Analytical study on low compressive strength of composite laminates with impact damage

2013 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 169-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Suemasu ◽  
Makoto Ichiki
2013 ◽  
Vol 710 ◽  
pp. 136-141
Author(s):  
Li Jun Wei ◽  
Fang Lue Huang ◽  
Hong Peng Li

Sandwich composite laminates structure is a classic application of composite material on actual aircraft structural. Dealing with low-velocity impact damage and residual compressive strength of sandwich composite laminates, explicit finite element method of ABAQUS/Explicit software was adopted to simulate low-velocity impact and compression process. Impact response and invalidation on compression between sandwich composite laminates with different core materials and regular composite laminates were compared. The simulation results indicated that softer core materials can absorb more impact energy, reduce the structure damage and enhance the residual compressive strength after impact.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 16-00710-16-00710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukihiro SATO ◽  
Kazuhiro MIURA ◽  
Masahiro KASHIWAGI ◽  
Masayoshi SUHARA ◽  
Yoshinori NONAKA ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 297-300 ◽  
pp. 1303-1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Hoon Kim ◽  
Duck Hoi Kim ◽  
Hu Shik Kim ◽  
Byoung Jun Park

The objectives of this study are to evaluate the internal damage and compressive residual strength of composite laminate by impact loading. To investigate the environmental effects, as-received and accelerated-aged glass/phenolic laminates are used. UT C-Scan is used to determine the impact damage characteristics and CAI tests are carried out to evaluate quantitatively the reduction of compressive strength by impact loading. The damage modes of the woven glass/phenolic laminates are evaluated. In the case of the accelerated-aged laminates, as aging time increases, initial failure energy and residual compressive strength decrease.


Author(s):  
Jingmeng Weng ◽  
Weidong Wen ◽  
Hongjian Zhang

In this paper, low-velocity impact characteristics and residual tensile/compressive strength of composite laminates at high temperatures are experimentally and analytically investigated. Low-velocity impact tests at room temperature were performed using a drop-weight apparatus, and residual strength tests at high temperatures were performed using a hydraulic MTS machine. The experimental results show that both residual tensile and compressive strength decrease monotonically with the increase of impact energy, while the variation trend of residual tensile/compressive strength of composite laminates keeps the same with longitudinal tensile/compressive strength with the increase of temperature. In addition, a new stress-based delamination failure criterion was established, in which the delamination is considered to be controlled by the difference between through-thickness stresses of adjacent layers. Once delamination occurs, only the elements below the interface are marked with delamination, whereas the material properties of the elements on both sides of the interface are reduced simultaneously. In this way, delamination can be defined more precisely without cohesive elements, and a considerable reduction in CPU time can be achieved. Combined with extended Hashin failure criteria, an integrated finite element model was established to simulate low-velocity impact damage and to predict residual tensile and compressive strength of composite laminates. The numerical results show good agreements with experimental data.


1988 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
KL Reifsnider ◽  
GP Sendeckyj ◽  
SS Wang ◽  
WS Johnson ◽  
WW Stinchcomb ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 525-526 ◽  
pp. 521-524
Author(s):  
Y.G. Xu ◽  
Z. Shen ◽  
W. Tiu ◽  
Y.Z. Xu ◽  
Yong K. Chen ◽  
...  

A key factor affecting the use of carbon fibre reinforced composite laminates is the low velocity impact damage which may be introduced accidentally during manufacture, operation or maintenance of the component. Among the several barely visible impact damages, interlaminar delamination is the dominant failure mode and may reduce the post-impact compressive strength of the component significantly. This paper focuses on the study of the delamination threshold load (DTL) above which significant increase of delamination and thus large reduction of the residual compressive strength of the component may occur. Instrumented drop weight tests were carried out under various impact energy levels to determine the delamination threshold load. Efforts are directed to the study of the laminate thickness effect on the reliability of the detection of the DTL. The validity of the concept of DTL has been investigated and possible implications on the measurement of the DTL has been discussed. It is demonstrated that DTL exists but its detection requires proper testing conditions.


2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Altaf ◽  
S Singh ◽  
VV Bhanu Prasad ◽  
Manish Patel

The compressive strength of C/SiC composite at different strain rates, off-axis orientations and after high-velocity impact was studied. The compressive strength was found to be 137 ± 23, 130 ± 46 and 162 ± 33 MPa at a strain rate of 3.3 × 10−5, 3.3 × 10−3, 3.3 × 10−3 s−1, respectively. On the other hand, the compressive strength was found to be 130 ± 46, 99 ± 23 and 87 ± 9 MPa for 0°/90°, 30°/60° and 45°/45° fibre orientations to loading direction, respectively. After high-velocity impact, the residual compressive strength of C/SiC composite was found to be 58 ± 26, 44 ± 18 and 36 ± 3.5 MPa after impact with 100, 150 and 190 m/s, respectively. The formation of kink bands in fibre bundles was found to be dominant micro-mechanism for compressive failure of C/SiC composite for 0°/90° orientation. On the other hand, delamination and the fibre bundles rotation were found to be the dominant mechanism for off-axis failure of composite.


2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norazean Shaari ◽  
Aidah Jumahat ◽  
M. Khafiz M. Razif

In this paper, the impact behavior of Kevlar/glass fiber hybrid composite laminates was investigated by performing the drop weight impact test (ASTM D7136). Composite laminates were fabricated using vacuum bagging process with an epoxy matrix reinforced with twill Kevlar woven fiber and plain glass woven fiber. Four different types of composite laminates with different ratios of Kevlar to glass fiber (0:100, 20:80, 50:50 and 100:0) were manufactured. The effect of Kevlar/glass fiber content on the impact damage behavior was studied at 43J nominal impact energy. Results indicated that hybridization of Kevlar fiber to glass fiber improved the load carrying capability, energy absorbed and damage degree of composite laminates with a slight reduction in deflection. These results were further supported through the damage pattern analysis, depth of penetration and X-ray evaluation tests. Based on literature work, studies that have been done to investigate the impact behaviour of woven Kevlar/glass fiber hybrid composite laminates are very limited. Therefore, this research concentrates on the effect of Kevlar on the impact resistance properties of woven glass fibre reinforced polymer composites.


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