复合材料波纹梁冲击试验与数值模拟

为了探究复合材料波纹梁的吸能性能,针对铺层形式分别为[(±45)3/(0,90)/(±45)3]、[(±45)8]和[(±45)7]的3种复合材料波纹梁元件,进行了动态冲击试验,得到了吸能载荷-位移曲线,并对其损伤破坏形貌进行了分析。以连续损伤力学为基础,结合改进的Hashin损伤判定准则以及损伤演化规律,提出了针对波纹梁耐撞性损伤分析的刚度退化模型,并基于有限元软件平台开发了适用于波纹梁渐进损伤分析的子程序。对3种不同结构形式的波纹梁进行了渐进失效数值分析,模拟得到了能量评估参数比吸能(SEA)和平均载荷值,并将模拟结果与试验结果进行了对比分析。比较分析了不同薄弱环节复合材料波纹梁的吸能能力。结果表明:波纹梁在冲击载荷作用下发生了渐进压溃失效;平均压溃载荷的相对误差不超过12%,能够满足工程应用要求;薄弱环节的设置需综合考虑复合材料性能和铺层方式等因素。     

具有褶皱薄弱段的正弦波纹梁吸能性能研究

薄弱环节的设置对波纹梁吸能性能的影响很大,好的薄弱环节可以降低波纹梁的冲击过载,从而降低结构传递给乘员的过载,并使波纹梁产生稳定的渐进压溃,以吸收更多的能量。提出了褶皱薄弱环节的概念,并对带有褶皱薄弱环节的波纹梁吸能性能进行了研究。对具有弧形薄弱段的波纹梁进行了有限元仿真,验证了仿真分析方法的正确性。在此基础上,建立了带有褶皱薄弱段的正弦波纹梁的有限元模型,对波纹梁几何参数对其吸能性能、坠毁冲击时的最大加速度的影响进行了研究。研究发现:褶皱薄弱环节能够有效降低波纹梁的最大冲击载荷,且对波纹梁吸能性能的影响不大。以上研究结果对波纹梁在吸能结构中的应用具有一定的指导意义。     

直升机抗坠毁元件构形设计分析研究

为探究差异化的构形参数对复合材料波纹梁吸能性能影响,针对多种构形波纹梁,进行动态压溃试验,对试验现象分析及试验数据处理,给出了多种构形波纹梁的载荷-时间曲线和破坏模式。采用有限元软件ABAQUS模拟波纹梁的瞬态冲击过程,得到吸能特性参数比吸能(SEA)和平均载荷值等,并与试验结果对比,对比结果验证了数值模型的有效性。通过试验及数值分析结果讨论了波纹构形对波纹梁峰值载荷和吸能能力的影响,对不同构形波纹梁以及增加薄弱环节设计的吸能差异作出评估,为实际工程设计提供参考依据。结果表明,利用等截面剖面杆轴向压缩载荷作用下的临界应力方程将波纹梁梁高/波幅比、波长/波幅比设定在相应关系式时波纹梁结构表现出较为稳定的压溃过程,具有一定的应用价值;波纹腹板圆角R值除了对峰值载荷及平均载荷有影响,对波纹梁破坏模式改变也有一定关系,薄弱圆角r值能比较好的改善峰值载荷大小。     

复合材料/铝复合管轴向准静态及冲击压溃的吸能特性

用数值模拟方法,研究了方形和圆形截面的复合材料/铝复合管在轴向准静态及冲击压溃下的吸能特性,计算得到压溃力-位移曲线。通过将一组方形截面复合管在准静态压溃条件下的计算结果与文献的实验数据进行对比,以验证有限元模型和参数设置的正确性。在铝管的管厚、管长以及截面外周长相同,缠绕不同厚度的复合材料情况下,对比分析了方形和圆形截面复合管在准静态及冲击压溃条件下的轴向压溃吸能特性。结果表明,复合管的截面构型对其吸能效果影响很大,在轴向准静态压溃条件下,圆形截面复合管吸能能力要强于方形截面复合管;冲击压溃吸能量不但与结构自身吸能力有关,还受到外界冲击大小的影响。在设计复合材料层厚度时,需要控制复合管的刚度,避免回弹造成吸能量的降低。     

