the Hashin and Hou failure criteria to predict the initiation of intra-laminar damage (fiber and matrix damage); a linear degradation scheme combined with the equivalent displacement method was adopted to simulate the damage development; a cohesive zone model with the bilinear traction-separation relationship was used to predict delamination. A user material subroutine VUMAT was coded, and the simulation analysis of carbon fiber reinforcement composite laminates subjected to 25 J impact was performed via commercial software ABAQUS. The predicted impact force-time curve, impact force-displacement curve, and damage distribution contours among the layers were in a good agreement with the experimental, which verified the proposed model. According to the simulation results, the fiber damage and matrix damage were analyzed, and the expansion of delamination was discussed.


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