Experimental and Numerical Simulation Analysis of Typical Carbon Woven Fabric/Epoxy Laminates Subjected to Lightning Strike

To clarify the evolution of damage for typical carbon woven fabric/epoxy laminates exposed to lightning strike, artificial lightning testing on carbon woven fabric/epoxy laminates were conducted, damage was assessed using visual inspection and damage peeling approaches. Relationships between damage size and action integral were also elucidated. Results showed that damage appearance of carbon woven fabric/epoxy laminate presents circular distribution, and center of the circle located at the lightning attachment point approximately, there exist no damage projected area dislocations for different layers, visual damage territory represents maximum damage scope; visible damage can be categorized into five modes: resin ablation, fiber fracture and sublimation, delamination, ablation scallops and block-shaped ply-lift; delamination damage due to resin pyrolysis and internal pressure exist obvious distinguish; project area of total damage is linear with action integral for the same type specimens, that of resin ablation damage is linear with action integral, but no correlation with specimen type, for all specimens, damage depth is linear with logarithm of action integral. The coupled thermal–electrical model constructed is capable to simulate the ablation damage for carbon woven fabric/epoxy laminates exposed to simulated lightning current through experimental verification.     

不同防护形式复合材料板雷击损伤分区特性

基于A+B+C+D 4种标准雷电流波形的联合作用,开展了不同防护形式复合材料板雷击试验。考虑放电通道物理特性,分析放电通道与复合材料表面间的作用过程,将复合材料表面损伤区域分解成初始附着区、附着传导区、附着扩展区、二次附着区和扫掠损伤区,并对未防护基准件、局部喷铝、全喷铝防护件及铜网防护件4类板的各区域进行了损伤特性分析。结果表明:复合材料表面损伤是强电磁场条件下放电通道热电物理特性与复合材料表面热电特性及电荷分布的共同作用结果;复合材料表面铝层喷涂方式、厚度以及均匀程度均影响表面损伤的对称性和损伤分区特性;铜网防护造成复合材料板表面粗糙使得表面损伤分区复杂;表面电荷累积特性和分布的均匀程度直接影响二次附着区和扫掠损伤区的分布;复合材料表面雷击损伤包括纤维升华、断裂、起毛,基体炭化熔融、烧蚀,材料分层、剥落以及防护材料的熔融汽化和断裂等。分析结果可以用于复合材料雷击防护定性设计。     

碳纤维增强银粉改性树脂复合材料的雷击损伤效应

针对碳纤维增强树脂(CFRP)复合材料中树脂电阻大,在雷电流作用下会产生大量焦耳热造成雷击损伤的短板,探索通过增强基体的导电性来解决这一问题。为实现对CFRP复合材料的改性,在其环氧树脂浆料中加入了以Ag粉为主的导电填料,使改性CFRP复合材料层合板沿厚度方向的电导率提高217.30倍。采用不同峰值的单一雷电流D分量分别对改性及未改性CFRP复合材料层合板试件进行雷击损伤实验,通过损伤区域超声C扫描图像、试件残余温度场和仿真热解损伤的对比,分析基体改性对CFRP复合材料雷击损伤的防护机制。结果表明:通过Ag粉改性能有效提高CFRP复合材料层合板的电导率,且在厚度方向上的改性效果最佳;在峰值电流分别为20 kA、40 kA和60 kA的条件下,改性CFRP复合材料层合板的损伤面积分别下降87.28%、77.82%和88.59%,损伤深度分别增加147.06%、130.65%和119.72%;以损伤体积为最终指标,则Ag粉改性基体能有效降低CFRP复合材料的雷击损伤,其防护机制是通过减少雷电流作用下的高温区域面积和升温幅度来降低热解和爆炸冲击实现。      

含紧固件复合材料层压板雷击后损伤及力学性能退化试验

以含金属紧固件编织结构碳纤维/环氧树脂复合材料层压板为研究对象,通过人工模拟雷电流试验,并结合目视观察、超声损伤扫描、微米X射线三维成像及高倍显微镜等损伤检测手段,对其在雷电流直接效应作用下的损伤模式、机制及特征进行了分析,同时,采用材料力学性能试验系统,对其雷击后的静拉伸承载能力退化程度进行了评估。研究结果表明：由金属紧固件引起的"雷电流分散效应"导致含紧固件复合材料层压板雷击损伤以分层损伤为主,且损伤沿层压板整个厚度方向分布;雷击损伤的产生存在一个雷电流强度门槛值,当雷电流强度小于该值时,层压板不会出现损伤;紧固孔周围的雷击损伤在静拉伸过程中会产生"应力分散效应",导致含紧固件层压板静拉伸承载能力随雷击峰值电流的增加先提高后下降。     

