Study on Finite Element Model for Impact Damage of Composite Structure

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In this work, study on impact damage FEM model of composite sandwich structure was performed. Sandwich structure configuration is made of carbon-epoxy face sheets and foam cores. From the finite element method analysis results of sandwich composite structure, it was confirmed that the results of analysis was reasonable. The velocity of impactor to initiate damage was estimated, and in order to investigate the damage at the predicted velocity, impact analysis using finite element method was performed. According to the impact analysis results of sandwich structure, it was confirmed that the damage was generated at the estimated impact velocity. Finally, the comparison of the numerical results with those measured by the experiment showed good agreement.

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