Numerical Modelling of Glass Fibre Reinforced Laminates Subjected to a Low Velocity Impact

Journal Article · Fri May 21 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3452252· OSTI ID:21361983

Fan, J Y; Guana, Z W; Cantwell, W J ^[1]

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1. University of Liverpool, Department of Engineering, Liverpool L69 3GQ (United Kingdom)

This paper presents a series of numerical predictions of the perforation behaviour of glass fibre laminates subjected to quasi-static and low-velocity impact loading. Both shear and tensile failure criteria were used in the finite element models to simulate the post-failure processes via an automatic element removal procedure. The appropriate material properties, obtained through a series of uniaxial tension and bending tests on the composites, were used in the numerical models. Four, eight and sixteen ply glass fibre laminates panels were perforated at quasi-static rates and under low-velocity impact loading. Reasonably good correlation was obtained between the numerical simulations and the experimental results, both in terms of the failure modes and the load-deflection relationships before and during the penetration phase. The predicted impact energies of the GFRP panels were compared with the experimental data and reasonable agreement was observed.

• OSTI ID: 21361983
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1233; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
BRITTLENESS
CALCULATION METHODS
CARBON FIBERS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CORRELATIONS
FAILURES
FIBERS
FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
FORECASTING
GLASS
LOADING
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING
MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PERFORATION
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
POLYMERS
REINFORCED MATERIALS
REINFORCED PLASTICS
SHOCK WAVES
SIMULATION
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
VELOCITY