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The failure mechanism of curved composite laminates subjected to low-velocity impact

低速冲击下弧形复合材料层合板的失效机理

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Abstract

Four panels with a semicircular arch structure comprised of glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) laminates are subjected to low-velocity impact, compression-after-impact (CAI), and quasi-static compression tests. Mechanical response and the failure mechanism of the complex structure are investigated with the assistance of a three-dimensional digital image correlation (3D-DIC) system and numerical simulation based on Hashin’s failure criteria in Abaqus software. The results show that the addition of a semicircular arch can absorb more incident energy during the impact process. The failure modes of the panels are depended on the semicircular arch dimension, and excellent anti-impact performance is found in the semicircular arch with a diameter close to the impactor. Meanwhile, the CAI strength is increased with the semicircular arch size.

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本研究对四种带有半圆拱状结构的玻璃纤维增强复合材料层合板进行了低速冲击、冲击后压缩以及准静态压缩试验. 利用三 维数字图像相关系统和基于Hashin破坏准则的Abaqus软件数值模拟, 研究了复杂结构的力学响应和失效机理. 结果表明, 半圆拱的加 入, 使得试件在冲击过程中, 可以吸收更多的入射能量; 板的破坏模式与半圆拱尺寸有关, 直径与冲击头相近的半圆拱具有较好的抗冲 击性能; 同时, 随着半圆拱尺寸的增大, 试件的冲击后压缩强度提高.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12002126, 12222206, and 12072238), Shanghai Rising-Star Program (Grant No. 22QA1409500), High-Tech Project Research in Shanghai (Grant No. 20511104200), Foundation of Jiangxi Province of China Educational Committee (Grant No. GJJ2200649), the National Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (Grant Nos. 20224BAB201016, 20202ACBL214016), the Fundamental Research Foundation for the Central Universities (Grant No. 22120210526), and the Natural Science Youth Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK20220554).

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  1. School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, 330013, China

    Yun Wan  (万云), Yihui Liu  (刘一辉) & Jian Yao  (姚剑)

  2. School of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China

    Chaojie Hu  (胡超杰) & Bin Yang  (杨斌)

  3. College of Architectural Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China

    Fangxin Wang  (王方鑫)

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Yun Wan put forward the general idea, wrote the first draft of the paper, and provided research funds. Yihui Liu and Jian Yao conducted literature research on this topic. And they designed and carried out experiments and simulations. Chaojie Hu was mainly in charge of data curation. Fangxin Wang and Bin Yang supervised the development of this article and edited the final version of the article.

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Wan, Y., Liu, Y., Hu, C. et al. The failure mechanism of curved composite laminates subjected to low-velocity impact. Acta Mech. Sin. 39, 423113 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-023-23113-x

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