纤维铺层角度对复合材料薄壁圆管轴向压溃吸能特性影响研究

研究T700/3234复合材料薄壁圆管轴向压溃吸能特性受纤维铺层角度变化的影响规律。开展复合材料力学性能试验和薄壁圆管轴向准静态压溃试验。通过对比圆管轴向压溃峰值载荷及比吸能等指标的试验结果,验证建立的复合材料圆管有限元模型和分析方法。基于验证的有限元分析方法,探讨了复合材料纤维铺层角度的变化对薄壁圆管轴向压溃吸能特性的影响规律。结果表明,在准静态轴向压缩载荷下,随着纤维铺层角度的增大,比吸能先增大后减小;纤维角度为±45°时,初始峰值载荷最低,载荷效率最高,圆管易于进入渐进破坏吸能阶段。研究结果可为复合材料纤维铺层角度设计及复合材料薄壁结构有限元建模提供参考。     

引发机制对复合材料波形梁吸能性能的影响及其破坏形貌分析

复合材料正弦波形梁作为复合材料结构2功能一体化的典型构件 , 在结构高强、 高刚和稳定的前提下 ,其压溃峰值应力和稳态损毁吸能行为是设计结构件的关键性能指标 , 而这两个指标与梁的引发机制密切相关。本文中设计了根部打孔削弱机制、 根部预埋倒角机制、 根部非对称梯度削弱和根部对称梯度削弱机制等 3 种不同引发机制 , 通过对正弦波形梁的静态压溃实验及对压溃梁的宏观和微观形貌分析 , 发现引发机制对正弦波形梁的失效引发和稳态损毁模式影响很大 , 根部预埋倒角正弦波形梁的失效引发和稳态损毁吸能效果最好。     

铺层顺序对复合材料薄壁圆管轴向压溃吸能特性的影响研究

采用仿真和试验相结合的方法探讨复合材料薄壁圆管在准静态轴向压缩载荷下的失效吸能特性和吸能机理。首先,建立复合材料薄壁圆管"层合壳"有限元模型,通过显式动力学方法求解其在准静态轴向载荷下的压溃失效力学行为。仿真与试验结果在圆管轴向压溃变形过程、初始峰值载荷、平均压溃载荷及比吸能等主要吸能参数上具有很好的一致性,验证了"层合壳"复合材料圆管有限元模型和建模方法的有效性。其次,采用解析模型与仿真分析方法分别对[0/90]_3s、[0/90/0₂/90₂]_s、[0₃/90₃]_s三种不同铺层顺序的复合材料圆管的屈曲载荷与吸能特性进行了对比,进一步分析了铺层顺序对圆管失效吸能特性的影响。研究表明,0°与90°铺层交替程度对复合材料圆管的吸能特性影响较大,保证纤维失效方式在结构宏观失效中占主导地位能够提高材料失效吸收能量。     

变刚度碳纤维/环氧树脂复合材料薄壁圆管轴向压溃响应与破坏机制

通过控制缠绕线型改变轴管纤维角度,制备了一种轴向刚度渐变、压溃稳定的碳纤维增强树脂基复合材料(CFRP)变刚度薄壁圆管。对变刚度、[±45°]_n以及[90°]_n三类CFRP缠绕轴管进行轴向准静态压缩测试,结合数字图像相关技术(DIC)及有限元结果,对比三类结构压溃初始应变模式、损伤演化与应力状态结果,研究了变刚度结构的压溃响应与破坏机制。结果表明:不同纤维角度CFRP轴管因轴向刚度不同,压溃的初始破坏与损伤演化过程相异,三类结构产生不同的压溃响应与破坏模式。变刚度区连续变化的大角度纤维能有效地引发分层和“开花式”混合破坏,缓慢释放应变能,使变刚度CFRP轴管吸能效果明显优于其他两类结构。其峰值载荷为66.97 kN,压溃效率为50.8%,比吸能为10.1 kJ/kg,相对于[±45°]_n结构比吸能提升156.35%,压溃效率提升518.76%,相对于[90°]_n结构比吸能提升16.9%,压溃效率降低27.3%。      

圆弧刻槽薄壁圆管轴向压溃吸能特性数值研究

目的为了提高能量吸收效率,设置出一种合理的诱导结构,对吸能构件产生积极影响。方法薄壁圆管设计一种环向圆弧刻槽诱导结构,在不同长径比、径厚比和刻槽深度的条件下研究薄壁结构吸能特性。结果吸能量与圆管长径比和径厚比成反比,初始压溃载荷随刻槽深度增加而减小。结论在不同的条件下,刻槽结构能够有效降低初始载荷,并获得较为平稳的压溃载荷平台。     

