Numerical and experimental study on effect of braiding angle on low-velocity transverse punch response of braided composite tube

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 667-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeli Jin ◽  
Zhenyu Wu ◽  
Zhongxiang Pan ◽  
Laihu Peng ◽  
Xudong Hu

In this study, the performance of braided composite tubes under low-velocity transverse impact loading at mid-span was investigated using both numerical and experimental methods. Three types of braided composite tubes with different braiding angles (30°, 45°, and 60°) were manufactured. The transverse punch behavior of the tubes was examined on a low-velocity imspact test bench. A meso-level finite element model of the composite tube was also established for identifying the damage initiation and development. The numerical results showed a good correlation with the experimental data. The mechanical response including force–time histories, force–displacement histories, and fracture morphologies was compared between three types of composite tubes for analyzing the influence of braiding angle on the impact response and failure mode. Although suffering from the low bending stiffness depends on fiber volume fraction at initial impact stage, the braided tube with 30° angle engaged more portion to resist impact loading in subsequent process and thus presented higher peak loading than the one with large angle. In addition, there are distinct different failure modes between composite tubes with various braiding angles. Shear yarn breakage underneath the punch was prone to occur in 30° sample because the braiding yarn was closer to the axial direction of tube. In contrast, the resin was deboned severely from the braiding yarn and then the braiding yarn exhibits plastic deformation in 60° sample due to the stress concentration caused by the large braiding angle.

1993 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 096369359300200
Author(s):  
H. Kaczmarek

In order to reduce hidden damage caused in CFRP by low velocity transverse impact, testing procedures must be established by understanding the impact phenomena and the roles of various parameters on damage initiation and growth. Hence, composite plates were stressed and an original method, “ultrasonic tomography,” was applied to detect delaminations on the interfaces. The results show the similarity of the damage growth resulting from static indentation and low velocity impact.


Author(s):  
G. Balaganesan ◽  
V. Akshaj Kumar ◽  
V. C. Khan ◽  
S. M. Srinivasan

This paper presents the energy absorption of target materials with combinations of polyurethane (PU) foam, PU sheet, SiC inserts, and SiC plate bonded to glass fiber reinforced composite laminate backing during impact loading. SiC inserts and SiC plates are bonded as front layer to enhance energy absorption and to protect composite laminate. The composite laminates are prepared by hand lay-up process and other layers are bonded by using epoxy. Low-velocity impact is conducted by using drop mass setup, and mild steel spherical nosed impactor is used for impact testing of target in fixed boundary conditions. Energy absorption and damage are compared to the target plates when subjected to impact at different energy levels. The energy absorbed in various failure modes is analyzed for various layers of target. Failure in the case of SiC inserts is local, and the insert under the impact point is damaged. However, in the other cases, the SiC plate is damaged along with fiber failure and delamination on the composite backing laminate. It is observed that the energy absorbed by SiC plate layered target is higher than SiC inserts layered target.


2021 ◽  
pp. 152808372110154
Author(s):  
Ziyu Zhao ◽  
Tianming Liu ◽  
Pibo Ma

In this paper, biaxial warp-knitted fabrics were produced with different high tenacity polyester linear density and inserted yarns density. The low-velocity impact property of flexible composites made of polyurethane as matrix and biaxial warp-knitted fabric as reinforcement has been investigated. The effect of impactor shape and initial impact energy on the impact response of flexible composite is tested. The results show that the initial impact energy have minor effect on the impact response of the biaxial warp-knitted flexible composites. The impact resistance of flexible composite specimen increases with the increase of high tenacity polyester linear density and inserted yarns density. The damage morphology of flexible composite materials is completely different under different impactor shapes. The findings have theoretical and practical significance for the applications of biaxial warp-knitted flexible composite.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1137-1146
Author(s):  
Qingli Zheng ◽  
Pengfei Dong ◽  
Zhiqiang Li ◽  
Ying Lv ◽  
Meiwen An ◽  
...  

