Prediction of mode I delamination resistance of z-pinned laminates using the embedded finite element technique

Author(s):  
Matthew Blacklock ◽  
Mathew W. Joosten ◽  
Khomkrit Pingkarawat ◽  
Adrian P. Mouritz
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayad Arab Kakei ◽  
Mainul Islam ◽  
Jinsong Leng ◽  
Jayantha A Epaarachchi

Mode I fracture analysis being employed to study delamination damage in fibre-reinforced composite structures under in-plane and out-of-plane load applications. However, due to the significantly low yield strength of the matrix material and the infinitesimal thickness of the interface matrix layer, the actual delamination process can be assumed as a partially plastic process (elasto-plastic). A simple elasto-plastic model based on the strain field in the vicinity of the crack front was developed for Mode I crack propagation. In this study, a double cantilever beam experiment has been performed to study the proposed process using a 0/90-glass woven cloth sample. A fibre Bragg grating sensor has embedded closer to the delamination to measure the strain at the vicinity of the crack front. Strain energy release rate was calculated according to ASTM D5528. The model predictions were comparable with the calculated values according to ASTM D5528. Subsequently, a finite element analysis on Abaqus was performed using ‘Cohesive Elements’ to study the proposed elasto-plastic behaviour. The finite element analysis results have shown a very good correlation with double cantilever beam experimental results, and therefore, it can be concluded that Mode I delamination process of an fibre-reinforced polymer composite can be monitored successfully using an integral approach of fibre Bragg grating sensors measurements and the prediction of a newly proposed elasto-plastic model for Mode I delamination process.


1978 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. I. Odell

Wall ironing has been analyzed using an elastic-plastic finite element technique. The effects that the ironing ring semi-cone angle and friction have on the maximum reduction ratio are studied in detail. Stress contours are given for a typical set of operating parameters. Several ram load/displacement curves are provided and compared with upper and lower bound loads.


1974 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Hill ◽  
C. G. Davis

The effect of initial forces on the vibration and stability of curved, clamped, fluid conveying tubes is analyzed by the finite-element technique. The tubes are initially planar with general center-line shapes approximated by constant curvature arcs. The effect of internal pressure is included. Numerical results are presented with, and without, the effects of the initial in-plane forces, for circular arcs S, L, and spiral configurations. Neglecting initial forces results in out-of-plane buckling, while including these forces prevents buckling within the elastic limit, in all configurations studied.


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