复合材料吸能圆管在半圆凹槽触发机制下的斜向压溃失效行为

有效的触发机制能诱导并改善复合材料吸能结构的轴向渐进压溃行为,但仍无法解决汽车吸能结构在斜向冲击载荷下的失稳问题。为了提出新的设计来改善失稳行为,对复合材料吸能圆管在半圆凹槽触发机制下的斜向压溃行为和失效机制进行研究。建立引入半圆凹槽触发机制的圆管有限元模型,采用界面和层内非线性损伤演化模型来模拟其真实的压溃失效模式。通过对比模拟和实验对应的轴向压溃载荷、吸能和失效模式来验证圆管的准静态压溃模型。进而,预测斜向压溃角度(10°～50°)对圆管在半圆凹槽触发机制下压溃行为的影响,并详细揭示其轴向和斜向压溃失效机制及其区别。结果表明,压溃载荷、吸能及失效面积随角度增大而明显减小,不稳定的压溃过程使材料失效耗能不充分。圆管在轴向压溃下表现为渐进破坏,而在斜向压溃下以“渐进破坏”向“失稳破坏”过渡为特征,导致斜向压溃载荷与吸能曲线均存在一个过渡。本研究加深了对圆管在外部触发机制下斜向压溃失效机制的理解,为改善斜向压溃失稳行为提供了一定的设计依据。     

The Effects of Triggering Mechanisms on the Energy Absorption Capability of Circular Jute/Epoxy Composite Tubes under Quasi-Static Axial Loading

The usage of composite materials have been improving over the years due to its superior mechanical properties such as high tensile strength, high energy absorption capability, and corrosion resistance. In this present study, the energy absorption capability of circular jute/epoxy composite tubes were tested and evaluated. To induce the progressive crushing of the composite tubes, four different types of triggering mechanisms were used which were the non-trigger, single chamfered trigger, double chamfered trigger and tulip trigger. Quasi-static axial loading test was carried out to understand the deformation patterns and the load-displacement characteristics for each composite tube. Besides that, the influence of energy absorption, crush force efficiency, peak load, mean load and load-displacement history were examined and discussed. The primary results displayed a significant influence on the energy absorption capability provided that stable progressive crushing occurred mostly in the triggered tubes compared to the non-triggered tubes. Overall, the tulip trigger configuration attributed the highest energy absorption.     

Prediction of crushing morphology of GRP composite sandwich panels under edgewise compression

This paper describes the use of finite element analysis (FEA) for the simulation of the crushing response of glass reinforced plastic (GRP) composite sandwich panels aimed to absorb collision energy. FEA was employed to predict the failure mode associated with the geometry of a triggering mechanism that was introduced in the foam-cored sandwich panels, and for analyses of the influence of the specimens’ aspect ratio on the specific energy absorption of these panels. The formulated numerical models were found to be effective in reproducing the failure mode and crush zone morphology experimentally observed. The numerical results predicted a trigger geometry that marks the transition from catastrophic buckling failure to progressive crushing and showed that there is not an apparent trend between the aspect ratio of the panels and their specific energy absorption.     

Effect of trigger configuration on the crashworthiness characteristics of natural silk epoxy composite tubes

In the current study, the quasi-static compression test over natural silk epoxy composite tubes was performed using two different trigger mechanisms. The natural silk epoxy composite tubes used in this study consisted of 12 layers of woven natural silk as reinforcement and a thermoset epoxy resin as matrix. The natural silk epoxy composite tubes had lengths of 50 mm, and they were associated with external triggers, including four steel pieces located on the downside flat plate fixture and a plug trigger. The failure modes of the natural silk epoxy composite tubes were investigated using representative photographs taken during the quasi-static compression test. In addition to the load–displacement graphs, the crashworthiness characteristics of the natural silk epoxy composite tubes were exported. The results showed that the four-piece trigger mechanism changed the manner in which failure progressed i.e. from catastrophic to progressive. Plug trigger caused a significant reduction in load carrying capacity and energy absorption capability of specimens. The four-piece trigger retained energy absorption capability of specimens similar to the non-triggered ones, while both the reduction of peak load and increase in crash efficiency of these were observed to be significant.     

