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Modeling the Progressive Damage in Biomimetic Composite Sandwich T-Joints

Saeid, Ali A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1461310482

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2016, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of Dayton, Mechanical Engineering.
Composite sandwich structures are used extensively in aerospace, marine and other industrial applications. This is primarily due to the ability to fabricate lightweight structures with high bending stiffness and strength. A common joint between sandwich panels is a T-Joint, wherein the sandwich panels connect at 90° to each other. Current composite T-joint designs are prone to complex failure modes, including delamination and shear core failure, which significantly reduce the strength of the joints. This dissertation presents a methodology for the design and analysis of composite sandwich T-joints using a biomimetic design approach. It offers unique attributes to optimize the continuous fiber paths for minimum stress concentrations and multi sandwich layers to increase the bending strength. The major attention was to investigate the progressive failure modes in the joints numerically and verify by experiments. Experimental studies were conducted on three different designs of biomimetic composite sandwich T-joints under tension and bending loads. The results show significant improvements to the ultimate load: up to 68% improvement in bending and 40% in pull-off in the biomimetic sandwich T-joints compared to the reference conventional design. Two failure modes were predominant: the initiation and propagation of delamination and core kinking cracks. The finite element models provided important insights into the core failure and delamination. Key parameters of the cohesive zone method for traction-separation laws of multi-interface materials were developed and used to track the crack growth. The results predicted the onset, propagation, and ultimate failure consistent with the experimental observations.
Steven Donaldson (Committee Chair)
155 p.
Design; Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
composite sandwich T-joints; biomimetic approach; multiple delamination; fracture modes; cohesive zone method; finite element analysis

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  • Saeid, A. A. (2016). Modeling the Progressive Damage in Biomimetic Composite Sandwich T-Joints [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1461310482

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Saeid, Ali. Modeling the Progressive Damage in Biomimetic Composite Sandwich T-Joints. 2016. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1461310482.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Saeid, Ali. "Modeling the Progressive Damage in Biomimetic Composite Sandwich T-Joints." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1461310482

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