Rate Dependent Multicontinuum Progressive Failure Analysis of Woven Fabric Composite Structures under Dynamic Impact

Marine composite materials typically exhibit significant rate dependent response characteristics when subjected to extreme dynamic loading conditions. In this work, a strain-rate dependent continuum damage model is incorporated with multicontinuum technology (MCT) to predict damage and failure progr...

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Main Authors: James Lua, Christopher T. Key, Shane C. Schumacher, Andrew C. Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/742085
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author James Lua
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description Marine composite materials typically exhibit significant rate dependent response characteristics when subjected to extreme dynamic loading conditions. In this work, a strain-rate dependent continuum damage model is incorporated with multicontinuum technology (MCT) to predict damage and failure progression for composite material structures. MCT treats the constituents of a woven fabric composite as separate but linked continua, thereby allowing a designer to extract constituent stress/strain information in a structural analysis. The MCT algorithm and material damage model are numerically implemented with the explicit finite element code LS-DYNA3D via a user-defined material model (umat). The effects of the strain-rate hardening model are demonstrated through both simple single element analyses for woven fabric composites and also structural level impact simulations of a composite panel subjected to various impact conditions. Progressive damage at the constituent level is monitored throughout the loading. The results qualitatively illustrate the value of rate dependent material models for marine composite materials under extreme dynamic loading conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-0bec195384de45159666d1b720ea2ae92025-02-03T01:23:31ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92032004-01-0111210311710.1155/2004/742085Rate Dependent Multicontinuum Progressive Failure Analysis of Woven Fabric Composite Structures under Dynamic ImpactJames Lua0Christopher T. Key1Shane C. Schumacher2Andrew C. Hansen3Applied Mechanics Department, System Engineering Group Anteon Corporation, Mystic, CT, USAApplied Mechanics Department, System Engineering Group Anteon Corporation, Mystic, CT, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, USAMarine composite materials typically exhibit significant rate dependent response characteristics when subjected to extreme dynamic loading conditions. In this work, a strain-rate dependent continuum damage model is incorporated with multicontinuum technology (MCT) to predict damage and failure progression for composite material structures. MCT treats the constituents of a woven fabric composite as separate but linked continua, thereby allowing a designer to extract constituent stress/strain information in a structural analysis. The MCT algorithm and material damage model are numerically implemented with the explicit finite element code LS-DYNA3D via a user-defined material model (umat). The effects of the strain-rate hardening model are demonstrated through both simple single element analyses for woven fabric composites and also structural level impact simulations of a composite panel subjected to various impact conditions. Progressive damage at the constituent level is monitored throughout the loading. The results qualitatively illustrate the value of rate dependent material models for marine composite materials under extreme dynamic loading conditions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/742085
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Rate Dependent Multicontinuum Progressive Failure Analysis of Woven Fabric Composite Structures under Dynamic Impact
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title Rate Dependent Multicontinuum Progressive Failure Analysis of Woven Fabric Composite Structures under Dynamic Impact
title_full Rate Dependent Multicontinuum Progressive Failure Analysis of Woven Fabric Composite Structures under Dynamic Impact
title_fullStr Rate Dependent Multicontinuum Progressive Failure Analysis of Woven Fabric Composite Structures under Dynamic Impact
title_full_unstemmed Rate Dependent Multicontinuum Progressive Failure Analysis of Woven Fabric Composite Structures under Dynamic Impact
title_short Rate Dependent Multicontinuum Progressive Failure Analysis of Woven Fabric Composite Structures under Dynamic Impact
title_sort rate dependent multicontinuum progressive failure analysis of woven fabric composite structures under dynamic impact
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