Impact analysis of fibreglass reinforced composites

Fibreglass reinforced composites are being used in various applications due to excellent mechanical properties especially high strength to weight and high stiffness to weight ratio. However, in laminated structures they are very susceptible to impact loading due to laminar system with weak interface...

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Main Author:	Zakaria, Kamarul Ariffin
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2006
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/9676/1/KamarulAriffinZakariaMFKM2006.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.96762018-09-17T03:46:44Z Impact analysis of fibreglass reinforced composites 2006-12 Zakaria, Kamarul Ariffin TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Fibreglass reinforced composites are being used in various applications due to excellent mechanical properties especially high strength to weight and high stiffness to weight ratio. However, in laminated structures they are very susceptible to impact loading due to laminar system with weak interface. The damaged of composites structures under impact load is one of the most important aspect of their behavior in applications. The aim of this project is to study the effects of low velocity impact on composite structures. Finite element models for cases of impact on fibreglass reinforced composites were built using MSC.Patran and solved using LS-DYNA software. The results obtained were correlated with experimental test results done previously. Once the correlation was established, several finite element models were created under various loading conditions to study the behaviour of composites under impact loading. Among the parameters studied were the effects of impactor velocities, impactor masses, ply-orientations, impactor shapes and impact angles. 2006-12 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/9676/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/9676/1/KamarulAriffinZakariaMFKM2006.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:54862 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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language	English
topic	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Zakaria, Kamarul Ariffin Impact analysis of fibreglass reinforced composites
description	Fibreglass reinforced composites are being used in various applications due to excellent mechanical properties especially high strength to weight and high stiffness to weight ratio. However, in laminated structures they are very susceptible to impact loading due to laminar system with weak interface. The damaged of composites structures under impact load is one of the most important aspect of their behavior in applications. The aim of this project is to study the effects of low velocity impact on composite structures. Finite element models for cases of impact on fibreglass reinforced composites were built using MSC.Patran and solved using LS-DYNA software. The results obtained were correlated with experimental test results done previously. Once the correlation was established, several finite element models were created under various loading conditions to study the behaviour of composites under impact loading. Among the parameters studied were the effects of impactor velocities, impactor masses, ply-orientations, impactor shapes and impact angles.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Zakaria, Kamarul Ariffin
author_facet	Zakaria, Kamarul Ariffin
author_sort	Zakaria, Kamarul Ariffin
title	Impact analysis of fibreglass reinforced composites
title_short	Impact analysis of fibreglass reinforced composites
title_full	Impact analysis of fibreglass reinforced composites
title_fullStr	Impact analysis of fibreglass reinforced composites
title_full_unstemmed	Impact analysis of fibreglass reinforced composites
title_sort	impact analysis of fibreglass reinforced composites
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
publishDate	2006
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/9676/1/KamarulAriffinZakariaMFKM2006.pdf
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Impact analysis of fibreglass reinforced composites

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