TY - GEN
T1 - Comparative study of different weave architectures of woven textile composites under low velocity impact loading
AU - Chandekar, Gautam S.
AU - Kelkar, Ajit D.
AU - Mohan, Ram V.
AU - Thatte, Bhushan S.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Fiberglass epoxy laminates are strong in out-of-plane loading such as low velocity impact. Woven textile composites have better properties in mutually orthogonal and out of plane directions than the unidirectional laminates. Along with the improvement in properties, they have low manufacturing cost since much of the fabrication can be automated. In the present study, different weave architectures such as basket weave, twill weave, 4 harness satin and 8 harness satin were studied numerically for response under low velocity impact loading. Main consideration was given to the maximum load carrying capacity and maximum energy absorbed by the laminates. All numerical investigations were performed using LS-DYNA® software. The laminates were modeled in VPG using 3D solid elements in a mosaic fashion to represent different weave patterns. Mechanical properties were calculated by classical micromechanical theory and assigned to the elements.
AB - Fiberglass epoxy laminates are strong in out-of-plane loading such as low velocity impact. Woven textile composites have better properties in mutually orthogonal and out of plane directions than the unidirectional laminates. Along with the improvement in properties, they have low manufacturing cost since much of the fabrication can be automated. In the present study, different weave architectures such as basket weave, twill weave, 4 harness satin and 8 harness satin were studied numerically for response under low velocity impact loading. Main consideration was given to the maximum load carrying capacity and maximum energy absorbed by the laminates. All numerical investigations were performed using LS-DYNA® software. The laminates were modeled in VPG using 3D solid elements in a mosaic fashion to represent different weave patterns. Mechanical properties were calculated by classical micromechanical theory and assigned to the elements.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/70049118575
U2 - 10.1115/IMECE2008-67887
DO - 10.1115/IMECE2008-67887
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9780791848746
T3 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings
SP - 1127
EP - 1131
BT - 2008 Proceedings of ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2008
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2008
Y2 - 31 October 2008 through 6 November 2008
ER -