Low-Velocity Impact Response of the Composite Sandwich Panels

2021 ◽  
pp. 99-114
Author(s):  
Vishwas Mahesh ◽  
Vinyas Mahesh ◽  
Dineshkumar Harursampath
Keyword(s):  
Sandwich Panels ◽  
Impact Response ◽  
Low Velocity Impact ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Velocity Impact ◽  
Composite Sandwich Panels ◽  
Composite Sandwich

Analysis of Low-Velocity Impact on Composite Sandwich Panels Using an Assumed Strain Solid Element

2004 ◽  
Vol 261-263 ◽  
pp. 283-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoon Cheol Park ◽  
Jung Park ◽  
Nam Seo Goo ◽  
Kwang Joon Yoon ◽  
Jae Hwa Lee
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Constant ◽  
Contact Force ◽  
Sandwich Panels ◽  
Low Velocity Impact ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Velocity Impact ◽  
Composite Sandwich Panels ◽  
Composite Sandwich ◽  
Solid Element ◽  
Assumed Strain

Low-velocity impact on composite sandwich panels has been investigated. The contact force is computed from a proposed modified Hertzian contact law. In the proposed contact law, the exponent is adjusted and the through-the-thickness elastic constant of honeycomb core is reduced properly to approximately predict the measured contact force-time history during the impact. The equivalent transverse elastic constant is calculated from the rule of mixture. Nonlinear equation to calculate the contact force is solved by the Newton-Raphson method and time integration is done by the Newmark-beta method. A finite element program for the low-velocity impact analysis is coded by implementing these techniques and an 18-node assumed strain solid element. Behaviors of composite sandwich panels subjected to low-velocity impact are analyzed for various cases with different geometry and lay-ups. It has been found that the present code with the proposed contact law can predict measured contact forces and contact times for most cases within reasonable error bounds, especially for thick sandwich plates.

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