Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact
Clamped rectangular orthogonal 3D woven carbon composite beams under ballistic impact at a velocity range were investigated in order to understand the damage mechanisms within the material and the role of through-the-thickness (TTT) reinforcement. Experimental tests revealed three distinct categorie...
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| description | Clamped rectangular orthogonal 3D woven carbon composite beams under ballistic impact at a velocity range were investigated in order to understand the damage mechanisms within the material and the role of through-the-thickness (TTT) reinforcement. Experimental tests revealed three distinct categories of beam response: (i) low velocity impacts () which featured projectile rebound, with dominant matrix cracking and localised fibre fracture, (ii) medium velocity impact () which exhibited a stretch-deformation dominated failure mechanism, and (iii) higher velocity impacts () which resulted in projectile penetration, combined with longitudinal fibre fracture at the centre of the sample. Finite element (FE) simulations were conducted to understand the experimental outcomes, which showed sufficient fidelity and captured the three distinct beam response regimes. The presence of the TTT-reinforcement can suppress the inter-laminar matrix crack propagation and increase the material ballistic impact resistance for low velocity impact and high velocity impact. However, for medium velocity impact, the in-plane fibre fracture surface was found to be at the locations of TTT-reinforcement. This may suggest that the TTT-reinforcement may create weak points for the stretch-deformation dominated failure mechanism. The verified FE simulations were conducted to predict the multi-hit ballistic impact limit surfaces for the clamped circular 3D woven composite plates, and for the equivalent laminate composite without the presence of the TTT reinforcement. The numerical results suggested the presence of TTT reinforcement could improve the multi-hit ballistic resistance of the composite plates for multi-hit scenarios where the initial impact being 50% - 95% of the ballistic limit of the plates. |
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| spelling | nottingham-482442020-05-04T19:30:34Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48244/ Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact Turner, Paul Liu, Tao Zeng, Xuesen Brown, Kevin Clamped rectangular orthogonal 3D woven carbon composite beams under ballistic impact at a velocity range were investigated in order to understand the damage mechanisms within the material and the role of through-the-thickness (TTT) reinforcement. Experimental tests revealed three distinct categories of beam response: (i) low velocity impacts () which featured projectile rebound, with dominant matrix cracking and localised fibre fracture, (ii) medium velocity impact () which exhibited a stretch-deformation dominated failure mechanism, and (iii) higher velocity impacts () which resulted in projectile penetration, combined with longitudinal fibre fracture at the centre of the sample. Finite element (FE) simulations were conducted to understand the experimental outcomes, which showed sufficient fidelity and captured the three distinct beam response regimes. The presence of the TTT-reinforcement can suppress the inter-laminar matrix crack propagation and increase the material ballistic impact resistance for low velocity impact and high velocity impact. However, for medium velocity impact, the in-plane fibre fracture surface was found to be at the locations of TTT-reinforcement. This may suggest that the TTT-reinforcement may create weak points for the stretch-deformation dominated failure mechanism. The verified FE simulations were conducted to predict the multi-hit ballistic impact limit surfaces for the clamped circular 3D woven composite plates, and for the equivalent laminate composite without the presence of the TTT reinforcement. The numerical results suggested the presence of TTT reinforcement could improve the multi-hit ballistic resistance of the composite plates for multi-hit scenarios where the initial impact being 50% - 95% of the ballistic limit of the plates. Elsevier 2018-02-01 Article PeerReviewed Turner, Paul, Liu, Tao, Zeng, Xuesen and Brown, Kevin (2018) Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact. Composite Structures, 185 . pp. 483-495. ISSN 1879-1085 3D woven composites; Ballistic impact experiment; Multi-hit; Finite element; Failure mechanism http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263822317326661 doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.10.091 doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.10.091 |
| spellingShingle | 3D woven composites; Ballistic impact experiment; Multi-hit; Finite element; Failure mechanism Turner, Paul Liu, Tao Zeng, Xuesen Brown, Kevin Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact |
| title | Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact |
| title_full | Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact |
| title_fullStr | Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact |
| title_full_unstemmed | Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact |
| title_short | Three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact |
| title_sort | three-dimensional woven carbon fibre polymer composite beams and plates under ballistic impact |
| topic | 3D woven composites; Ballistic impact experiment; Multi-hit; Finite element; Failure mechanism |
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