A Damage Evolution Model for Viscoelastic Composite Laminates

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
EA Armanios ◽  
RB Bucinell ◽  
DW Wilson ◽  
NV Akshantala ◽  
LC Brinson
Keyword(s):  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Evolution Model ◽  
Viscoelastic Composite

Cohesive Finite Element Based Modeling of Damage in Composite Materials

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh S. Kumar ◽  
Ramesh Talreja
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Crack Density ◽  
Cohesive Zone Modeling ◽  
Cohesive Law ◽  
Transverse Cracks ◽  
Damage State ◽  
Viscoelastic Composite

Damage in composite laminates affects its overall viscoelastic response. Constitutive equations have been developed for composite laminates considering a fixed damage state. A complete description, however, requires suitable damage evolution laws. This paper is focused on studying damage evolution in viscoelastic laminates using a cohesive finite element approach. A two dimensional, four nodded finite element is developed incorporating a rate-independent traction-displacement cohesive law. This element is used in conjunction with plane strain bulk elements behaving in a linear viscoelastic manner to simulate crack evolution between two existing transverse cracks in symmetric cross-ply laminates. The effects of loading strain-rate, ply constraint and initial crack density are studied. This study shows expected trends in the behavior and indicates the suitability of cohesive zone modeling to study damage evolution in viscoelastic composite materials.

Damage Control in Composite Laminates

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander P. Suvorov ◽  
George J. Dvorak
Keyword(s):  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Composite Laminate ◽  
Damage Control ◽  
Thermomechanical Loading ◽  
Interlaminar Stresses ◽  
Damage Resistance ◽  
Viscoelastic Composite ◽  
Mechanical Loads ◽  
Composite Damage ◽  
The Matrix

Abstract Several effects that fiber prestress may have on stress redistribution in the plies of composite laminates and in the phases of individual plies are illustrated. These include improvement of composite damage resistance under tensile mechanical loads, reduction/cancelation of interlaminar stresses at free edges of composite laminate subjected to thermomechanical loading, and stress relaxation in the matrix phase of viscoelastic composite laminates. Specific results are found for quasi-isotropic and cross-ply symmetric S-glass/epoxy and carbon/epoxy AS4/EPON 828 laminates.

scholarly journals A Strain Rate-Dependent Damage Evolution Model for Concrete Based on Experimental Results

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Bin Xu ◽  
Xiaoyan Lei ◽  
P. Wang ◽  
Hui Song
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Uniaxial Compression ◽  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Damage Model ◽  
Evolution Model ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Actual Damage

There are various definitions of damage variables from the existing damage models. The calculated damage value by the current methods still could not well correspond to the actual damage value. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a damage evolution model corresponding to the actual damage evolution. In this paper, a strain rate-sensitive isotropic damage model for plain concrete is proposed to describe its nonlinear behavior. Cyclic uniaxial compression tests were conducted on concrete samples at three strain rates of 10−3s−1, 10−4s−1, and 10−5s−1, respectively, and ultrasonic wave measurements were made at specified strain values during the loading progress. A damage variable was defined using the secant and initial moduli, and concrete damage evolution was then studied using the experimental results of the cyclic uniaxial compression tests conducted at the different strain rates. A viscoelastic stress-strain relationship, which considered the proposed damage evolution model, was presented according to the principles of irreversible thermodynamics. The model results agreed well with the experiment and indicated that the proposed damage evolution model can accurately characterize the development of macroscopic mechanical weakening of concrete. A damage-coupled viscoelastic constitutive relationship of concrete was recommended. It was concluded that the model could not only characterize the stress-strain response of materials under one-dimensional compressive load but also truly reflect the degradation law of the macromechanical properties of materials. The proposed damage model will advance the understanding of the failure process of concrete materials.

Partitioned Cyclic Fatigue Damage Evolution Model for PB-Free Solder Materials

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila J. Ladani ◽  
A. Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Damage ◽  
Creep Deformation ◽  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Evolution Model ◽  
Micro Scale ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Constitutive Properties ◽  
Free Solder ◽  
Cyclic Damage ◽  
Creep Deformations

This study presents an approach to predict the degree of material degradation and the resulting changes in constitutive properties during cyclic loading in viscoplastic materials in micro-scale applications. The objective in the modeling approach is to address the initiation and growth of distributed micro-damage, in the form of micro-cracks and micro-voids, as a result of cyclic, plastic and creep deformations of material. This study extends an existing micromechanics-based approach, developed for unified viscoplastic models [Wen, et al, 2001], which uses dislocation mechanics to predict damage due to distributed micro-scale fatigue crack initiation [Mura and Nakasone, 1990]. In the present study, the approach is extended to a partitioned viscoplastic framework, because the micro-scale mechanisms of deformation and damage are different for plastic and creep deformation. In this approach, the model constants for estimating cyclic damage evolution are allowed to be different for creep and plastic deformations. A partitioned viscoplastic constitutive model is coupled with an energy partitioning (E-P) damage model [Oyan and Dasgupta, 1992] to assess fatigue damage evolution due to cyclic elastic, plastic and creep deformations. Wen’s damage evolution model is extended to include damage evolution due to both plastic and creep deformations. The resulting progressive degradation of elastic, plastic and creep constitutive properties are continuously assessed and updated. The approach is implemented on a viscoplastic Pb-free solder. Dominant deformation modes in this material are dislocation slip for plasticity and diffusion-assisted dislocation climb/glide for creep. The material’s behavior shows a good correlation with the proposed damage evolution model. Damage evolution constants for plastic and creep deformation were obtained for this Pb-free solder from load drop data collected from the mechanical cycling experiments at different temperatures. The amount of cyclic damage is evaluated and compared with experiment.

A new ductile damage evolution model

1993 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. R73-R76
Author(s):  
S. Chandrakanth ◽  
P. C. Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Evolution Model ◽  
Ductile Damage

New damage evolution model of rock material

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 207-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Gao ◽  
Xin Chen ◽  
Chengjie Hu ◽  
Cong Zhou ◽  
Shuang Cui
Keyword(s):  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Rock Material ◽  
Evolution Model
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