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Numerical analysis of delamination growth for stiffened composite laminated plates

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A study of postbuckling and delamination propagation behavior in delaminated stiffened composite plates was presented. A methodology was proposed for simulating the multi-failure responses, such as initial and postbuckling, delamination onset and propagation, etc. A finite element analysis was conducted on the basis of the Mindlin first order shear effect theory and the von-Kármán nonlinear deformation assumption. The total energy release rate used as the criteria of delamination growth was estimated with virtual crack closure technique (VCCT). A self-adaptive grid moving technology was adopted to model the delamination growth process. Moreover, the contact effect along delamination front was also considered during the numerical simulation process. By some numerical examples, the influence of distribution and location of stiffener, configuration and size of the delamination, boundary condition and contact effect upon the delamination growth behavior of the stiffened composite plates were investigated. The method and numerical conclusion provided should be of great value to engineers dealing with composite structures.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of Technology, 116024, Dalian, P. R. China

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Communicated by Tang Li-min, Original Member of Editorial Committee, AMM

Foundation item: the National Natural Science Foundation of China (59975014)

Biographies: Bai Rui-xiang (1972- ), Lectuer, Doctor

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Rui-xiang, B., Hao-ran, C. Numerical analysis of delamination growth for stiffened composite laminated plates. Appl Math Mech 25, 405–417 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02437524

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