剪切载荷作用下复合材料挖补修理层合板试验及有限元分析

为了确定剪切载荷作用下含非穿透损伤复合材料挖补修理层合板的破坏模式和抗剪切能力,进行了复合材料挖补修理层合板的剪切试验,并与未损伤复合材料层合板进行对比。试验结果表明,复合材料挖补修理后的层合板具有较高的强度恢复率,且不影响层合板的后屈曲承载能力。同时,建立了剪切载荷作用下复合材料挖补修理层合板的有限元分析（FEA）模型,复合材料母板和补片采用了三维Hashin准则来判定材料失效,母板层与层之间采用零厚度界面单元以有效模拟剪切载荷作用下复合材料母板上、下子板之间的分层。该模型得到的破坏模式与试验结果基本相符。由于挖补修理的设计与工艺复杂性,理论模拟的破坏载荷与试验结果虽不能完全吻合,但其最大15%左右的差异能够满足修理设计的需要。以上结果说明,该模型对剪切载荷作用下复合材料挖补修理层合板的破坏模式和破坏载荷能够进行工程适用的预测。     

Numerical simulation of impact tests on GFRP composite laminates

The design of advanced composite structures or components subjected to dynamic loadings requires a deep understanding of the damage and degradation mechanisms occurring within the composite material. The present paper deals with the numerical simulation of low-velocity impact tests on glass fabric/epoxy laminates through the LS-DYNA Finite Element (FE) code. Two laminates of different thickness were subjected to transverse impact at different energy levels and modeled by FE. Solid finite elements combined with orthotropic failure criteria were used to model the composite failure and stress based contact failure between plies were adopted to model the delamination mechanism. The final simulation results showed a good correlation with experimental data in terms of both force–displacement curves and material damage.     

基于频率变化预测玻璃纤维增强树脂复合材料层合板的剩余疲劳寿命

复合材料结构在疲劳过程中的累积损伤将导致结构刚度下降,并进一步引起结构的动态参数如频率发生衰减。因此,可以将结构疲劳状态与结构频率联系起来,基于频率预测结构的剩余疲劳寿命。本文首先基于复合材料在纵向、横向和面内剪切三个方向的疲劳特性,结合ABAQUS与Umat子程序开发了三维有限元模型模拟复合材料层合板中的疲劳损伤演变,并构建了不同疲劳状态下对应的模态分析模型,由此获得了疲劳过程中的频率衰减曲线。之后,基于疲劳过程的频率变化量训练了人工神经网络,用于预测玻璃纤维增强复合材料层合板的剩余疲劳寿命。特别地,在当前的数值模型中为每个单元分配了符合高斯正态分布的材料属性,以模拟实际情况下复合材料性能的离散性。结果表明,疲劳模型数值模拟结果与已有文献的疲劳实验数据吻合,基于频率变化量训练的人工神经网络可以成功预测玻璃纤维增强复合材料试件的剩余疲劳寿命。      

缠绕线型对缠绕复合材料圆管轴向拉伸失效的影响

采用细观刚度模型的有限元分析（FEA）与改进的逐渐累积损伤方法相结合,建立了缠绕复合材料圆管轴向拉伸失效的分析方法与流程,以揭示缠绕线型对缠绕复合材料损伤失效的影响。对沿圆周方向分布有1个、3个和5个单胞的3种不同线型的缠绕复合材料圆管试件进行轴向拉伸破坏实验,获得其失效形式、平均拉伸强度及其随缠绕线型的变化规律。研究表明：缠绕复合材料圆管轴向拉伸失效主要以丧失承载能力的功能失效为主,缠绕线型对其拉伸强度有一定的影响;数值分析结果表明,轴向拉伸过程中,主要损伤为基体开裂与基纤剪切,纤维交叉容易引起损伤起始与扩展。     

Numerical prediction of damage in composite structures from soft body impacts

The paper summarises recent progress on materials modelling and numerical simulation of soft body impact damage in fibre reinforced composite aircraft structures. The work is based on the application of finite element (FE) analysis codes to simulate damage in composite shell structures under impact loads. Composites ply damage models and interply delamination models have been developed and implemented in commercial explicit FE codes. Models are discussed for predicting impact loads on aircraft structures arising from deformable soft bodies such as gelatine (synthetic bird) and ice (hailstone). The composites failure models and code developments are briefly summarised and applied in the paper to numerical simulation of synthetic bird impact on idealised composite aircraft structures.     

