Modeling perforation in glass fiber reinforced composites subjected to low velocity impact loading

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 1380-1388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiying Fan ◽  
Zhongwei Guan ◽  
Wesley J. Cantwell
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Impact Loading ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composites ◽  
Low Velocity Impact ◽  
Reinforced Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Velocity Impact ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced

Detecting Impact Damages in an Aramid/Glass Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composite with Micro Tomography

2012 ◽  
Vol 445 ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinan Fidan ◽  
Tamer Sınmazcelik ◽  
Egemen Avcu ◽  
Mustafa Ozgur Bora ◽  
Onur Coban
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Impact Loading ◽  
Hybrid Composite ◽  
Manufacturing Process ◽  
Low Velocity Impact ◽  
Micro Ct ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Velocity Impact ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced

This paper utilizes the micro computerized tomography (micro-CT) as the NDI technique to characterize the initial matrix delaminations locations and sizes in an aramid/glass fiber reinforced hybrid composite test specimen after a low velocity impact tests. Further, to visualize the localized low velocity impact damage volumes; based on the specimens micro-CT results; image analysis, geometric modeling and meshing softwares CtAn and CtVox were used. Finally, interpretation of damage mechanisms occurred in aramid/glass fiber reinforced hybrid composite after low velocity impact loading presented with accurate 3-D rendered models obtained from a series of micro-CT slices. 3-D rendered models gained from impacted specimens help to quantify the internal microscopic damage modes of complex material system such as aramid/glass fiber reinforced hybrid composite. It is very important to predict or determine composite materials response to an impact loading since impacts occur during manufacture, normal operations, maintenance, etc. After low velocity impact loading tests, investigation of damage zone will provide a better composite manufacturing process. For example, it is acknowledged that up to 80% of the cost of manufacture of a composite is xed once the preliminary conguration had been nalised. Further detail changes afterwards can only make a small impact on the nal cost of the manufacturing process.

Single and repeated low-velocity impact response of E-glass fiber-reinforced epoxy and polypropylene composites for different impactor shapes

2019 ◽  
pp. 089270571988691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akar Dogan
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Fiber Volume Fraction ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Low Velocity Impact ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
Velocity Impact ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced

This study focuses on the effects of low-velocity impact (LVI) response of thermoset (TS) and thermoplastic (TP) matrix-based composites. In this study, the effects of the impactor shapes on the low-velocity impact response of the composite panels that produced from different matrix was investigated. Unidirectional E-glass fiber fabrics with an areal density of 300 g/m2 as reinforcement and epoxy matrix were used to produce TS composite. The vacuum-assisted resin infusion molding (VARIM) method was used to manufacture composite panels. The thermoplastic composites were manufactured with E-glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene prepregs. The tensile strength of TS matrix-based composites is higher than TP matrix-based composites that have the same fiber volume fraction. Despite being under the same impact energy, the TP specimens possess higher perforation threshold than TS specimens. The shape of the impactor significantly affected the perforation threshold. Besides, the impact number that caused perforation reduced dramatically in conical impactor. The repeated impact number that caused perforation is 36 for hemispherical (HS) impactor, but it is only 3 for conical impactor for polypropylene matrix-based composite. Moreover, a significant effect of fiber volumetric ratio on impact resistance was observed. The perforation threshold of glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites for 40% and 50% fiber volume fraction are 61 and 98 J, respectively. The perforation threshold of TP and TS specimens for HS impactor that has the same stacking sequence is 61 and 55 J, respectively.

scholarly journals Low-Velocity Impact Characterization of Fiber-Reinforced Composites with Hygrothermal Effect

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 20170620
Author(s):  
Behzad Ahmed Zai ◽  
M. A. Khan ◽  
M. K. Park ◽  
Majid Shahzad ◽  
M. A. Shahzad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Reinforced Composites ◽  
Low Velocity Impact ◽  
Reinforced Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Velocity Impact ◽  
Hygrothermal Effect
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