Modelling soft body impact on composite structures

2003 ◽  
Vol 61 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 103-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alastair F. Johnson ◽  
Martin Holzapfel
Keyword(s):  
Composite Structures ◽  
Soft Body

Numerical prediction of damage in composite structures from soft body impacts

2006 ◽  
Vol 41 (20) ◽  
pp. 6622-6630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alastair F. Johnson ◽  
Martin Holzapfel
Keyword(s):  
Composite Structures ◽  
Numerical Prediction ◽  
Soft Body

SOFT BODY IMPACT SIMULATION ON COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Nejad Ensan ◽  
D.G. Zimcik ◽  
M. Lahoubi ◽  
D. Andrieu
Keyword(s):  
Composite Structures ◽  
Impact Load ◽  
Impact Damage ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Soft Body ◽  
Local Pressure ◽  
Edge Structure ◽  
Wing Structures ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Composite Wing

The paper describes recent progress on numerical simulation of soft body impact onto a fibre reinforced composite wing leading edge structure. The work is based on the application of non-linear explicit finite element analysis to simulate the response of composite wing structures under soft body impact loads. Soft body impactors such as gelatine (substitute bird) or ice (hailstones) are highly deformable on impact and flow over the structure spreading the impact load. Therefore, first benchmark simulations were carried out for soft body impact onto a rigid target. Soft body impactor was modeled using the Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) method. The results obtained using this impact model for different velocity were compared to the experimental test results in terms of local pressure, including Hugoniot and stagnation pressures, and global load to validate the accuracy of the model. Then, the impact of soft body onto a composite wing structures was described. A composite failure model which includes ply damage and interplay delamination model has been used to predict impact damage in the structure modeled using shell elements. The simulation tool predicts the impact damage in leading edge structure.

In Situ microscopy of the anodic etching of silicon

1995 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 232-233
Author(s):  
Frances M. Ross ◽  
Peter C. Searson
Keyword(s):  
Composite Structures ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Selective Etching ◽  
Silicon On Insulator ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Porous Layers ◽  
New Class ◽  
Porous Semiconductors

Porous semiconductors represent a relatively new class of materials formed by the selective etching of a single or polycrystalline substrate. Although porous silicon has received considerable attention due to its novel optical properties1, porous layers can be formed in other semiconductors such as GaAs and GaP. These materials are characterised by very high surface area and by electrical, optical and chemical properties that may differ considerably from bulk. The properties depend on the pore morphology, which can be controlled by adjusting the processing conditions and the dopant concentration. A number of novel structures can be fabricated using selective etching. For example, self-supporting membranes can be made by growing pores through a wafer, films with modulated pore structure can be fabricated by varying the applied potential during growth, composite structures can be prepared by depositing a second phase into the pores and silicon-on-insulator structures can be formed by oxidising a buried porous layer. In all these applications the ability to grow nanostructures controllably is critical.

A Numerical and Experimental Approach for Modeling Porosity Due to Entrapped Air and Volatiles Off-gassing During Manufacturing of Composite Structures

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Curtis Hickmott ◽  
Alireza Forghani ◽  
Victoria Hutten ◽  
Evan Lorbiecki ◽  
Frank Palmieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Composite Structures ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Entrapped Air

Torsional Analysis of a Steel Cord-Rubber Tire Belt Structure

1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. V. Pidaparti
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Torsional Stiffness ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Rubber Belt ◽  
Steel Cord ◽  
Torsional Analysis

Abstract A three-dimensional (3D) beam finite element model was developed to investigate the torsional stiffness of a twisted steel-reinforced cord-rubber belt structure. The present 3D beam element takes into account the coupled extension, bending, and twisting deformations characteristic of the complex behavior of cord-rubber composite structures. The extension-twisting coupling due to the twisted nature of the cords was also considered in the finite element model. The results of torsional stiffness obtained from the finite element analysis for twisted cords and the two-ply steel cord-rubber belt structure are compared to the experimental data and other alternate solutions available in the literature. The effects of cord orientation, anisotropy, and rubber core surrounding the twisted cords on the torsional stiffness properties are presented and discussed.

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