Improvement of Developed Methodology to Predict the Residual Strength of Composite Structures Damaged by Impact Loading.

• Grant number: 15/15221-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: February 01, 2016
• End date: March 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Aerospace Engineering - Aerospace Structures
• Principal Investigator: Volnei Tita
• Grantee: Ricardo de Medeiros
• Host Institution: Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Composite materials combine a high strength and stiffness with a relatively low density. These materials can, however, exhibit complex types of damage, like transverse cracks and delaminations. These damage scenarios can severely influence the structural performance of a component. Thus, periodic inspections are required to ensure the integrity of a component during its life. The current inspection methods are often time-consuming, costly and require the components to be readily accessible. Therefore, this project aims to improve a methodology based on a combination of different techniques. For this, vibration-based method is used to identify and locate globally the damage. After, optical method (Shearography Speckle) is used to locate locally and estimate the extension of the damage. Finally, a residual strength criterion based on bending loading is used to determine the residual life of the structure. Thus, in order to improve the methodology proposed by the applicant during his doctorate, it will be proposed and evaluated new residual strength criteria considering or not analysis of geometric uncertainties in the computer models and analysis of statistical uncertainties in the experimental results. For evaluating the potential and limitations of this approach, it will be used structural elements made of composite material, such as beams, flat and/or curves plates.

Scientific publications

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(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)

DE MENEZES, VANESSA G. S.; SOUZA, GABRIEL S. C.; VANDEPITTE, DIRK; TITA, VOLNEI; DE MEDEIROS, RICARDO. Defect and damage detection in filament wound carbon composite cylinders: A new numerical-experimental methodology based on vibrational analyses. COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, v. 276, NOV 15 2021. (19/15179-2, 15/15221-8, 12/01047-8)

DOS SANTOS SOUZA, LUIZ FERNANDO; VANDEPITTE, DIRK; TITA, VOLNEI; DE MEDEIROS, RICARDO. Dynamic response of laminated composites using design of experiments: An experimental and numerical study. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, v. 115, p. 82-101, JAN 15 2019. (15/15221-8, 12/01047-8)

POSSENTI, KLEISON A.; DE MENEZES, VANESSA G. S.; VANDEPITTE, DIRK; TITA, VOLNEI; DE MEDEIROS, RICARDO. Detection of changes in dynamic characteristics of composite structures using Kriging metamodeling procedure: Experimental and computational analysis. MECHANICS OF ADVANCED MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, v. N/A, p. 18-pg., 2023-08-08. (15/15221-8, 12/01047-8)

DE MEDEIROS, R.; VANDEPITTE, D.; TITA, V.; SAS, P; MOENS, D; VANDEWALLE, A. A new SHM methodology applied on composite plates. PROCEEDINGS OF ISMA2016 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NOISE AND VIBRATION ENGINEERING AND USD2016 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNCERTAINTY IN STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS, v. N/A, p. 12-pg., 2016-01-01. (15/15221-8, 12/01047-8)

DE MEDEIROS, RICARDO; VANDEPITTE, DIRK; TITA, VOLNEI. Structural health monitoring for impact damaged composite: a new methodology based on a combination of techniques. STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, v. 17, n. 2, p. 185-200, MAR 2018. (15/15221-8, 12/01047-8)