Adaptive Multi-Fidelity (AMF) Modelling of Progressive Damage in Notched Composite Laminates

Author(s):  
K.H. Leong ◽  
J. Zhi ◽  
H.P. Lee ◽  
V.B.C. Tan ◽  
T.E. 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.


2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ermias G. Koricho ◽  
Oleksii Karpenko ◽  
Anton Khomenko ◽  
Mahmoodul Haq ◽  
Gary L. Cloud ◽  
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