Simulation of progressive failure in laminated composites under variable environmental conditions

Autor: Ganapathi Ammasai Sengodan, Giuliano Allegri, Stephen R. Hallett
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Materials & Design, Vol 196, Iss , Pp 109082- (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0264-1275
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2020.109082
Popis: This paper presents the development, calibration and finite element implementation of a novel set of phenomenological equations describing the effect of temperature and moisture on the stiffness, strength and toughness properties of fibre-reinforced plastics. An extension of the classical Zhurkov's kinetic approach is proposed to describe the effect of temperature and moisture on the ply-level matrix-dominated strength properties. The phenomenological equations are implemented into a finite-element simulation framework, consisting of a smeared crack approach for modelling intralaminar and translaminar failure, coupled with a bi-linear cohesive zone approach to describe delamination onset and progressive growth. The modelling approach is calibrated by means of experimental data in the open literature for the carbon-epoxy material IM7/8552. Validation case studies for the simulation strategy include quasi-isotropic short beam shear coupons and open-hole specimens subject to tension. It is demonstrated that the proposed simulation framework provides a comprehensive quantitative description of the role played by environmental effects in terms of development and interaction of intralaminar, interlaminar and translaminar damage processes.
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