Mixed-Mode Delamination – Experimental and Numerical Studies

Abstract: A fracture energy approach for modelling mixed-mode delamination of composite materials and other bonded structures is introduced. The model is incorporated within an explicit finite element (FE) code and ties layered shell elements together via a stiffness condition, a failure criterion and post-failure damage law. The procedure for predictive modelling of delamination using the approach is described and the set of required input parameters is presented. A benchmark test comparing experimental results for a continuous filament random E-glass/polyester composite and explicit FE simulations for standard fracture toughness tests for a range of mode mixities is included.     

复合材料层合板剪切稳定性试验及强度预测

对无损伤及含冲击损伤的复合材料层合板进行了剪切稳定性试验,基于数字图像相关方法 (Digital image correlation,DIC)对层合板屈曲后屈曲行为进行了实时测量。试验结果表明：引入冲击损伤后,复合材料层合板剪切屈曲波形、屈曲载荷无明显变化,失效模式转变,承载能力下降了9.69%。随后,基于断裂面失效理论,建立了考虑剪切非线性效应的复合材料渐进损伤失效模型,并对复合材料层合板剪切失效过程进行了模拟。模型采用软化夹杂法将冲击损伤等效简化,直接将损伤区的几何边界信息写入材料模型中,不需要对冲击损伤区进行切割,从而保证了整体网格质量。与试验结果对比发现：模型考虑剪切非线性对屈曲载荷预测无明显影响,对后屈曲承载能力的预测精度影响较大,不考虑剪切非线性效应时的误差可达20%以上;软化夹杂法可以有效地模拟冲击损伤,预测的含冲击损伤的复合材料层合板的屈曲载荷、破坏载荷误差分别为-3.17%、-1.27%。     

Finite element analysis of quasi‐static indentation of woven fabric textile composites using different nose shape indenters

The finite element FE analysis of quasi‐static indentation event of various nose shape rigid indenters into woven fabric composite with carbon fiber as reinforcement has been performed and discussed in detail. It was found that indenter nose shape has large influence in terms of absorbed energy, indentation at failure and damage area. The FE software, ABAQUS^® was employed to simulate quasi‐static response of woven composite unit cell. Exhaustive parametric studies have been conducted with an aim to analyze the effect of change in indenter geometry on the indentation response of the woven composite unit cell. The developed FE model for the purpose of validation was compared with available experimental results and was found to be in reasonably good agreement. The failure morphologies, damage shape and damage size were evaluated, compared and deeply discussed for different nose shape indenters. Largest damaged areas were observed for flat and truncated indenters while the smallest for the conical one.     

Simulating Initial and Progressive Failure of Open-Hole Composite Laminates under Tension

A finite element (FE) model is developed for the progressive failure analysis of fiber reinforced polymer laminates. The failure criterion for fiber and matrix failure is implemented in the FE code Abaqus using user-defined material subroutine UMAT. The gradual degradation of the material properties is controlled by the individual fracture energies of fiber and matrix. The failure and damage in composite laminates containing a central hole subjected to uniaxial tension are simulated. The numerical results show that the damage model can be used to accurately predicte the progressive failure behaviour both qualitatively and quantitatively.     

Finite element model for compression after impact behaviour of stitched composites

A finite element (FE) model using coupling continuum shell elements and cohesive elements is proposed to simulate the compression after impact (CAI) behaviour and predict the CAI strength of stitched composites. Continuum shell elements with Hashin failure criterion exhibit the composite laminate damage behaviour; whilst cohesive elements using traction-separation law characterise the laminate interfaces. Impact-induced delamination is explicitly modelled by reducing material properties of damaged cohesive elements. Computational results have demonstrated the trend of increasing CAI strength with decreasing impact-induced delamination area. Spring elements are introduced into the model to represent through-thickness stitch thread in the composite laminates. Results in this study validate experimental finding that CAI strength is improved when stitching is incorporated into the composite structure. The proposed FE model reveals good CAI strength predictions and indicates good agreement with experimental results, making it a valuable tool for CAI strength prediction of stitched composites.     

