ANALYSIS OF NONLINEAR FLEXURAL BEHAVIOR OF THICK COMPOSITES WITH FIBER WAVINESS

H. J. Chun, S. W. Lee, I. M. Daniel

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Abstract

A finite element analysis model was developed to predict flexural behavior of thick composites with uniform, graded and localized fiber waviness. In the analyses, material and geometrical nonlinearties due to fiber waviness were incorporated into the model utilizing energy density and an incremental method. In the model, two kinds of geometrical nonlinearity were considered, one due to reorientation of fibers and the other due to difference of curvatures from one finite element to another during deformation. The finite element analyses utilize the iterative mapping method to incorporate these geometrical nonlinear factors. The model was used to predict not only the flexural behavior of a flat thick composite plate but also of a thick composite plate with initial curvature. Flat composite specimens with various degrees of fiber waviness were fabricated and four-point flexural tests were conducted. The predicted nonlinear behavior by the current model was compared with results from the thin slice model [7] and experiments, Good agreement was observed among them.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThick Composites for Load Bearing Structures
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages9-20
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)9780791816523
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999
EventASME 1999 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 1999 - Nashville, United States
Duration: 1999 Nov 141999 Nov 19

Publication series

NameASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Volume1999-AF

Conference

ConferenceASME 1999 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 1999
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNashville
Period99/11/1499/11/19

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 1999 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). All rights reserved.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanical Engineering

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