Dynamic Recovery Characterization of Anisotropic Composites Under Axial and Internal Loading for Deformation and Damage Mechanisms

Abstract

This research seeks to extend the traditional split Hopkinson bar approach for characterizing anisotropic composite materials through the reproduction of the internal pressure loading, measurement of response and evaluation of the failure modes. The experimental results derived under this program will enable expansion of constitutive models of heterogeneous anisotropic media via direct calibration, identifying gaps in models, and novel dynamic homogenization approaches. Furthermore, such models could be integrated through custom UMAT subroutines in large scale FE codes (commercial or military) to predict impact and blast behavior of more complex systems.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Aug 10, 2016
Source ID
FA86511610009

Entities

People

  • Alireza Amirkhizi

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory
  • United States Air Force
  • University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.