复合材料层板开孔压缩损伤分析

针对纤维增强复合材料层板开孔压缩, 将复合材料层板的失效分为层内失效和层间失效, 建立了复合材料层板开孔压缩损伤分析模型。该模型基于逐渐损伤分析, 对不同复合材料开孔层板进行了失效预测, 并与文献中试验结果进行了对比, 破坏强度和失效模式均与文献试验结果非常吻合。结果表明, 本文中所建立的层板开孔压缩损伤分析模型能够模拟含孔层合板压缩过程中的损伤起始、损伤扩展和最终破坏, 并最终预测含孔层合板压缩失效模式和破坏强度。     

基于ANSYS环境的平面编织层合板拉伸破坏数值仿真

以ANSYS为平台编制了具有可移植性的APDL程序, 建立了损伤累积模型, 对平面编织层合板的损伤破坏行为进行了数值仿真。该模型对适合于单向铺层的Hanshin判据和Reddy刚度衰减方法进行了相应的修正。为验证模型的有效性, 对G803/5224平面编织光滑板、 孔板进行了相应的试验研究。结果表明, 该模型仿真结果与试验结果吻合, 并且比较简单直观, 为平面编织层合板的损伤扩展与破坏的研究提供了便于工程应用的数字化手段。      

Progressive damage and nonlinear analysis of pultruded composite structures

This study combines a simple damage modeling approach with micromechanical models for the progressive damage analysis of pultruded composite materials and structures. Two micromodels are used to generate the nonlinear effective response of a pultruded composite system made up from two alternating layers reinforced with roving and continuous filaments mat (CFM). The layers have E-glass fiber and vinylester matrix constituents. The proposed constitutive and damage framework is integrated within a finite element (FE) code for a general nonlinear analysis of pultruded composite structures using layered shell or plate elements. The micromechanical models are implemented at the through-thickness Gaussian integration points of the pultruded cross-section. A layer-wise damage analysis approach is proposed. The Tsai–Wu failure criterion is calibrated separately for the CFM and roving layers using ultimate stress values from off-axis pultruded coupons under uniaxial loading. Once a failure is detected in one of the layers, the micromodel of that layer is no longer used. Instead, an elastic degrading material model is activated for the failed layer to simulate the post-ultimate response. Damage variables for in-plane modes of failure are considered in the effective anisotropic strain energy density of the layer. The degraded secant stiffness is used in the FE analysis. Examples of progressive damage analysis are carried out for notched plates under compression and tension, and a single-bolted connection under tension. Good agreement is shown when comparing the experimental results and the FE models that incorporate the combined micromechanical and damage models.     

Bird strike damage analysis in aircraft structures using Abaqus/Explicit and coupled Eulerian Lagrangian approach

The subject of this paper is numerical prediction of bird strike induced damage in real aeronautical structures using highly detailed finite element models and modern numerical approaches. Due to the complexity of today’s aeronautical structures, numerical damage prediction methods have to be able to take into account various failure and degradation models of different materials. A continuum damage mechanics approach has been employed to simulate failure initiation and damage evolution in unidirectional composite laminates. Hashin’s failure initiation criteria have been employed in order to be able to distinct between four ply failure modes. The problem of soft body impacts has been tackled by applying the Coupled Eulerian Lagrangian technique, thereby avoiding numerical difficulties associated with extensive mesh distortion. This improvement in impactor deformation modelling resulted in a more realistic behaviour of bird material during impact. Numerical geometrical and material nonlinear transient dynamic analyses have been performed using Abaqus/Explicit. The main focus of the work presented in this paper is the application of the damage prediction procedure in damage assessment of bird impact on a typical large airliner inboard flap structure. Due to the high cost of gas-gun testing of aircraft components, experimental testing on the real flap structure could not have been performed. In order to evaluate the accuracy of the presented method, the bird and composite damage model have been validated against experimental data available in the literature.     

基于实体-壳耦合模型的复合材料层压板冲击损伤阻抗优化

为优化复合材料层压板的冲击损伤阻抗, 提出了基于实体-壳耦合模型的优化方法。模型以实体单元模拟冲击点区域, 以壳单元模拟周围区域, 采用耦合约束连接实体与壳, 引用渐进损伤材料本构, 提出了冲击下与纤维方向种数相关的损伤变量, 优化过程利用遗传算法。通过算例对冲击阻抗的优化方法进行了验证, 并对复合材料盒段壁板进行了铺层优化。结果表明: 基于实体-壳耦合模型的遗传优化方法, 计算效率高, 收敛速度快, 提高了层压板的抗冲击性能。     