负泊松比三明治结构填充泡沫混凝土的面内压缩性能

为改善负泊松比三明治结构的受压破坏模式且提高其缓冲吸能能力,提出一种填充泡沫混凝土的新型复合三明治结构。在负泊松比结构中填充不同密度(409 kg/m3、575 kg/m3、848 kg/m3、1 014 kg/m3)的泡沫混凝土得到负泊松比填充结构,并对无填充负泊松比结构、负泊松比填充结构和泡沫混凝土对照试块在准静态压缩下的破坏模式和吸能特性进行比较。根据荷载-位移关系和破坏模式得到以下结论:当填充物密度较小时,负泊松比填充结构能够将填充物的泊松比限制在较小的数值,胞元表现出内凹的变形模式,结构发生逐渐被压实的压缩破坏;当填充物密度较大时,结构发生“X”型剪切破坏,塑性铰区域和剪切带附近的胞壁发生断裂破坏;泡沫混凝土填充物的密度越大,填充结构的压实应变越小,吸收的能量越多,但当填充物密度超过一定值后,填充物密度的增加对负泊松比填充结构能量吸收能力的提升作用不再明显,结构的比吸能降低。      

复合材料货舱地板立柱压溃响应试验

复合材料已经在民用飞机结构上得到广泛应用,并逐渐应用到主承力结构中,复合材料的脆性特点给飞机的适坠性设计和评估提出了新的挑战。复合材料机身货舱地板支撑立柱作为坠撞过程中的重要吸能元件,对机身结构抗坠撞性能有重要影响。复合材料货舱地板支撑立柱在压溃失效模式下吸收的能量明显多于整体弯曲失效模式。根据民用飞机复合材料货舱地板立柱的设计需求,对不同试件触发模式、高度、截面形式、截面面积等设计参数变化的T700GC碳纤维/环氧树脂复合材料立柱开展准静态和动态压溃试验,得到立柱吸能特性的关键影响参数和设计因子。      

Crushing behaviour of composite hemispherical shells subjected to quasi-static axial compressive load

This paper examines the effects of composite constituents and geometry on the energy absorption capability of composite hemispherical shells. To examine the effects of matrix types on their energy absorption capability, glass fibre/epoxy and glass fibre/polyester hemispherical shells were fabricated. While glass fibre/epoxy and carbon fibre/epoxy hemispherical shells were fabricated to investigate the effect of fibre reinforcements. Effect of aspect ratio (R/t) was also examined and the results were presented. The results obtained showed that the energy absorption capability of the hemispherical shells significantly affected by the composite constituents as well as R/t ratio.     

Lightweight design and crash analysis of composite frontal impact energy absorbing structures

Carbon fibre composites have shown to be able to perform extremely well in the case of a crash and are being used to manufacture dedicated energy-absorbing components, both in the motor sport world and in constructions of aerospace engineering. While in metallic structures the energy absorption is achieved by plastic deformation, in composite ones it relies on the material diffuse fracture. The design of composite parts should provide stable, regular and controlled dissipation of kinetic energy in order to keep the deceleration level as least as possible. That is possible only after detailed analytical, experimental and numerical analysis of the structural crashworthiness.This paper is presenting the steps to follow in order to design specific lightweight impact attenuators. Only after having characterised the composite material to use, it is possible to model and realise simple CFRP tubular structures through mathematical formulation and explicit FE code LS-DYNA. Also, experimental dynamic tests are performed by use of a drop weight test machine.Achieving a good agreement of the results in previously mentioned analyses, follows to the design of impact attenuator with a more complex geometry, as a composite nose cone of the Formula SAE racing car. In particular, the quasi-static test is performed and reported together with numerical simulation of dynamic stroke. In order to initialize the collapse in a stable way, the design of the composite impact attenuator has been completed with a trigger which is consisted of a very simple smoothing (progressive reduction) of the wall thickness. Initial requirements were set in accordance with the 2008 Formula SAE rules and they were satisfied with the final configuration both in experimental and numerical crash analysis.     

Composite sandwich structures with nested inserts for energy absorption application

Polymer composite sandwich structures are promising candidate structures for reducing vehicle mass, thereby improving the fuel economics. Nonetheless, to fully explore this material as the primary structure and energy absorber in vehicles, it is important to understand the energy absorption capability of this material. Hence, in the present work, comprehensive experimental investigation on the response of composite sandwich structures to quasi-static compression has been carried out. The crashworthiness parameters, namely the peak force, absorbed crash energy, specific absorbed energy, average crushing force and crush force efficiency of various types of composite sandwich structures were investigated in a series of edgewise axial compression tests. The tested composite sandwich specimens were fabricated from glass and carbon fiber with epoxy resin. Four distinct modes of failure were observed and recorded. The primary mode of failure observed was progressive crushing with high energy absorption capability. The optimized design in this study had a specific energy absorption capability of 47.1 kJ/kg with a good crush force efficiency of 0.77, higher than conventional metals.