A finite element model for propagating delamination in laminated composite plates based on the Virtual Crack Closure method

2016 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 8-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Marjanović ◽  
Günther Meschke ◽  
Djordje Vuksanović
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Crack Closure ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
Closure Method

scholarly journals Active Constrained Layer Damping of Smart Skew Laminated Composite Plates Using 1–3 Piezoelectric Composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Kanasogi ◽  
M. C. Ray
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Constrained Layer Damping ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
Piezoelectric Composites ◽  
Active Constrained Layer Damping ◽  
Active Constrained Layer

This paper deals with the analysis of active constrained layer damping (ACLD) of smart skew laminated composite plates. The constraining layer of the ACLD treatment is composed of the vertically/obliquely reinforced 1–3 piezoelectric composites (PZCs). A finite element model has been developed for accomplishing the task of the active constrained layer damping of skew laminated symmetric and antisymmetric cross-ply and antisymmetric angle-ply composite plates integrated with the patches of such ACLD treatment. Both in-plane and out-of-plane actuations by the constraining layer of the ACLD treatment have been utilized for deriving the finite element model. The analysis revealed that the vertical actuation dominates over the in-plane actuation. Particular emphasis has been placed on investigating the performance of the patches when the orientation angle of the piezoelectric fibers of the constraining layer is varied in the two mutually orthogonal vertical planes. Also, the effects of varying the skew angle of the substrate laminated composite plates and different boundary conditions on the performance of the patches have been studied. The analysis reveals that the vertically and the obliquely reinforced 1–3 PZC materials should be used for achieving the best control authority of ACLD treatment, as the boundary conditions of the smart skew laminated composite plates are simply supported and clamped-clamped, respectively.

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