AbstractBraided composite stent (BCS), woven with nitinol wires and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) strips, provides a hybrid design of stent. The mechanical performance of this novel stent has not been fully investigated yet. In this work, the influence of five main design factors (number of nitinol wires, braiding angle, diameter of nitinol wire, thickness and stiffness of the PET strip) on the surface coverage, radial strength, and flexibility of the BCS were systematically studied using computational models. The orthogonal experimental design was adopted to quantitatively analyze the sensitivity of multiple factors using the minimal number of study cases. Results have shown that the nitinol wire diameter and the braiding angle are two most important factors determining the mechanical performance of the BCS. A larger nitinol wire diameter led to a larger radial strength and less flexibility of the BCS. A larger braiding angle could provide a larger radial strength and better flexibility. In addition, the impact of the braiding angle decreased when the stent underwent a large deformation. At the same time, the impact of the PET strips increased due to the interaction with nitinol wires. Moreover, the number of PET strips played an important role in the surface coverage. This study could help understand the mechanical performance of BCS stent and provides guidance on the optimal design of the stent targeting less complications.


2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-143
Author(s):  
M. Szadkowska ◽  
E. Szmigiera

Abstract This paper presents research results of composite tubes filled with self-compacting concrete. The impact of the selected materials and geometric factors on resistance to the vertical shear was evaluated in this study. The resistance of the tested members was compared with recommendations given in Eurocode PN-EN 1994-1-1. From the results obtained in the tests it can be deduced that more parameters should be taken into consideration when determining resistance to the vertical shear in the interface between steel and concrete than PN-EN 1994- 1-1 recommends.


2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 878-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaopei Wang ◽  
Deng’an Cai ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
Fangzhou Lu ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
...  

An experimental study on the effects of braided processes on the torsional strength, torsional modulus and failure modes of the three-dimensional braided composite tubes are presented. Based on the movement of carries, the yarn traces of three-dimensional braided composite tubes are analyzed systematically. Four different three-dimensional braided composite tubes are formed by resin transfer molding, and a number of torsional tests are performed respectively using a special test device. It is found that the torsional strength of three-dimensional five-directional braided composite tubes is higher than others, while the torsional modulus of three-dimensional multi-layer wrapping braided composite tubes is the highest. Furthermore, the damage behaviors of 3D braided composite tubes are significantly influenced by braiding process. One focus is to evaluate the damage mechanism of three-dimensional braided composite tubes by cutting the specimens and using scanning electron microscopy. Under torsional load, three-dimensional five-directional braided composite tubes and three-dimensional surface-core five-directional braided composite tubes are fractured in compression and shear failure, while three-dimensional multi-layer wrapping braided composite tubes and three-dimensional seven-directional braided composite tubes are split open in tensile and shear failure.


2020 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 107004
Author(s):  
Zhenyu Wu ◽  
Lin Shi ◽  
Zhongxiang Pan ◽  
Zhong Xiang ◽  
Yanhong Yuan

Holzforschung ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (8) ◽  
pp. 681-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Mohammadabadi ◽  
Vikram Yadama ◽  
LiHong Yao ◽  
Debes Bhattacharyya

AbstractProfiled hollow core sandwich panels (SPs) and their components (outer layers and core) were manufactured with ponderosa and lodgepole pine wood strands to determine the effects of low-velocity impact forces and to observe their energy absorption (EA) capacities and failure modes. An instrumented drop weight impact system was applied and the tests were performed by releasing the impact head from 500 mm for all the specimens while the impactors (IMPs) were equipped with hemispherical and flat head cylindrical heads. SPs with cavities filled with a rigid foam insulation material (SPfoam) were also tested to understand the change in EA behavior and failure mode. Failure modes induced by both IMPs to SPs were found to be splitting, perforating, penetrating, core crushing and debonding between the core and the outer layers. SPfoams absorbed 26% more energy than unfilled SPs. SPfoams with urethane foam suffer less severe failure modes than SPs. SPs in a ridge-loading configuration absorbed more impact energy than those in a valley-loading configuration, especially when impacted by a hemispherical IMP. Based on the results, it is evident that sandwich structure is more efficient than a solid panel concerning impact energy absorption, primarily due to a larger elastic section modulus of the core’s corrugated geometry.


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