Journal of Science and Technology of Composites

Journal of Science and Technology of Composites

Effect of negative Poisson's ratio on mechanical response and damage behavior of carbon/epoxy composite laminates under low-velocity impact

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Reza Saremian
Majid Jamal-Omidi
Jamasb Pirkandi
Seyed Mehdi Nabavi
Mehdi Jahromi
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Malek-Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
10.22068/jstc.2024.2026596.1882
Abstract
In this paper, the effect of negative Poisson's ratio on the mechanical response and improving the damage behavior of carbon/epoxy composite laminates under low-velocity impact is studied. For this purpose, a MATLAB code is developed to determine the range of sequence angles to achieve both negative Poisson's ratio in-plane and through-thickness based on CLT. Also, the progressive damage model is written and implemented using the user-material subroutine-VUMAT consisting of Hashin and Puck failure criteria and the damage evolution model based on the equivalent-strain method to predict the initiation and evolution of damage for matrix and fiber. In the research process, the impact resistance performance of auxetic laminates is evaluated in comparison with composite laminates with positive Poisson's ratio with cross-ply and angle-ply sequences. The results showed that in some damage modes, auxetic behavior can lead to the improvement of composite laminate damage. Based on the analysis of the results, the highest damage amount of delamination, matrix tension, matrix compression, and fiber tension damage is observed in angle-ply, through-thickness auxetic, cross-ply, and through-thickness auxetic laminates, respectively. Meanwhile, cross-ply, angle-ply, and through-thickness auxetic laminates with characteristics such as high impact force, low impact time, low maximum displacement, and less dissipated energy than in-plane auxetic laminate are suitable for use in structures with hardwall design approach. Also, the in-plane auxetic laminate with features such as low impact force, high impact time, high displacement, and more dissipated energy than other composite laminates, is practical and operational for use in sacrificial structures.
Keywords
Auxetic composite laminates
Negative Poisson’s ratio
Finite element analysis
Low-velocity impact

Subjects

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Journal of Science and Technology of Composites
Volume 11, Issue 1
Spring 2024
Pages 2429-2443