RT Journal Article T1 Numerical study of composite fragment impacts onto rigid target A1 López Puente, Jorge A1 Pernas Sánchez, Jesús A1 Artero Guerrero, José Alfonso A1 Varas Doval, David AB In this work, it is proposed a numerical methodology to model the behaviour of composite laminates when they act as impactors at high velocity. The numerical model uses an intralaminar criterion based in the Hashin model and a Progressive Damage model to describe the ply behaviour, whereas the interlaminar failure is taken into account by means of cohesive interactions. The validation of the model is performed attending the kinematics and erosion of the laminate during the impact process onto a rigid target as well as the force and impulse generated. Once validated, the model is used to analyse the influence of the fragment miss-alignment in the impact process. PB Elsevier SN 0263-8223 YR 2018 FD 2018-11-01 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/31534 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/31534 LA eng NO This research was done with the financial support of the Spanish Ministryof Economy and Competitiveness (under projects DPI2013-41094-R andDPI2017-85073-R) and the Vicerrectorado de Política Científica of the UniversidadCarlos III de Madrid (project numbers 2013/00413/002, 2013/00413/003and 2014/00006/002). DS e-Archivo RD 1 sept. 2024