An experimental and numerical investigation on low velocity impact behavior of composite plates

Berk, Bulut; KARAKUZU, RAMAZAN; Icten, Bulent; Arikan, Volkan; ARMAN, YUSUF; Atas, CESİM; GÖREN, AYTAÇ

doi:10.1177/0021998315622805

An experimental and numerical investigation on low velocity impact behavior of composite plates

Berk B., KARAKUZU R., Icten B. M., Arikan V., ARMAN Y., Atas C., ...More

JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS, vol.50, no.25, pp.3551-3559, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 50 Issue: 25
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1177/0021998315622805
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.3551-3559
Keywords: Composite failure, S2-glass, aramid, LS-DYNA, low velocity impact
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper presents an experimental and numerical investigation on low velocity impact response of S2 glass/epoxy and aramid/epoxy composite plates. Two different impact energy levels, 20 J and 30 J, were considered for impact tests. The commercial software called LS-DYNA was used in order to perform numerical simulations. The experimental and numerical results were found to be in good agreement.