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Multi-Scale Progressive Damage Model for Analyzing the Failure Mechanisms of 2D Triaxially Braided Composite under Uniaxial Compression Loads

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Based on continuum damage mechanics (CDM), a multi-scale progressive damage model (PDM) is developed to analyze the uniaxial compression failure mechanisms of 2D triaxially braided composite (2DTBC). The multi-scale PDM starts from the micro-scale analysis which obtains the stiffness and strength properties of fiber tows by a representative unit cell (RUC) model. Meso-scale progressive damage analysis is conducted subsequently to predict the compression failure behaviors of the composite using the results of micro-scale analysis as inputs. To research the free-edge effect on the local failure mechanisms, meso-scale models of different widths are also established. The stress-strain curves obtained by numerical analysis are verified with the experimental data. Results show that fiber and matrix compression failure inside the fiber tows are the major failure modes of the composite under axial compression. For transverse compression, the dominated failure modes are recorded for matrix compression failure inside the fiber tows. It is also presented that the free-edge effect plays an important role in the transverse mechanical response of the composite, and the failure behaviors of the internal fiber tows are strongly influenced as well.

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This research is co-supported by the Shenzhen Basic Research Program (JCYJ20170307141601162), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.11402011) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 201401390741).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China

    Songjun Zhang, Hongyong Jiang & Yiru Ren

  2. College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Hunan University, No.1 Lushan South Rd, Yuelu Dist, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China

    Songjun Zhang, Hongyong Jiang & Yiru Ren

  3. Aerodynamics Research Institute, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Shenyang, 110034, Liaoning, China

    Zhansen Qian

  4. Shenzhen Research Institute of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518057, China

    Zheqi Lin

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Zhang, S., Jiang, H., Ren, Y. et al. Multi-Scale Progressive Damage Model for Analyzing the Failure Mechanisms of 2D Triaxially Braided Composite under Uniaxial Compression Loads. Appl Compos Mater 25, 921–938 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-018-9732-y

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