Damage resistance and tolerance of carbon/epoxy composite coupons subjected to simulated lightning strike

Damage is inflicted in a series of carbon fiber/epoxy composite specimens using a simulated lightning strike generator in the effort to understand the fundamental damage response of this material form. The strikes up to 50,000 A and 28,000 V are inflicted on both pristine specimens and specimens containing a Hilok stainless steel fastener. Damage area is evaluated via ultrasonic scanning, and advanced optical microscopy is used to gain further understanding in the morphology of damage. Subsequent mechanical testing to assess the residual tensile and compressive strength and modulus of the material is performed according to ASTM standards. Results show that residual tension strength counter intuitively increases after the infliction of damage, while residual compressive strength is much more dramatically and negatively affected. Furthermore, the presence of the fastener influences dramatically both the state of damage in the specimen and its residual strength by spreading throughout the thickness rather than limiting it to the specimen surface.     

Modelling complex progressive failure in notched composite laminates with varying sizes and stacking sequences

The emergence of advanced computational methods and theoretical models for damage progression in composites has heralded the promise of virtual testing of composite structures with orthotropic lay-ups, complex geometries and multiple material systems. Recent studies have revealed that specimen size and material orthotropy has a major effect on the open hole tension (OHT) strength of composite laminates. The aim of this investigation is develop a progressive failure model for orthotropic composite laminates, employing stepwise discretization of the traction–separation relationship, to predict the effect of specimen size and laminate orthotropy on the OHT strength. The results show that a significant interaction exists between delamination and in-plane damage, so that models without considering delamination would over-predict strength. Furthermore, it is found that the increase in fracture toughness of blocked plies must be incorporated in the model to achieve good correlation with experimental results.     

带圆孔玻璃/聚脂层板的疲劳损伤扩展

本文用云纹法研究了交变载荷作用下带圆孔玻璃纤维/聚脂层板的损伤扩展。云纹法能显示全埸位移应变分布,试件出现损伤时,能显示损伤区分布及裂纹扩展;由此得到柔度变化进而可以预测疲劳寿命。避免了在损伤分布不均匀时,因标距选取而影响灵敏度的问题。      

复合材料层合板准静态横压损伤及其压缩破坏研究

为了考察一种小试件CAI试验方法的有效性,本文作者对复合材料层合板的准静态横向压缩特性和损伤,以及损伤后的压缩破坏进行了试验研究,采用C扫描、热揭层等技术对层合板内的损伤进行测量,并将含准静态横压损伤层合板的剩余压缩强度与低速冲击后板的压缩强度进行了比较。结果表明:在横压过程中存在分层损伤起始门槛压缩载荷值或压入深度值,以及横压载荷极限值;小板试件各界面的分层面积沿厚度方向的分布和继后的压缩破坏形式等与SACMA的CAI试验标准的情况相异。     

Numerical investigation of matrix cracking propagation in cross‐ply laminated composites subjected to three‐point bending load using concurrent multiscale model

The purpose of the present study is to analyze fiber‐matrix debonding and induced matrix cracking formation as two major micromechanical damage modes in cross‐ply composite laminates using a two‐dimensional numerical approach. To this aim, the cross‐ply laminates containing 90‐degree layers are modeled, where the fibers are arranged randomly in transverse plies. Damage modes in this numerical model are simulated by the cohesive surface method. The performed analyses reveal that in the laminates with 90‐degree layers located in the outer positions, the primary micro damage mode is micro matrix cracking which is initiated from the fiber‐matrix debonding damage mode and will be followed by matrix cracking. The main benefit of the present study in comparison to other numerical methods is proposing a virtual test method for damage analysis of different cross‐ply laminates in which, the matrix cracking formation will emerge physically in a random and antisymmetric pattern similar to the experimental observations.     

