Numerical simulation of impact tests on GFRP composite laminates

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 677-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Costantino Menna ◽  
Domenico Asprone ◽  
Giancarlo Caprino ◽  
Valentina Lopresto ◽  
Andrea Prota
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Impact Tests ◽  
Gfrp Composite

scholarly journals The Effect of High Glass Fiber Content and Reinforcement Combination on Pulse-Echo Ultrasonic Measurement of Composite Ship Structures

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 379
Author(s):  
Sang-Gyu Lee ◽  
Daekyun Oh ◽  
Jong Hun Woo
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Ultrasonic Waves ◽  
Ship Structures ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Gfrp Composite ◽  
Chopped Strand Mat ◽  
Composite Ship ◽  
Pulse Echo

Ship structures made of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite laminates are considerably thicker than aircraft and automobile structures and more likely to contain voids. The production characteristics of such composite laminates were investigated in this study by ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE). The laminate samples were produced from E-glass chopped strand mat (CSM) and woven roving (WR) fabrics with different glass fiber contents of 30–70%. Approximately 300 pulse-echo ultrasonic A-scans were performed on each sample. The laminate samples produced from only CSM tended to contain more voids compared with those produced from a combination of CSM and WR, resulting in the relative density of the former being lower than the design value, particularly for high glass fiber contents of ≥50%. The velocity of the ultrasonic waves through the CSM-only laminates was also lower for higher glass fiber contents, whereas it steadily increased for combined CSM–WR laminates. Burn-off tests of the laminates further revealed that the fabric configuration of the combined CSM–WR laminates was of higher quality, prevented the formation of voids, and improved inter-layer bonding. These findings indicate that combined CSM–WR laminates should be used to achieve more accurate ultrasonic NDE of GFRP composite structures.

Numerical simulation of bolted joint composite laminates under low-velocity impact

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 100891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhangxin Guo ◽  
Zhonggui Li ◽  
Hao Zhu ◽  
Junjie Cui ◽  
Diansen Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Low Velocity Impact ◽  
Bolted Joint ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Velocity Impact

scholarly journals Creep effects on tension-tension fatigue behavior of angle-ply GFRP composite laminates

2019 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
pp. 144-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Vahid Movahedi-Rad ◽  
Thomas Keller ◽  
Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Gfrp Composite

Some aspects of numerical simulation for Lamb wave propagation in composite laminates

2006 ◽  
Vol 75 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 267-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunhui Yang ◽  
Lin Ye ◽  
Zhongqing Su ◽  
Michael Bannister
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Wave Propagation ◽  
Lamb Wave ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Lamb Wave Propagation
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