Finite element analysis of cohesive element for glass epoxy composite fuselage model

In this research, a numerical simulation on a newly introduced fabrication miniature composite fuselage structure - a glass epoxy composite laminated with adhesively bonded butt joint under axial compression loading is presented. A FEA via ABAQUS/Explicit is utilized to capture the complete compress...

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Main Author: Ng, Wei Sim
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41770/
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description In this research, a numerical simulation on a newly introduced fabrication miniature composite fuselage structure - a glass epoxy composite laminated with adhesively bonded butt joint under axial compression loading is presented. A FEA via ABAQUS/Explicit is utilized to capture the complete compressive response to predict the crushing behaviour and mechanical strength from initial compression loading up to the final failure is demonstrated. A woven C-glass fiber/epoxy 200 g/m2 composite laminated with the orthotropic elastic material properties is modeled as continuum composite lay-up in the proposed numerical model. The adhesively bonded joint progression is modeled using cohesive elements technology that allows the correct accounting for the energy involved in the crushing process and investigates the capability of the bonded joint to withstand the axial crushing impact from debonding failure. An experiment of Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) according to the ASTM Standard D5528 is performed to determine the adhesive Mode I critical toughness. The crushing load and collapse modes under axial compression loading from FEA results indicate good correlation with the experimental test. The discrepancy of the peak load is found to be at 1%.
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spelling upm-417702016-02-15T09:21:06Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41770/ Finite element analysis of cohesive element for glass epoxy composite fuselage model Ng, Wei Sim In this research, a numerical simulation on a newly introduced fabrication miniature composite fuselage structure - a glass epoxy composite laminated with adhesively bonded butt joint under axial compression loading is presented. A FEA via ABAQUS/Explicit is utilized to capture the complete compressive response to predict the crushing behaviour and mechanical strength from initial compression loading up to the final failure is demonstrated. A woven C-glass fiber/epoxy 200 g/m2 composite laminated with the orthotropic elastic material properties is modeled as continuum composite lay-up in the proposed numerical model. The adhesively bonded joint progression is modeled using cohesive elements technology that allows the correct accounting for the energy involved in the crushing process and investigates the capability of the bonded joint to withstand the axial crushing impact from debonding failure. An experiment of Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) according to the ASTM Standard D5528 is performed to determine the adhesive Mode I critical toughness. The crushing load and collapse modes under axial compression loading from FEA results indicate good correlation with the experimental test. The discrepancy of the peak load is found to be at 1%. 2011-01 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41770/1/FK%202011%202R.pdf Ng, Wei Sim (2011) Finite element analysis of cohesive element for glass epoxy composite fuselage model. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Finite element method (Engineering analysis) Laminated materials
spellingShingle Finite element method (Engineering analysis)
Laminated materials
Ng, Wei Sim
Finite element analysis of cohesive element for glass epoxy composite fuselage model
title Finite element analysis of cohesive element for glass epoxy composite fuselage model
title_full Finite element analysis of cohesive element for glass epoxy composite fuselage model
title_fullStr Finite element analysis of cohesive element for glass epoxy composite fuselage model
title_full_unstemmed Finite element analysis of cohesive element for glass epoxy composite fuselage model
title_short Finite element analysis of cohesive element for glass epoxy composite fuselage model
title_sort finite element analysis of cohesive element for glass epoxy composite fuselage model
topic Finite element method (Engineering analysis)
Laminated materials
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41770/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41770/1/FK%202011%202R.pdf