含紧固件碳纤维增强树脂复合材料在雷电流A分量下的损伤特性

为深入分析雷电环境下含紧固件碳纤维增强树脂（CFRP）复合材料的损伤机制及尺寸对损伤面积的影响规律,对两种不同尺寸含紧固件CFRP进行雷电损伤试验和仿真研究。根据热电耦合理论在ABAQUS中建立含紧固件CFRP的热-电耦合模型,得到单一雷电流A分量作用下CFRP的温度场分布规律;雷电损伤试验中采用超声C扫描方法评估试件损伤特性。试验和仿真结果表明:此雷击条件下,雷电流通过紧固件扩散到CFRP层合板整个厚度,试件在雷电流峰值不太大的情况下损伤面积较小,但随电流峰值的增大,损伤面积剧增、分层损伤严重。电流相近情况下不同尺寸的含紧固件CFRP的损伤分层、损伤形态及面积相近,尺寸对试件的损伤特性影响较小。试验和仿真研究为CFRP的结构设计提供一定的仿真和试验数据支撑。      

Piezoelectric transducer arrangement for the inspection of large composite structures

The aim of the present work is to develop a system of smart devices that could be permanently attached on the surface of the composite structure and monitor the interaction of low-frequency Lamb waves with defects. A linear array of transmitters would generate a relatively uniform wavefront allowing the inspection of large areas with a limited number of sensors. The asymmetric A₀ Lamb mode is generated in carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) quasi-isotropic laminates using an array of thin piezoceramic transmitters operating in-phase. In this paper, the effect of damage size on the propagation of Lamb waves is presented. Experimental verification is also presented in multidirectional CFRP composite panels. Critical size impact damage is detected. Finally, the technique is applied to a stiffened panel. Damage on the skin or flange is detectable while damage on the web or cap is not detected with the current experimental set up.     

Positive size and scale effects of all-cellulose composite laminates

Negative size effects are commonly reported for advanced composite materials where the strength of the material decreases with increasing volume of the test specimen. In this work, the effect of increasing specimen volume on the mechanical properties of all-cellulose composites is examined by varying the laminate thickness. A positive size effect is observed in all-cellulose composite laminates as demonstrated by a 32.8% increase in tensile strength as the laminate thickness is increased by 7 times. The damage evolution in all-cellulose composite laminates was examined as a function of the tensile strain. Enhanced damage tolerance concomitant with increasing specimen volume is associated with damage accumulation due to transverse cracking and strain delocalisation. A transition from low-strain failure to tough and high-strain failure is observed as the laminate thickness is increased. Simultaneously, scale effects lead to an increase in the void content and cellulose crystallinity at the core, with increasing laminate thickness.     

准静态压痕力作用下复合材料层压板的损伤阻抗分析

建立了一种复合材料层压板在准静态压痕力作用下的损伤阻抗的预测方法。首先分别针对基体破坏、分层、 纤维断裂等失效模式引入相应的失效变量 , 并建立不同失效模式下的刚度折减方法 , 然后采用基于应变描述的 Hashin和 Yeh失效准则并结合有限元方法 , 对复合材料层压板在准静态压痕力作用下的破坏过程进行渐进损伤分析 , 在此基础上进一步预测了层压板的损伤阻抗。采用商用有限元软件 ABAQUS/ Standard 的 UMAT用户子程序实现数值模拟。计算结果表明 , 分层起始与扩展是导致载荷2位移曲线发生第 1 次卸载的主要原因 , 当接触力达到其最大值时出现较明显的纤维断裂。分层起始载荷和最大接触力的预测结果与实验数据吻合良好。     

Progressive damage analysis and testing of composite laminates with fiber waves

In this work, the Progressive Damage Analysis (PDA) of composite laminates with waves was developed, experimentally validated, and discussed. PDA using Continuum Damage Modeling (CDM) and Discrete Damage Modeling (DDM) was conducted. In CDM, the material continuum constitutive properties are updated to incorporate the influence of progressive damage. In DDM, the actual damage is modeled, consistent with the progressive damage model analysis and observations. A commercial finite element code ABAQUS was used for all of the analysis with specialty user subroutines for the CDM and DDM. The laminate wave parameters (wavelength and amplitude) were determined from a statistical analysis of as-manufactured laminates from failed composite wind turbine blades. Laminates with waves under tension and compression loading were considered to create a benchmark set of tests for laminates and waves, and to provide an unambiguous comparison between CDM and DDM for this type of defect. Both methods (CDM and DDM) are compared and contrasted with experimental data. It is important to note that no assumed damage (such as a crack or other discontinuity) was necessary for the analysis. The failure mode and progressive damage is a consequence of the analysis. Correlations are found with each, and the pros and cons are evaluated and discussed. Better correlations were found with DDM, but accounting for nonlinear shear in the stress–strain response using CDM in the analysis provided numerical stability and the best experimental/analytical correlations.     

