<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>It is clear that the advantages of fibre glass-reinforced plastics surpass those of steel, but the failure analysis of composite structures is much more complex than that of isotropic materials as composite materials may fail in a variety of ways. In order to simulate the damage and fracture of bolted joints of fibre reinforced composite, the bond-based peridynamic method suitable for elastic, brittle and anisotropic characteristics of composite material is used. The peridynamic model for composite laminate is validated by the finite element method. Then a peridynamic program of composite damage is applied to calculating the damage of bolted joint structure and the damage propagation process and failure mode of the structure is obtained.</p></abstract>

It is clear that the advantages of fibre glass-reinforced plastics surpass those of steel, but the failure analysis of composite structures is much more complex than that of isotropic materials as composite materials may fail in a variety of ways. In order to simulate the damage and fracture of bolted joints of fibre reinforced composite, the bond-based peridynamic method suitable for elastic, brittle and anisotropic characteristics of composite material is used. The peridynamic model for composite laminate is validated by the finite element method. Then a peridynamic program of composite damage is applied to calculating the damage of bolted joint structure and the damage propagation process and failure mode of the structure is obtained.

Damage and Fracture Analysis of Bolted Joints of Composite Materials Based on Peridynamic Theory

Polish Maritime Research

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It is clear that the advantages of fibre glass-reinforced plastics surpass those of steel, but the failure analysis of composite structures is much more...

Damage and Fracture Analysis of Bolted Joints of Composite Materials Based on Peridynamic Theory

Published Online: Jul 12, 2019

Page range: 22 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2019-0022

Keywords
Peridynamic theory, composite material, damage and fracture, joints

© 2019 Na-Na Yang et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Damage and Fracture Analysis of Bolted Joints of Composite Materials Based on Peridynamic Theory

Published Online: Jul 12, 2019

Page range: 22 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2019-0022

KeywordsPeridynamic theory, composite material, damage and fracture, joints

© 2019 Na-Na Yang et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Peridynamic theory, composite material, damage and fracture, joints