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Crushing behaviour of composite hemispherical shells subjected to quasi-static axial compressive load |
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| Authors: | M A Saleh E Mahdi A M S Hamouda Y A Khalid |
| Affiliation: | a Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Putra Malaysia, Malaysia b Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Hemispherical shells Crushing mechanism Energy absorption capability |
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