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A finite element approach to model high-velocity impact on thin woven GFRP plates

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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10016/36026
ISSN: 0734-743X
ISSN: 1879-3509 (online)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2020.103593
UXXI: AR/0000027394
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2020-08
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Elsevier Ltd.
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A finite element model to predict the ballistic behaviour of woven GFRP laminates is presented. This finite element model incorporates a new constitutive model based on a continuum damage mechanics approach able to predict the performance of these laminates under high-velocity impacts. The material parameters of the model are identified from the literature and original experiments conducted in this work. The predictive capability of the model is verified against experimental impact tests. Finally, the model is used to analyse the influence of laminate thickness on different energy absorption mechanisms at velocities near the ballistic limit. This analysis allows for the determination of the principal deformation and failure mechanisms governing the perforation process.
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High-Velocity Impact, Impact behaviour, Laminate, Numerical modelling
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Alonso, L., et al. A finite element approach to model high-velocity impact on thin woven GFRP plates. In: International journal of impact engineering, Vol. 142, Aug.2020, 103593, 12 p.
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