Runway Debris Impact on Aircraft Composite Parts

Abstract:

In this paper, we perform the behavior of aeronautics composite material subjected to a low energy impact. The proposed study considers the dynamic impact between a small piece of granular material and a large body of composite material. The principal aim is to simulate the impact of runway debris thrown up by the landing gear against an airplane structure. In the simulation, a CFRP composite panel impacted by granular particles at low speed is considered. The finite element analysis, initially on the macroscale and subsequently on the micro-scale, shows the delamination inside the composite according to the experimental results.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 754)
• Pages: 283-286
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.754.283
• Online since: September 2017
• Authors: Michele Buonsanti*, Fortunato Ceravolo, Giovanni Leonardi
• Keywords: Composite Low Impact, Damage, Runway Debris, Runway Risk Assessment

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