Finite element formulation and delamination models for composite materials.

• Grant number: 15/13844-8
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: October 01, 2015 - September 30, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Aerospace Engineering - Aerospace Structures
• Principal Investigator: Marcelo Leite Ribeiro
• Grantee: Marcelo Leite Ribeiro
• Host Institution: Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: André Ferreira Costa Vieira ; Volnei Tita

Abstract

Recent improvements in manufacturing processes and material properties associated with excellent mechanical properties and low weight make them very attractive composite materials for use in aerospace structures. Several criteria and failure theories have been developed to describe the process of damage and its evolution, but the solution of the problem is still open. This work presents the development of a delamination model and its application to simulate the progressive failure of structures made of composite material. The model of delamination to be developed will be implemented as subroutines in FORTRAN (UMAT-User Subroutine and UEL Material - User Element Subroutine), to be compiled by the commercial program of Finite Elements ABAQUSTM. Model validation is performed by comparing the numerical results with experimental results. Parallel to the development of delamination model, a new formulation for laminated shell finite elements based on the generalized finite element method in order to improve the results of the numerical simulations where localization and large stress gradients are a major issue when performing progressive failure analysis. The finite element formulation is then verified by traditional numerical experiments. Finally, once validated the finite element formulation, the model material contemplating the process of intralaminar and interlaminar failure will be tested together with the generalized finite element formulation to simulate composite structural failure analysis. (AU)

Scientific publications

(9)

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

VINICIUS, ANGELO MARCUS; LEITE, RIBEIRO MARCELO; VOLNEI, TITA. A computational framework for predicting onset and crack propagation in composite structures via eXtended Finite Element Method (XFEM). LATIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES, v. 15, n. 11, 2018. (15/13844-8)

ALMEIDA, JR., JOSE HUMBERTO S.; TONATTO, MAIKSON L. P.; RIBEIRO, MARCELO L.; TITA, VOLNEI; AMICO, SANDRO C.. Buckling and post-buckling of filament wound composite tubes under axial compression: Linear, nonlinear, damage and experimental analyses. COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING, v. 149, p. 227-239, SEP 15 2018. (15/13844-8)

VILAR, M. M. S.; SARTORATO, M.; SANTANA, H. B.; LEITE, M. R.. Finite elements numerical solution to deep beams based on layerwise displacement field. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, v. 40, n. 9, SEP 2018. (15/13844-8)

SANTOS, MATHEUS V. M.; SARTORATO, MURILO; ROY, ANISH; TITA, VOLNEI; RIBEIRO, MARCELO L.. Analysis of delamination of composite laminates via extended finite element method based on the layerwise displacement theory and cohesive zone method. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART L-JOURNAL OF MATERIALS-DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS, OCT 2021. (15/13844-8, 19/15179-2)

ALMEIDA, JR., JOSE HUMBERTO S.; RIBEIRO, MARCELO L.; TITA, VOLNEI; AMICO, SANDRO C.. Damage and failure in carbon/epoxy filament wound composite tubes under external pressure: Experimental and numerical approaches. MATERIALS & DESIGN, v. 96, p. 431-438, APR 15 2016. (15/13844-8)

ALMEIDA, JR., JOSE HUMBERTO S.; RIBEIRO, MARCELO L.; TITA, VOLNEI; AMICO, SANDRO C.. Stacking sequence optimization in composite tubes under internal pressure based on genetic algorithm accounting for progressive damage. COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, v. 178, p. 20-26, OCT 15 2017. (15/13844-8)

DA COSTA, ROMEU R. C.; SATO, EDUARDO S.; RIBEIRO, MARCELO L.; DE MEDEIROS, RICARDO; VIEIRA, ANDRE F. C.; GUEDES, RUI M.; TITA, VOLNEI. Polyurethane derived from castor oil reinforced with long cotton fibers: Static and dynamic testing of a novel eco-friendly composite material. JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS, v. 54, n. 22, MAR 2020. (12/01047-8, 15/13844-8)

RIBEIRO, MARCELO L.; FERREIRA, GREGORIO F. O.; DE MEDEIROS, RICARDO; FERREIRA, ANTONIO J. M.; TITA, VOLNEI. Experimental and numerical dynamic analysis of laminate plates via Carrera Unified Formulation. COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, v. 202, n. SI, p. 1176-1185, OCT 15 2018. (15/13844-8)

AVEIGA, DAVID; RIBEIRO, MARCELO L.. A Delamination Propagation Model for Fiber Reinforced Laminated Composite Materials. MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS IN ENGINEERING, 2018. (15/13844-8)