Study of the effect of strain rate on the in-plane shear and transverse compression response of a composite ply using computational micromechanics

Autor: Rueda-Ruiz, Mario, Herraez, Miguel, Sket, Federico, Galvez, Francisco, Gonzalez, Carlos, Molina-Aldareguia, Jon Mikel
Rok vydání: 2023
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2023.107482
Popis: The use of composite materials for structures subjected to impacts requires a deep understanding about the dynamic behaviour of the material. To this end, a physically-based computational micromechanics simulation tool has been developed to predict failure initiation in a composite ply over a wide range of strain rates. The computational micromechanics framework incorporates constitutive models for the fibre, matrix and fibre-matrix interface, which are partly calibrated with novel micromechanical testing techniques. The simulation tool was applied to two matrix-dominated deformation modes of the ply: transverse compression and in-plane shear. The comparison of simulation and experimental results at coupon level have revealed a change in failure initiation mechanism of the composite ply with strain rate, which was then corroborated through observation of the fracture surfaces on the samples.
Databáze: arXiv