Failure Analysis of Composite Laminates under Biaxial Tension: A Review and Framework

Abstract:

The designing of composite structures for modern and precision application is complicated due to its anisotropic and inhomogeneous material behaviour. Therefore, reliable methodology for fully predicting the performance of composite structures must be developed. Hence, analytical and numerical solution will be implemented in order to perform failure analysis of composite laminates under biaxial loading. There are many approaches developed in order to study the failure behaviour of composites materials. This paper reviews and proposes a research framework that employs analytical method, numerical method using MATLAB programming and finite element method using ANSYS 14.0 to investigate the failure behaviour of composite structures. The First Ply Failure (FPF) and Last Ply Failure (LPF) analysis will be performed to determine the failure curves. Finally, the failure curves obtained from both analytical and finite element simulation will be compared with results published from previous experiments.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 680)
• Pages: 160-163
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.680.160
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Mohd Din Muhamad Irwan*, Mohd Adnan Zurri Adam, Jamaluddin Mahmud
• Keywords: Biaxial Loading, Composite Laminates, Failure Analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

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