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A Progressive FE Failure Model for Laminates under Biaxial Loading

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A finite-element (FE) model simulating the elastic behavior of anisotropic glass/epoxy composite laminates subjected to a biaxial tensile loading is proposed. A progressive failure prediction and analysis are performed in the ABAQUS FE code by using user-defined constitutive equations. A numerical analysis is performed for different loading ratios and ply angles. Gradual failure patterns of fiber and matrix are presented.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant Nos. 11602160 and 11402160), the Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi (grant No. 2017117), the Opening Foundation for State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures (grant No. SV2019-KF-01), and the “1331 project” Key Innovation Teams of Shanxi Province.

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  1. Institute of Applied Mechanics, College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China

    H. Zhu, Z. X. Guo, M. Zhu, J. J. Cui, Q. He & Y. C. Li

  2. State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, China

    Z. X. Guo & M. Zhu

  3. Shanxi Key Laboratory of Material Strength & Structural Impact, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China

    H. Zhu, Z. X. Guo, M. Zhu, J. J. Cui & Y. C. Li

  4. National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanics Education (Taiyuan university of Technology), Taiyuan, 030024, China

    J. J. Cui

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Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 311-320, March-April, 2020.

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Zhu, H., Guo, Z.X., Zhu, M. et al. A Progressive FE Failure Model for Laminates under Biaxial Loading. Mech Compos Mater 56, 207–214 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11029-020-09873-7

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