Deformation characteristics of composite laminates—part II: an experimental/numerical study on equivalent single-layer theories

2002 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Bosia ◽  
Thomas Gmür ◽  
John Botsis
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueling Cheng ◽  
Yunshan Wang

AbstractOptoelectronic devices in the UV range have many applications including deep-UV communications, UV photodetectors, UV spectroscopy, etc. Graphene has unique exciton resonances, that have demonstrated large photosensitivity across the UV spectrum. Enhancing UV absorption in graphene has the potential to boost the performance of the various opto-electronic devices. Here we report numerical study of UV absorption in graphene on aluminum and magnesium hole-arrays. The absorption in a single-layer graphene on aluminum and magnesium hole-arrays reached a maximum value of 28% and 30% respectively, and the absorption peak is tunable from the UV to the visible range. The proposed graphene hybrid structure does not require graphene to be sandwiched between different material layers and thus is easy to fabricate and allows graphene to interact with its surroundings.


2015 ◽  
Vol 665 ◽  
pp. 277-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aniello Riccio ◽  
S. Saputo ◽  
A. Sellitto ◽  
A. Raimondo ◽  
R. Ricchiuto

The investigation of fiber-reinforced composite laminates mechanical response under impact loads can be very difficult due to simultaneous failure phenomena. Indeed, as a consequence of low velocity impacts, intra-laminar damage as fiber and matrix cracking and inter-laminar damage, such as delamination, often take place concurrently, leading to significant reductions in terms of strength and stability for composite structure. In this paper a numerical study is proposed which, by means of non-linear explicit FEM analysis, aims to completely characterize the composite reinforced laminates damage under low velocity impacts. The numerical investigation allowed to obtain an exhaustive insight on the different phases of the impact event considering the damage formation and evolution. Five different impact locations with the same impact energy are taken into account to investigate the influence on the onset and growth of damage.


2019 ◽  
Vol 161 (A4) ◽  

This study investigates and reviews prior research works on skew composite laminates. The equivalent single layer theories are explored and discussed. An exhaustive review on static and dynamic analysis of composite skew laminates is also presented. Subsequently, a nine node isoparametric plate bending element is used for free vibration analysis of laminated composite skew plate with central skew cut out. The effect of shear deformation is incorporated in the formulation considering first order shear deformation theory. Two types of mass lumping schemes are analysed to study the effect of rotary inertia. Certain numerical examples of plates having different skew angles, skew cut out sizes, boundary conditions, thickness ratios (h/a), aspect ratios (a/b), fiber orientations and number of layers are solved which will be useful for benchmarking of future studies.


2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 991-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver J Myers ◽  
George Currie ◽  
Jonathan Rudd ◽  
Dustin Spayde ◽  
Nydeia Wright Bolden

Defects in composite laminates are difficult to detect because of the conductive and paramagnetic properties of composite materials. Timely detection of defects in composite laminates can improve reliability. This research illustrates the preliminary analysis and detection of delaminations in carbon fiber laminate beams using a single layer of magnetostrictive particles and noncontacting concentric magnetic excitation and sensing coils. The baseline analytical models also begin to address the intrusive nature of the magnetostrictive particles as well as relate the applied excitation field with the stress and magnetic flux densities induced in the magnetostrictive layer. Numerical methods are used to begin to characterize the presence of magnetostrictive particles in the laminate and the behavior of the magnetostrictive particles in relationship to the magnetic field used during sensing. Unidirectional laminates with embedded delaminations are used for simulations and experimentations. A novel, yet simplified fabrication method is discussed to ensure consistent scanning and sensing capabilities. The nondestructive evaluation scanning experiments were conducted with various shapes and sizes of damages introduced into carbon fiber–reinforced polymeric composite structures. The results demonstrate high potential for magnetostrictive particles as a low-cost, noncontacting, and reliable sensor for nondestructive evaluation of composite materials.


Complexity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Fenghui Dong ◽  
Zhipeng Zhong ◽  
Jin Cheng

This paper conducts a numerical simulation of the antiseismic performance for single-layer masonry structures, completes a study on crack distributions and detailed characteristics of masonry structures, and finally verifies the correctness of the numerical model by experimental tests. This paper also provides a reinforced proposal to improve the antiseismic performance of single-layer masonry structures. Results prove that the original model suffers more serious damage than the reinforced model; in particular, longitudinal cracks appear on bottoms of two longitudinal walls in the original model, while these cracks appear later in the reinforced model; a lot of cracks appear on the door hole of the original model, and no crack appears in the reinforced model till the end of seismic waves; seismic damage of walls in the reinforced model is obviously lighter than that in the original model; dynamic responses at all observed points of the reinforced masonry are obviously less than those of the original model. Strains at all positions of the reinforced model are obviously smaller than those of the original model. From macroscopic and microscopic perspectives, the computational results prove that the reinforced proposal proposed in this paper can effectively improve the antiseismic performance of the masonry structure.


2008 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 559-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying-Quan Peng ◽  
Qing-Sen Yang ◽  
Hong-Wei Xing ◽  
Xun-Shuan Li ◽  
Jian-Ting Yuan ◽  
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