Modelling of fatigue damage progression and life of CFRP laminates

A progressive fatigue damage model has been developed for predicting damage accumulation and life of carbon fibre‐reinforced plastics (CFRP) laminates with arbitrary geometry and stacking sequence subjected to constant amplitude cyclic loading. The model comprises the components of stress analysis, fatigue failure analysis and fatigue material property degradation. Stress analysis of the composite laminate was performed by creating a three‐dimensional finite element model in the ANSYS FE code. Fatigue failure analysis was performed by using a set of Hashin‐type failure criteria and the Ye‐delamination criterion. Two types of material property degradations on the basis of element stiffness and strength were applied: a sudden degradation because of sudden failure detected by the fatigue failure criteria and a gradual degradation because of the nature of cyclic loading, which is driven by the increased number of cycles. The gradual degradation of the composite material was modelled by using functions relating the residual stiffness and residual strength of the laminate to the number of cycles. All model components have been programmed in the ANSYS FE code in order to create a user‐friendly macro‐routine. The model has been applied in two different quasi‐isotropic CFRP laminates subjected to tension–compression (T–C) fatigue and the predictions of fatigue life and damage accumulation as a function of the number of cycles were compared with experimental data available in the literature. A very good agreement was obtained.     

复合材料层合板多尺度交互渐进损伤分析

纤维增强复合材料强度的准确表征是复合材料力学性能研究的核心问题之一。该文以碳纤维增强树脂基复合材料层合板为研究对象,基于宏观-细观多尺度分析方法,根据复合材料的物理失效模式分别给出了基体和纤维的细观失效准则,同时考虑基体失效对复合材料层合板纤维轴向力学性能的影响。提出了新的刚度退化方式,可准确表征复合材料层合板的损伤演化过程,开展了复合材料层合板四点弯模型的多尺度交互渐进损伤分析和试验验证。结果表明:基于多尺度方法的复合材料层合板宏-细观交互渐进损伤分析结果与试验结果吻合较好,新的刚度退化方式可以准确模拟层合板的失效过程。     

Modelling damage evolution in composite laminates subjected to low velocity impact

In this paper, the impact damage of composite laminates in the form of intra- and inter-laminar cracking was modelled using stress-based criteria for damage initiation, and fracture mechanics techniques to capture its evolution. The nonlinear shear behaviour of the composite was described by the Soutis shear stress–strain semi-empirical formula. The finite element (FE) method was employed to simulate the behaviour of the composite under low velocity impact. Interface cohesive elements were inserted between plies with appropriate mixed-mode damage laws to model delamination. The damage model was implemented in the FE code (Abaqus/Explicit) by a user-defined material subroutine (VUMAT). Numerical results in general gave a good agreement when compared to experimentally obtained curves of impact force and absorbed energy versus time. The various damage mechanisms introduced during the impact event were observed by non-destructive technique (NDT) X-ray radiography and were successfully captured numerically by the proposed damage evolution model.     

不同形状弹体高速冲击下复合材料层板损伤分析

根据纤维增强复合材料宏细观结构,基于纤维的线弹性假设和基体的粘弹性假设,推导了单向复合材料粘弹性损伤本构关系。在此基础上,结合Hashin失效准则进行单层板面内损伤识别,通过界面单元模拟层间分层损伤,采用非线性有限元方法,建立了复合材料层板高速冲击损伤有限元分析模型。利用该模型,深入研究了不同形状弹体高速冲击下复合材料层板的弹道性能和损伤特性,探讨了相关参数对冲击损伤的影响规律,获得了一些有价值的结论。     

A new damage model for composite laminates

Aircraft composite structures must have high stiffness and strength with low weight, which can guarantee the increase of the pay-load for airplanes without losing airworthiness. However, the mechanical behavior of composite laminates is very complex due the inherent anisotropy and heterogeneity. Many researchers have developed different failure progressive analyses and damage models in order to predict the complex failure mechanisms. This work presents a damage model and progressive failure analysis that requires simple experimental tests and that achieves good accuracy. Firstly, the paper explains damage initiation and propagation criteria and a procedure to identify the material parameters. In the second stage, the model was implemented as a UMAT (User Material Subroutine), which is linked to finite element software, ABAQUS™, in order to predict the composite structures behavior. Afterwards, some case studies, mainly off-axis coupons under tensile or compression loads, with different types of stacking sequence were analyzed using the proposed material model. Finally, the computational results were compared to the experimental results, verifying the capability of the damage model in order to predict the composite structure behavior.