Abstract
This paper gives details of the implementation of improved failure criteria for laminated composite structures into LS-DYNA3D. Out-of-plane stresses have been taken into consideration for damage initiation. It is suggested, for the first time, that delamination is constrained by through-thickness compression stress. Interactions between different damage mechanisms have been considered. Damage predictions in good agreement with experimental ones have been achieved.
| Translated title of the contribution | Prediction of impact damage in composite plates |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 273 - 281 |
| Journal | Composites Science and Technology |
| Volume | 60 (2) |
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| Publication status | Published - 2000 |