Impact induced dynamic failure of laminated composite pretwisted rotating plates
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
ISSN: 0002-2667
Article publication date: 1 April 2000
Abstract
A transient dynamic finite element procedure is presented for failure analysis of centrally‐impacted laminated composite pretwisted rotating plates. A nine‐noded, three‐dimensional degenerated composite shell element is developed and used for the present finite element formulation. Effects of transverse shear deformation and rotary inertia are included. The strength‐of‐material type failure criteria are adopted and the “total ply discount” approach is used as the stiffness reduction model. The dynamic equilibrium equation is derived by applying Lagrange’s equation of motion and the investigation is carried out for moderate rotational speeds for which the Coriolis effect is negligible. The modified Hertzian contact law is utilized to compute the contact force between the impactor and the laminated plate. Impact failure analyses of pretwisted rotating plates are performed to investigate the effects of angle of twist, rotational speed and laminate configuration.
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Citation
Karmakar, A. and Sinha, P.K. (2000), "Impact induced dynamic failure of laminated composite pretwisted rotating plates", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 72 No. 2, pp. 142-155. https://doi.org/10.1108/00022660010308642
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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