scholarly journals Application of the Finite Element Method in the Analysis of Composite Materials: A Review

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah David Müzel ◽  
Eduardo Pires Bonhin ◽  
Nara Miranda Guimarães ◽  
Erick Siqueira Guidi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Mechanical Characteristics ◽  
Failure Criteria ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Element Method

The use of composite materials in several sectors, such as aeronautics and automotive, has been gaining distinction in recent years. However, due to their high costs, as well as unique characteristics, consequences of their heterogeneity, they present challenging gaps to be studied. As a result, the finite element method has been used as a way to analyze composite materials subjected to the most distinctive situations. Therefore, this work aims to approach the modeling of composite materials, focusing on material properties, failure criteria, types of elements and main application sectors. From the modeling point of view, different levels of modeling—micro, meso and macro, are presented. Regarding properties, different mechanical characteristics, theories and constitutive relationships involved to model these materials are presented. The text also discusses the types of elements most commonly used to simulate composites, which are solids, peel, plate and cohesive, as well as the various failure criteria developed and used for the simulation of these materials. In addition, the present article lists the main industrial sectors in which composite material simulation is used, and their gains from it, including aeronautics, aerospace, automotive, naval, energy, civil, sports, manufacturing and even electronics.

scholarly journals Application of Failure Criteria on Plywood under Bending

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 4449
Author(s):  
Miran Merhar
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Maximum Stress ◽  
Failure Criteria ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Stress Criterion ◽  
Composite Modulus ◽  
Element Method

In composite materials, the use of failure criteria is necessary to determine the failure forces. Various failure criteria are known, from the simplest ones that compare individual stresses with the corresponding strength, to more complex ones that take into account the sign and direction of the stress, as well as mutual interactions of the acting stresses. This study investigates the application of the maximum stress, Tsai-Hill, Tsai-Wu, Puck, Hoffman and Hashin criteria to beech plywood made from a series of plies of differently oriented beech veneers. Specimens were cut from the manufactured boards at various angles and loaded by bending to failure. The mechanical properties of the beech veneer were also determined. The specimens were modelled using the finite element method with a composite modulus and considering the different failure criteria where the failure forces were calculated and compared with the measured values. It was found that the calculated forces based on all failure criteria were lower than those measured experimentally. The forces determined using the maximum stress criterion showed the best agreement between the calculated and measured forces.

Criterion for Prevention of Central Bursting in Forward Extrusions Through Spherical Dies Using the Finite Element Method

2001 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sriram ◽  
C. J. Van Tyne
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Failure Criteria ◽  
Critical Values ◽  
Mean Stress ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Cold Forming ◽  
Critical Step ◽  
Secondary Operations ◽  
Element Method

Spherical dies are increasing in popularity in the cold-forming industry because of the ease in subsequent secondary operations. This paper presents criteria curves, calculated using the finite element method, to avoid central bursting or internal chevrons in forward extrusions through spherical dies. Critical values of mean stress at the centerline of the extrusion are used as failure criteria to distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable die designs. These failure criteria are conservative in that the critical step for central bursting is considered to be the formation of a microvoid during extrusion, rather than linking of the voids during continued deformation. The resulting process criteria curves are conservative estimates of internal chevron formation during extrusion through spherical dies.

Elasto-plastic analysis of a rotating model conical turbine disc

1975 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Ginesu ◽  
B Picasso ◽  
P Priolo
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Limit Analysis ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Complete Analysis ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Computational Simplicity ◽  
Rotating Shell ◽  
Good Agreement ◽  
Element Method

Results on the plastic collapse behaviour of an axisymmetric rotating shell, obtained by Limit Analysis and the Finite Element Method, are in good agreement with experimental data. The Finite Element Method, though computationally rather costly, permits, however, a more complete analysis of elasto-plastic behaviour. For the present case, the Limit Analysis has the advantage of greater computational simplicity and leads to a quite satisfactory forecast of collapse speed from the engineering point of view.

Simulation of the Co-Extrusion of Hybrid Mg/Al Profiles

2009 ◽  
Vol 424 ◽  
pp. 113-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome Muehlhause ◽  
Sven Gall ◽  
Sören Müller
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Material Flow ◽  
Extrusion Process ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Porthole Die ◽  
Single Production ◽  
Element Method

Extrusion of composite materials can offer big advantages. In this work the manufacturing of a hybrid metal profile in a single production step was investigated. A porthole die was used, thus producing profiles with extrusion seams. Along the seams a material mix up was visible. The extrusion process was simulated with the Finite Element Method to investigate the material flow in die and welding chamber in order to understand the cause for the defects at the seams.

scholarly journals Numerical Analysis of the Ability of a Floating Vehicle to Overcome a Water Obstacle

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Kosiuczenko ◽  
◽  
Robert Sosnowicz ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Computational Model ◽  
Difficult Problem ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Vehicle Safety ◽  
Extreme Conditions ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Element Method

The paper presents the results of simulation tests of the entry of a floating transporter to a water obstacle. The simulation tests were performed with the use of LS Dyna program, based on the finite element method (FEM). The computational model was developed and used in the simulation of the manoeuvre of entering the water obstacle for the extreme conditions, which are described by NATO standards. For a model, as an example vehicle, the floating transporter PTS-M was used. The results of the application of the elaborated model confirmed the possibility to utilise the method to verify the behaviour of a vehicle in a very important and difficult problem from the point of view of vehicle safety conditions.

scholarly journals MODELLING OF THE BAGULAR ANEURYSMS OF THE WALL OF THE BLOOD VESSEL TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE BLOOD

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 252
Author(s):  
Alexander Samarkin ◽  
Vladimir Belov ◽  
Sergey Dmitryev
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Blood Flow ◽  
Blood Vessel ◽  
Rheological Properties ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Saccular Aneurysm ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Rheological Models ◽  
Element Method

The article presents some results of the modeling of the bag-like aneurysm by the finite element method. The model takes into account the specificity of the blood flow from the point of view of various rheological models, as well as a significant change in the shape of the saccular aneurysm depending on pressure.

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