Experimental and numerical study of the behavior of a Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic plate under oblique impact

2020 ◽  
pp. 002199832096566
Author(s):  
MV Zhikharev ◽  
OA Kudryavtsev ◽  
MS Pavlovskaya

Experimental and numerical studies on the effect of oblique impacts on the ballistic properties of GFRP were carried out. Ballistic tests of specimens using a steel sphere with a diameter of 6.35 mm were performed for inclination angles from the normal of 0, 15, 30, 45, and 60 degrees. Ballistic curves and ballistic limits for each case were obtained, and a function approximating these results was proposed. The size of the delamination area at different angles was also analyzed. The results showed that the most catastrophic failures cases of impact were impacts with angles of 0°–30°. Computational studies of impact loading during oblique impacts were carried out in LS-DYNA using the mesoscale yarn-level model (MSM). Finally, numerically obtained ballistic limits and damaged areas were compared with experimental ones.

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Caprino ◽  
V. Tagliaferri ◽  
L. Covelli

A previously proposed micromechanical formula, aiming to predict the vaporization energy Qv of composite materials as a function of fiber and matrix properties and fiber volume ratio, was assessed. The experimental data, obtained on glass fiber reinforced plastic panels with different fiber contents cut by a medium power CO2 cw laser, were treated according to a procedure previously suggested, in order to evaluate Qv. An excellent agreement was found between experimental and theoretical Qv values. Theory was then used to predict the response to laser cutting of a composite material with a fiber content varying along the thickness. The theoretical predictions indicated that, in this case, the interpretation of the experimental results may be misleading, bringing to errors in the evaluation of the material thermal properties, or in the prediction of the kerf depth. Some experimental data were obtained, confirming the theoretical findings.


Author(s):  
Sarman Sarman

<span class="longtext"><em><span>GFRP composite is one of the alternative materials that the most common as a replacement for metal. This material has a light weight, easy to shape, good strength, and the production cost is relatively cheaper. This study aims to investigate the effects of fiber diameter variation of mechanical behavior, particularly on the load of high strain rate impact. The application of impulse momentum theory in the elastic region is the basic science for this case. The AGC apparatus is equipment that used for this test because it could generate the high strain wave rate in the single direction loading. Specimen is placed in the position of tight end against the end of the input bar. The results showed that the increase in fiber diameter variations affect the value of E that is produced. Thus, it is become a recommendation for the use of this material in certain circumstances.</span></em></span>


AIMS Energy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 1032-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuke Yasuda ◽  
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Hayato Iwasaki ◽  
Kentaro Yasui ◽  
Ayako Tanaka ◽  
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