纤维增强复合材料层合板缺口尺寸及形状效应数值模拟

通过考虑基体裂纹、纤维断裂、层内劈裂和层间脱层等破坏形式,建立三维有限元模型研究含中心圆孔和中心裂缝的准各向同性复合材料层合板([45/0/-45/90]_(2S))在拉伸载荷下的缺口尺寸效应及缺口形状效应。模拟结果显示:随着缺口尺寸的增大,层合板的破坏强度逐渐降低,然而,在本文研究范围内含中心裂缝的层合板破坏强度始终高于对应的含中心圆孔的层合板破坏强度。进一步分析有限元模拟结果表明,含中心裂缝的层合板亚临界损伤发生得更早,并且亚临界损伤范围更大,亚临界损伤会大大缓解缺口尖端的应力集中,从而使含中心裂缝层合板表现出更高的破坏强度。     

An NDT technique for composite structures using visualized Lamb-wave propagation

This study proposes a non-destructive testing (NDT) technique that visualizes the propagation of ultrasonic waves in solids, including composite laminates. This technique provides a moving diagram of traveling waves through the use of a pulsed laser that scans a test piece. A non-contact scan by the pulsed laser for ultrasound generation with reception at a fixed point enables us to inspect an arbitrarily shaped object and also facilitates easy operation of the measurement system. We applied the proposed technique to the inspection of CFRP laminates and successfully visualized the wave scattering due to impact-induced delamination as well as the propagation of the S₀ and A₀ Lamb modes. We also addressed disbonding detection in a composite skin-stringer structure and concluded that the reliable detection of damage and the advantages of the proposed technique are applicable to inspections of composite structures.     

复合材料层板开孔拉伸损伤分析

针对纤维增强复合材料层板开孔拉伸, 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拉伸损伤分析模型。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拉伸损伤分析模型能够模拟含孔层合板拉伸过程中的损伤起始、 损伤扩展和最终破坏模式, 并最终预测含孔层合板拉伸失效模式和破坏强度。      

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。     

The role of microdamage in tensile failure of graphite/epoxy laminates

Damage development during quasistatic tensile loading of several laminates of graphite/epoxy material is examined and compared to damage development in laminates of a similar graphite/epoxy material subjected to tension-tension fatigue loading. Emphasis is placed upon following damage development at the microstructural level. Evidence of the important role of off-axis ply cracks in localizing and controlling fiber fracture in adjacent load-bearing plies for both loading modes is resented. The relationship between fiber fracture density and static load level is presented for tensile loading of unidirectional and cross-ply laminates by direct observation of fiber fracture in situ. The frequencies of occurrence of multiple adjacent fiber fractures are also reported. The cross-ply laminate results are compared with those from fatigue testing. Significant differences are described and discussed.     

Lightning ablation suppression of aircraft carbon/epoxy composite laminates by metal mesh

Three-dimensional finite element (FE) models of carbon/epoxy composite laminates with copper mesh and aluminum mesh protection were established subjected to lightning strike, in which different mesh spacing was selected. Effectiveness of numerical method was verified and impulse current waveforms with different current peaks were applied according to aircraft lightning zones. Thermal-electrical material parameters varying with temperature were added into numerical models. Element deletion method was used to deal with lightning ablation elements of composite structures. The results show that ablation area and depth of composite laminates with metal mesh protection are significantly smaller, which proves good protection effectiveness of metal meshes on anti-lightning strike. The denser the mesh spacing, the better the anti-lightning strike will be. Protection of composite laminates with copper mesh has better effects than that of aluminum mesh. Considering the effect of mesh spacing variation on composite structural weight and anti-lightning strike, the ideal mesh spacing was obtained.