The simulation of low-velocity impact on composite laminates with the damage model based on strain

Chunhao Ma, Fei Xu

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Abstract

This paper proposed a composite damage model including the damage initiation and evolution based on strain to predict the composite intralaminar damage under impact loading. In the numerical simulation, the user material subroutine VUMAT and the cohesive-zone model are chosen to describe the composite damage model and the delamination of interfaces between different plies. ABAQUS software is used to simulate the low-velocity impact of different thickness composite laminates. It is found that the delamination shape and area, the contact force and the deflection of the impactor obtained by the numerically simulation agree well with the experimental results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Fracture and Damage Mechanics XI
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages393-396
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9783037854631
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event11th International Conference on Fracture and Damage Mechanics, FDM 2012 - Xian, China
Duration: 18 Sep 201221 Sep 2012

Publication series

NameKey Engineering Materials
Volume525-526
ISSN (Print)1013-9826
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9795

Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Fracture and Damage Mechanics, FDM 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXian
Period18/09/1221/09/12

Keywords

  • Cohesive
  • Composites laminates
  • Damage model
  • Delamination
  • Low-velocity impact

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