Journal
4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY (ICSI 2021)
Volume 37, Issue -, Pages 195-202Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2022.01.077
Keywords
damage identification; damage indices; curvelet transform
Funding
- National Science Centre, Poland [2017/25/N/ST8/01009]
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This study presents an approach based on reverse engineering to evaluate the structural residual life of composite elements affected by low-velocity impact loading. By combining non-destructive testing and numerical simulations, the geometric properties of damage were determined, and computer-aided design models were developed to predict the structural response.
An evaluation of the structural residual life for composite elements affected by low-velocity impact loading is a challenging task due to the uncertainty of an influence of the resulting damage on the mechanical properties of a structure, which cannot be truly assessed without destructive testing. To overcome this deficiency, an approach based on reverse engineering was developed. Within this approach the results of non-destructive testing (NDT) are considered, namely the results of X-ray computed tomography as well as ultrasonic testing in B- and C-scan modes, for an evaluation of the geometrical properties of damage as well as the results of numerical simulations of impact testing of the composite were used to support the experimental results. Based on the obtained results, the generic shapes of barely visible impact damage (BVID) in composite structures were determined, and based on the generic shapes and the obtained relations between the damage extent and the impact energy, a parametric computer-aided design models were developed. The obtained models allow predicting the structural response, including the estimation of the residual life of composite structures in finite element simulation environments. (C) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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