Multi-length Scale Material Model Development for Armorgrade Composites
Abstract
The present work was focused on establishing microstructure/property relationships in p-phenylene terephthalamide (PPTA) based materials and structures. A multi-length-scale computational approach has been developed in order to identify and quantify the contribution of various microstructural features and processes, at different length-scales, to the macroscopic-level ballistic-penetration resistance of PPTA-based fabric or PPTA-fiber-reinforced polymer-matrix composites. Specifically, the role of various material-synthesis-/fiber-processing-induced defects, as well as defects induced during the weaving process, was investigated. The results obtained clearly revealed that both the static mechanical material properties such as stiffness and strength, and the dynamic-impact properties such as V50, are affected by the type and the concentration of various defects. Lastly, it was demonstrated that in order to construct a high-fidelity continuum-level PPTA-based material constitutive model, the role of the material microstructure (including defects) at different length-scales must be taken into account.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 02, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA605327
Entities
People
- Mica Grujicic
Organizations
- Clemson University