A. Laminates; B. Delamination; C. Finite element analysis; Isogeometric analysis; isogeometric analysis (IGA), B-spline, NURBS, finite elements (FEM), CAD, delamination, composite, cohesive elements, interface elements
Abstract :
We propose an automatic numerical method requiring minimal user intervention to simulate delamination in composite structures. We develop isogeometric cohesive elements for two- and three-dimensional delamination by exploiting the knot insertion algorithm directly from CAD data to generate cohesive elements along delamination. A complete computational framework is presented including pre-processing, processing and post-processing. They are explained in detail and implemented in MIGFEM - an open source Matlab Isogemetric Analysis code developed by the authors. The composite laminates are modeled using both NURBS solid and rotation-free shell elements. Several two and three dimensional examples ranging from standard delamination tests (the mixed mode bending test) to the L-shaped specimen with a fillet, three dimensional (3D) double cantilever beam and a 3D singly curved thick-walled laminate are provided. The method proposed provides a bi-directional system in which one can go forward from CAD to analysis and backwards from analysis to CAD. This is believed to facilitate the design of composite structures.
Disciplines :
Aerospace & aeronautics engineering
Author, co-author :
Nguyen, Vinh-Phu
Kerfriden, Pierre; School of Engineering, Institute of Mechanics and Advanced Materials, Cardiff University, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
Bordas, Stéphane ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Two- and three-dimensional isogeometric cohesive elements for composite delamination analysis