Representative structural element approach for assessing the mechanical properties of automated fibre placement-induced defects

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Authors

  • Andreas Friedel
  • Sebastian Heimbs
  • Peter Horst
  • Carsten Schmidt
  • Marc Timmermann

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  • Technische Universität Braunschweig
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Original languageEnglish
Article number100350
JournalComposites Part C: Open Access
Volume10
Early online date9 Feb 2023
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2023

Abstract

In this paper, a 3D finite element modelling approach is presented to assess the effects of manufacturing defects within composite structures. The mesoscale modelling approach derives the stress-strain response of a composite structure from a representative structural element. A set of tensile and bending loads is used to compute its ABD-Matrix. The boundary conditions of the model are described in detail as is the extraction of the strain and curvature response. The derived stiffness from the presented modelling approach is compared to the classical lamination theory and the models' shortcomings are discussed. Finally, the influence of a gap, an overlap and two different-sized fuzzballs on the macroscopic mechanical properties of a composite structure are evaluated using the presented multiscale modelling approach, thereby providing stiffness matrices influenced by the defects for the use in global models of composite parts.

Keywords

    Automated fibre placement, Carbon fibre-reinforced polymer, Effects of defects, Multiscale simulation

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Representative structural element approach for assessing the mechanical properties of automated fibre placement-induced defects. / Friedel, Andreas; Heimbs, Sebastian; Horst, Peter et al.
In: Composites Part C: Open Access, Vol. 10, 100350, 03.2023.

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Friedel, A, Heimbs, S, Horst, P, Schmidt, C & Timmermann, M 2023, 'Representative structural element approach for assessing the mechanical properties of automated fibre placement-induced defects', Composites Part C: Open Access, vol. 10, 100350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomc.2023.100350
Friedel, A., Heimbs, S., Horst, P., Schmidt, C., & Timmermann, M. (2023). Representative structural element approach for assessing the mechanical properties of automated fibre placement-induced defects. Composites Part C: Open Access, 10, Article 100350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomc.2023.100350
Friedel A, Heimbs S, Horst P, Schmidt C, Timmermann M. Representative structural element approach for assessing the mechanical properties of automated fibre placement-induced defects. Composites Part C: Open Access. 2023 Mar;10:100350. Epub 2023 Feb 9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcomc.2023.100350
Friedel, Andreas ; Heimbs, Sebastian ; Horst, Peter et al. / Representative structural element approach for assessing the mechanical properties of automated fibre placement-induced defects. In: Composites Part C: Open Access. 2023 ; Vol. 10.
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