Abstract
The need for accurate material models to simulate the deformation, damage, and failure of polymer matrix composites under impact conditions is becoming critical as these materials are gaining increased usage in the aerospace and automotive industries. There are a variety of material models currently available within commercial transient dynamic finite-element codes to analyze the response of composite materials under impact conditions. However, there are several features that are lacking in the currently available models that could improve the predictive capability of the impact simulations. To address these needs, a combined elasto-plastic model with damage suitable for implementation within transient dynamic finite-element codes has been developed. A key feature of the improved material model is the use of tabulated stress-strain data in a variety of coordinate directions to fully define the stress-strain response of the material. Currently, the model development efforts have focused on creating the plasticity portion of the model. A commonly used composite failure model has been generalized and extended to a strain-hardening-based orthotropic yield function with a non-associative flow rule. The coefficients of the yield function are computed based on the input stress-strain curves using the effective plastic strain as the tracking variable. The coefficients of the flow rule are determined in a systematic manner based on the available stress-strain data for the material. The evolution of the yield surface is examined, in detail, for a sample composite. A numerical algorithm based on the classic radial return method is employed to compute the evolution of the effective plastic strain. A specific laminated composite is examined to demonstrate the process of characterizing and analyzing the response of a composite using the developed model. The developed material model is suitable for use within commercial transient dynamic finite-element codes for use in analyzing the nonlinear response of polymer composites.
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Acknowledgments
Authors Hoffarth, Harrington, and Rajan gratefully acknowledge the support of the Federal Aviation Administration through Grant #12-G-001 entitled “Composite Material Model for Impact Analysis,” William Emmerling, Technical Monitor.
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Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 29 • Issue 4 • July 2016
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Received: Jun 12, 2015
Accepted: Sep 22, 2015
Published online: Dec 31, 2015
Discussion open until: May 31, 2016
Published in print: Jul 1, 2016
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